The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built

Abu Simbel, Angkor Wat, Petra: today we stand in awe before the great monuments of the past as we wonder who built them and for what purpose. This authoritative and profusely illustrated compendium ce…

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