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Teotihuacán: Pyramid of the Sun

Mayan pyramid, Chichén Itzá, Mexico

Chichén Itzá: Casa de las Monjas

Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico

The Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque, Mexico, a stepped stone pyramid with a grand central staircase, surrounded by dense green forest.

Copán, Honduras: tlachtli

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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