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The largest church building in the world, based on interior area. Out of all the building's architects, Michelangelo is probably the most famous. | {St.} {Peter}'s Basilica | 90%
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Probably the world's most famous ring of standing stones. It is located in Wiltshire, England. | Stonehenge | 80%
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The largest temple on the Acropolis in Athens. | Parthenon | 70%
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A Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Moscow, famous for its colourful onion domes. | {Saint} {Basil}'s Cathedral | 60%
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One of the most famous locations in Australia, this rock is sacred to the Aboriginal people known as the Pitjantjatjara. | Uluru | 60%
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The largest religious monument in the world. Its towers represent the five peaks of Mount Meru, the sacred mountain of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmology. | Angkor Wat | 50%
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A modernist cathedral in Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer. It is a hyperboloid structure. | Cathedral of {Brasília} | 50%
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A large adobe mosque located in Mali. The current mosque only dates back to 1907 but the first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century. | Great Mosque of {Djenné} | 30%
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An ancient Egyptian temple complex. The most famous monument at the site is the Great Hypostyle Hall, with its 134 columns. | Karnak | 30%
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A mosque in Istanbul that incorporates many elements from the neighbouring Hagia Sophia into its design. | {Sultan} {Ahmed} Mosque | 30%
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A town in Ethiopia known for its rock-cut churches. | Lalibela | 20%
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One of the best preserved Roman temples in the world, located in Nîmes, France. | Maison Carrée | 20%
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This cathedral is located in New York City, directly across the street from the Rockefeller Center. | {St.} {Patrick}'s Cathedral | 20%
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A large synagogue, completed in 2000. It is one of the largest synagogues in Israel. | {Belz} Great Synagogue | 10%
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The most important temple in the Inca Empire. Currently, only the foundations survive, since the Spanish demolished the temple and built the Convent of Santo Domingo in its place. | Coricancha | 10%
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A ziggurat that was located in the city of Babylon. It now exists only in ruins; however, it was originally 91 metres tall and has been suggested as a possible inspiration for the idea of the Tower of Babel. | Etemenanki | 10%
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This temple, located in China, was built into a cliff and is kept in place by oak crossbeams fitted into holes in the cliff. The temple functions as a Taoist, Confucian and Buddhist place of worship. | {Hanging} Temple | 10%
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One of the most popular tourist attractions in Japan, this Shinto shrine is most famous for its torii (gate), which is surrounded by water at high tide. | {Itsukushima} Shrine | 10%
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A temple in India that is said to mark the place where the Buddha attained enlightenment. | {Mahabodhi} Temple | 10%
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The main temple of the Aztecs. It is mostly known by its Spanish name, the translation of which means "Greater Temple". | Templo Mayor | 10%
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