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The Pyramids have been tourist attractions that charged admission for thousands of years. They have served this purpose longer than they served a purpose as graves or temples to their Pharaohs.
It's hard to explain how huge they are, how much like small mountains, how they have been modified, opened, closed, renovated and repurposed.
Think of how complex a building that is 400 years old can be. How hard it is to understand its history.
Now do it for THOUSANDS of years.
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Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona.
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@futurebird @neonsnake What I never thought about until the past year or two was that identifying "The 7 Great Wonders of the World" basically just stemmed from some tourist guides. Not that […]
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@futurebird @neonsnake The Tower of London has been a tourist attraction for most of its history. For centuries one of its major functions was as a zoo-- the Royal Bestiary was kept there, and […]
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I kinda, low key think we should make some more Pyramids. Just to have them for the future. We could record all of the cool scientific discoveries on the walls, and simple versions […]
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