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56 Antiques of Engineers

Though we have seen a lot of awesome and unique modern architectural design,
architectural skills apparently have been an item for the past millenniums and some of
them are still standing as a living proof so to speak.

Identify and name these majestic engineering feats of ancient times by their given
pictures and descriptions. Clue Corner is given for your help.

Designated as one of UNESCO World Heritage Archeologists
believe the structure was built approximately in 3150 BC
throughout 3 phases of construction: Ggantija phase (3600-
3200 BC), Saflieni phase (3300-3000 BC) and Tarxien phase
(3150-2500 BC).
1

Adjacent to the Harshat Mata Temple in Jaipur, Rajasthan, this
is perhaps the deepest well in the world built in the 10 century
CE. It has total of 3,000 steps.

2

This Light
House was
built 1,900
years ago but is
still in use. This
National
Monument of
4
Spain is located
in Galicia in It is the tallest and largest structure made
Spain. It is 55 m entirely of bricks anywhere on earth.
tall. Located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, It
took 27 years to build it and contains over
3
90 million bricks.

Clue Corner

a) Tower of Hercules b) Chand Baori c) Jetavana Dagoba d) Megalithic Temples

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