It is the landmark of the ancient capital city - Xian.

大雁塔是古都西安的标志建筑。

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In the past two decades, Jews have called it the City of David, a part of what thousands of years ago was the ancient Jewish capital.

过去二十年来，犹太人将这里叫作大卫城，那是几千年前古代犹太人首都的一部分。

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Of all the wonders of ancient Egypt, Ramesses the Great's capital - the city of Pi-Ramesse, was one of the most spectacular.

在古埃及所有奇观中，拉姆西斯大帝的首都派拉姆西城是其中最为壮观的一个。

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In the new Discovery Channel documentary, Koppel travels to the border of Iran's border with Iraq, the ancient capital of Isfahan, the holy city of Qom and the Persian Gulf.

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Petra is an ancient city that was sculpted out of sandstone cliffs in the southern deserts of Jordan to become the capital of the Nabataeans.

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