Khyber Pass :- The most important pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Hindu Kush mountains. It has been both a trade route and an entry point for armies invading India.
Uluru :- This huge monolith (or single rock) lies in a park which belongs to the Aborigines of Australia. The rock is sacred to them.
Parthenon :- This ancient temple in Athens, Greece, was built to honour the goddess Athena. Like most Greek temples, it is built on an acropolis which means 'steep hill' in Greek.
Easter Island :- A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean on which many large carved stone heads are found. People are still not sure who made them or why they were made.
\Kremlin :- A walled fortress surrounding palaces, cathedrals and government buildings. Many czars lived here. It is now the seat of the Russian government.
Mount Rushmore :- The faces of four US presidents Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt are carved on this granite cliff in the state of South Dakota, USA.
Stonehenge :- A famous group of huge standing stones on a plain in England, it may have been an observatory or a site for rituals by an ancient people.
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