Which came first?
The answer
Oldest
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Stonehenge is first built c. 3000 BC
Its first stage is older than the Great Pyramid of Giza. Source
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The Colosseum opens in Rome AD 80
It could hold around 50,000 spectators. Source
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Machu Picchu is built c. 1450
It was built only about 40 years before Columbus reached the Americas. Source
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Columbus reaches the Americas 1492
He was looking for a westward sea route to Asia. Source
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William Shakespeare is born 1564
He died in 1616, the same year as Miguel de Cervantes. Source
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Work begins on the Taj Mahal 1632
Emperor Shah Jahan built it in memory of his wife. Source
Newest