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An ironworker poses for the camera during construction of the Columbia Tower, Seattle, 1984.
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Stairway to Heaven, the ancient Inca Trail leading to Machu Picchu, Peru. Photo: Kurt Gordon
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An ancient Indian swimming pool from the 5th century CE that's still used to this day.
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Coal Miners coming up a Coal Mine Elevator after a day of work in 1920's Belgium
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Chichen Itza when it was discovered in 1892 vs Present Day.
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Stone sculpture by Benjamin Victor Bathsheba
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Chichen Itza when it was discovered in 1892 vs Present Day.
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Salvador Dali swimming and painting. Venice, Italy.
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Massive Roman aqueduct built in Segovia, Spain by emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE).
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The jaws of an ancient Megalodon shark that lived around 23 to 3.6 million years ago vs. a modern-day Great White.
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Clay sculpture by Benjamin Victor Bathsheba
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The footage used to develop the first Mortal Kombat released in 1992
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1,200 stone sculptures with different facial expressions at the nenbutsu-Ju Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
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A 16th Century ring in the collection of the Swedish history museum unfolds into an astronomical sphere.
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“Disillusion” is an intricate sculpture carved from a single block of marble by Italian Artist Queirolo. Even the net is marble!
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Intricate floor mosaic in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Firenzi, Italy.
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View of the Pyramids during a Solar Eclipse, August 30, 1905. Photo: Gabriel Lekegian
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The unbroken seal On Tutankhamen’s Tomb, 1922
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Lithops are South African plants that have evolved to look like stones.
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A 2000-year-old Thracian chariot with horse skeletons discovered by archaeologist Veselin Ignatov.
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Amazing colors and symmetry of Sri Ranganathswamy Temple, India
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Intricate floor mosaic in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Firenzi, Italy.
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Built during the Safavid Empire, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a triumph of Persian architecture.
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20,000 Americans attend a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden, February 20, 1939
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Amazing colors and symmetry of Sri Ranganathswamy Temple, India
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