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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang the first emperor of China It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife The figures dating from approximately the late 200s BCE were discovered in 1974
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum in India. The building complex incorporates the design traditions of Indo-Islamic and Mughal architecture. The Taj Mahal was designated as "the jewel of Islamic art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage"
Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. One of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom, Stonehenge is regarded as a British cultural icon. Archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was constructed in several phases from around 3100 BC to 1600 BC.
Asiatic cheetah (the fastest land animal) is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently only surviving in Iran. In 2023, a member of the Iranian Cheetah Society referred to 30 to 40 individuals.