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Acropolis, Athens (Greece)

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Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory, Jaipur, India,

The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a collection of nineteen large-scale astronomical instruments built in the early 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur.

Hannes Peer Photography

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Château de Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France,

Château de Versailles began as a simple hunting lodge for Louis XIII in 1623. His son, Louis XIV, transformed it into the most spectacular royal palace in Europe.

The gardens, designed by André Le Nôtre, are just as grand as the palace. They cover nearly 2,000 acres with sculpted hedges, fountains, and reflecting pools. The Grand Canal glimmers in the distance, where courtiers once staged gondola rides.

Hidden among the groves are the Grand Trianon and the Petit Trianon, retreats where royalty escaped the strict etiquette of court life. Marie Antoinette’s hamlet, with its rustic cottages and farm animals, tells another side of the story.

Today, Versailles is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of France’s most visited landmarks. It is not just opulence on display but a glimpse into how power, art, and politics shaped a nation.

Courtesy: Klismos Gallery

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Dolomite Huts by Kevin.Grace

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Al Deir Monastery, Petra / Jordan (by Dimo Parvanov).

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Imagine:

Earth gets the beetles back, fixes the dimming sun, and slowly starts to recover. The astronauts who carried out the fatal mission are gone, surely, either due to coma complications or starvation, but their sacrifice saved the Earth. They were heroes.

Many years later, Earth picks up an approaching object. It’s not a comet nor space debris, but a spaceship.

An alien spaceship.

Space agencies manage to make radio contact as they approach. A musical hum, like three chords played on top of one another. Then:

“You are all a staggering waste of carbon.”

…

Where have they heard that before?

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In Iran’s desert city of Yazd, traditional windcatchers pull moving air into buildings and help cool rooms without modern air-conditioning. UNESCO says wind-catchers help create a pleasant microclimate, and engineering research describes them as passive ventilation or passive cooling systems.