The Secret Tunnel Hidden Beneath the Sphinx
The Passage Beneath the Great Sphinx: Evidence, Myths, and Archaeology A photograph of the Great Sphinx can make the imagination race. Its colossal body rises directly... Read more.
Why Mount Rushmore Almost Had a Very Different Look
Mount Rushmore looks inevitable today, but the familiar row of four presidential faces is really the surviving fragment of a much larger, repeatedly revised plan.... Read more.
How the Colosseum Was Once Turned Into a Fortress
When the Colosseum Became a Medieval Fortress The Colosseum is so strongly associated with gladiators that its later history can feel almost impossible to picture.... Read more.
How the Great Wall of China Nearly Vanished in the 20th Century
How the Great Wall of China Survived the 20th Century History, damage and conservation The Great Wall looks indestructible in photographs, but the monument people... Read more.
Why Big Ben Isn’t Actually the Name of the Tower
Big Ben or Elizabeth Tower? The Famous London Name Explained Point to London’s famous riverside clock tower and almost everyone will call it Big Ben. The name... Read more.
How the Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Saved by a “Mistake”
Some landmarks are famous because they represent perfect design. The Leaning Tower of Pisa became famous for the opposite reason: its foundation began failing while... Read more.
Why the Statue of Liberty Almost Never Reached America
The Statue of Liberty looks inevitable today—as though the green figure in New York Harbor was always destined to stand there. In reality, the project came dangerously... Read more.
Why the Eiffel Tower Was Almost a Temporary Structure
Paris without the Eiffel Tower is difficult to imagine. Its iron silhouette appears on postcards, films, advertisements and souvenirs so often that it feels as permanent... Read more.
The Strange Reason Pyramids Show Up All Over the World
Viewed from a distance, the ancient world can seem to be repeating itself. Monumental structures rise from Egypt’s desert, the royal cemeteries of ancient Kush,... Read more.
Today’s Bing Entertainment Quiz
Today’s Bing Entertainment Quiz 🌍 Daily World Entertainment Trivia Challenge · 🧠 10 Questions · ⏱️ 150 Seconds 🍿 Movies 🎵 Music 📺 TV ⭐ Pop... Read more.