The Great Wall of China
- China
- "Built" by Qin Shi Huangdi
- Protected China from northern invaders
Greek Columns
- Doric Columns: Simple and basic
- Ionic Columns: Curly at the top, like a "T"
- Corinthian Columns: Very intricate and decorative
The Parthenon
- Athens, Greece
- Temple to the goddess Athena (the Athenian guardian deity)
- Housed the Statue of Athens carved by Phidias
- Built after the Persian Wars
- Built by Pericles and the Delian League
The Pantheon
- Rome
- Temple to the major Roman gods
The Colosseum
- Rome
- Hosted gladiator games
The Forum
- Rome
- Marketplace in the middle of the city of Rome
The Hagia Sophia
- Constantinople
- Characterized by the dome(s) at the top
- Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian
- During the Byzantine Empire, it was a Christian church
- When Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks, it was turned into a Muslim mosque
The Dome of the Rock
- Jerusalem
- Muslim shrine
Minarets
- Associated with Islam
- A tall, slender tower from which Muslims are called to prayer
- Minarets were built around the Hagia Sophia after the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople
The Sistine Chapel
- Vatican City, Italy
- Michelangelo painting parts of its ceiling
- Christian chapel