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Zion is said to be the most beautiful place in America. "Spectacular" is uttered time and time again as eyes are raised to view the vast monoliths of the best of Utah's National Parks. Zion unveils its eight layers of sandstone, displaying what has taken two-hundred-million years to carve and mold. this view proves it but my ability is not enough for its beauty.

The Mesa Verde people lived in in this area, on the mountain plateau, the cliffs on the mountain sides and the lowland plains 1,400 years ago, long before the European exploration of North America. For more than 700 years their descendants lived and flourished here. This place is interesting to me because this were the original Americans lived. The U.S. National Park is preserving a spectacular reminder of a 1,000 year old American culture.

The Church of Miagao, a town about 3o mins from Iloilo City in the Philippines is part of the Unesco World Heritage Site. "Its unique features include the unusual Aztec like bas-relief in the façade depicting St. Christopher carrying the baby Jesus through a tropical forest. The adobe used in building the church is made from silt and clay that can only be found in this part of Iloilo, giving the building a unique warm-yellowish glow.

Machu Picchu, or "Old Mountain" is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on All Saints Day November 1, 1776 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order. Named for a 15th century theologian and "warrior priest" who resided in the Abruzzo region of Italy, San Juan Capistrano has the distinction of being home to the oldest building in California still in use, a chapel built in 1782; known alternately as "Serra's Chapel" it is the only extant structure wherein it has been documented that the padre officiated over mass.

The Roman Pantheon, meaning "Temple of all the Gods" is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt circa 125 AD during Hadrian's reign. It is the best preserved of all Roman buildings.

Nice is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast of the French Reviera, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy. Nice is a major tourist center and a leading resort on Côte d'Azur. It is the historical capital city of the County of Nice.

These photographs will show you the sky, the mountains, the beach and the streets of Nice, Cote D' azur, France.

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La Sagrada Familia is a huge church that was started by Antonio Gaudi hundreds of years ago and up to now is still under construction. This church has 18 towers and its columns are leaning. None of the columns are at right angle to the floor. The architectural society in Spain has called the style of this church as "Warped Gothic".

The City of Naples is in southern Italy. It is the capital of the Campania region, in the province of Naples. Naples is located between the volcano Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, sitting on the coast by the Gulf of Naples.

The Isle of Capri is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.