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Culture >> Buildings, Landmarks - From St. Paul's in London to the new library at Alexandria, see some of the world's most remarkable structures.
- Alexandria Library - The legendary Library of Alexandria, one of ancient Egypt's great treasures, is reincarnated for the 21st century.
- Angkor - See the splendor of the largest religious complex on Earth, the intricate temples of Cambodia's Angkor, where Hindu and Buddhist legends come to life.
- Church Carver - In Ethiopia, one man has spent a lifetime carving churches out of rock.
- Covered Bridges - Though "The Bridges of Madison County" made Iowa's covered bridges famous, Vermont's are every bit as picturesque.
- Crop Circles - Who's responsible for the mysterious, beautiful, and huge crop circles appearing all over the British countryside?
- Irish Monuments - In Ireland, they're discovering that some of their history is fading fast.
- Living in Tombs - Manila's North Cemetery is the city's largest, with 70 to 80 funerals a day, and more than one million buried here. For most, this would be a chilling place to visit. But to some Filipinos, this sea of tombs and bones is the place they call home.
- Memorial Quarry - The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened in 2004. Its granite walls, pillars, and base were cut and handled with special care.
- Mummy Museum - In the cemeteries of Guanajuato, city leaders dig up old corpses to make room for new ones.
- Rat Temple - At first glance, this temple in northern India looks like any other. But this temple also houses other deities. And there's not one...not two...but over 15,000 of them inside. Welcome to the rat temple.
- Salt Cathedral - Go deep into Colombia's Zipaquirá Mountain to find a Catholic cathedral carved out of the salt deposits of an abandoned mine.
- St. Paul's Cathedral - While London's 300-year-old St. Paul's Cathedral is being restored, learn more about this remarkable design by Sir Christopher Wren.
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