historic monuments

Welcome to the challenge: historic monuments

1.

What incredible spectacle was held in the Rome Colosseum during its early years, in addition to the famous gladiator fights?

Chariot races.

Theater plays with artificial rain.

Naval battles with real ships, flooding the arena.

Discus and javelin throwing competitions.

2.

Why does the Parthenon in Athens appear perfectly straight from a distance when its columns are actually inclined and curved?

Because the builders made calculation errors that they could not fix.

To deceive the human eye so that it appears completely straight from a distance.

To allow rainwater to slide down the walls more quickly.

To withstand strong gusts of wind coming from the sea.

3.

The Great Pyramid of Giza hides a secret that is only visible from the air during the spring and autumn equinoxes. What is it?

The apex points directly to the magnetic center of Earth.

Its shadow casts the exact silhouette of the god Anubis at sunset.

Seen from above, the complex layout mirrors the shape of the Nile River.

It has eight sides instead of four, as each face is slightly concave through the center.

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