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Catedral at night on Plaza de Armas (also known as plaza mayor) Lima, Peru.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz
Skyscrapers in the business district of central Jakarta, Indonesia, around the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman thoroughfare.
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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.
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