International Index of Man-made wonders and Extraordinary Monuments
The Islamic Confederacy of Ishakarya Name of Monument/Wonder: Grand Mosque of Kawanar Year of construction: Late 11th Century; Destroyed and Rebuilt in mid 19th Century IRL Counterpart: Great Mosque of DjennéBrief Background: Details are hazy. Ancient texts reference its construction and worship at the Mosque. Damaged and eventually destroyed by warring Sultanates. Rebuilt in the mid 18th Century, is a replica of the original. Was one of the great engineering and construction achievements of the 11th Century  Name of Monument/Wonder: Great Mosque of Gramahshed Year of construction: Late 11th Century; Destroyed and Rebuilt in mid 19th Century IRL Counterpart: Masjid al-HaramBrief Background: Located in holy city of islam, Gramahshed. Contains tomb of prophet Abdullah. All Muslims turn towards it to pray, 3 times a day. No image. Name of Monument/Wonder: Achkra Year of construction: Estimated 300-500 BC IRL Counterpart: PetraBrief Background: Ancient City, cut out of a cliff face. Contains advanced irrigation and drainage systems using sophisticated conduits. Name of Monument/Wonder: Great Pyramids of Dothrak Year of Construction: Estimated c. 2500BC IRL Counterpart: Pyramids of GizaBrief Background: 3 huge and ancient constructions in Southern Ishakarya. Built by an ancient civilization, of which little is known. Contains internal tomb with mummified remains. Name of Monument/Wonder: Imaerasta Royal Palace Year of Construction: Original Structure c. 10th Century. Current Structure c. 12th Century. IRL Counterpart: AlhambraBrief Background: Originally built as small fortress. Renovated and Rebuilt as Royal Palace in 12th Century. Seat of Ishaka Monarchy.[/b] Name of Monument/Wonder: Ishakaya Canal Year of Construction: 1972-1976 IRL Counterpart: Panama CanalBrief Background: Construction ordered by King Abdullah Al-Shariah I. He claimed it was a 'disgrace' the project hadn't already been completed, blaming disunity. The canal allows for shipping across Elmordia. 
The Union of Slavic Socialist Republics Name of Monument/Wonder: The Kremlin Year of construction: 1495 IRL Counterpart: Moscow Kremlin Brief Background: Palace of the King of the Muscovy kingdom, a small empire in the early 14th century. The Palace, constructed from Marble, had various buildings around it to assist the King. Eventually the Government was run from the area around the palace, known as the government district. This district contained a palace, parliamentary hall and it's own cathedral, with residences of the government officials also located in the district. Eventually, a large wall was constructed around the palace in the mid 15th Century from clay in nearby deposits, giving the structure it's distinct red walls. Image: Name of Monument/Wonder: St Basil's Cathedral Year of construction: 1561 IRL Counterpart: St Basil's Cathedral Brief Background: Constructed in the Mid-15th Century to promote the establishment of Northern Orthodoxy, the cathedral symbolizes a bonfire rising into the sky. Ordered for Completion by the King of Muscovy, this structure was originally constructed from wood, stone and clay, through the wood has been replaced with steel as part of a modernization project undertaken in the early 20th Century. This Cathedral has long been a symbol of Muscovy, and indeed the Rus' spirit throughout the centuries. Image: Name of Monument/Wonder: The Muscovy State Historical Museum Year of construction: 1872 IRL Counterpart: Russian State Historical Museum Brief Background: Opened in 1872 by order of the Tsar, this structure was created in an attempt to boost Rus' patriotism, and increase the knowledge of the people about both Rus history and culture. While initially having only modest collections, the museum rapidly began collecting a range of artifacts, from spears of early Rus tribal hunters, to paintings of royal families of the early 16th century. In total, the museum contains 4,373,757 artifacts, making it one of the largest museums in the world by volume of collections. Image: Name of Monument/Wonder: The Arctic Mother Calls Year of construction: 1982 IRL Counterpart: The Motherland Calls Brief Background: Constructed to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the foundation of the Empire of Rus, this statue is the 6th largest of it's kind in the world, and the 3rd largest if bases for other statues are not included. The Arctic Mother calls is a large statue of a woman, sword in one hand and other hand pointing north, towards the magnetic pole. Image: Name of Monument/Wonder: Neuschwanstein Year of construction: Started Construction in 1860, finished construction in 1862 IRL Counterpart: Neuschwanstein Castle Brief Background: Constructed as a palace and castle for the northern lord, and hand to the Tsar, Igor Tarovich, it is seen as a symbol of Rus optimism and hardy construction in hard terrain. The Castle is constructed on a side of a cliff, with the other side opening out to forest and tundra. Initially, the castle was lightly guarded, due to it's isolation, but slowly villages began forming around the retread, both to service the lord and others due to the infrastructure created for the castle, and so the castle slowly became for fortified, until it became it's current state. While it did have some abandonment in the earth 19th century, due to budget constraints and little need, recently it has undergone a refurbishment campaign, both to restore honor to the monarchy and to generate tourism abroad. Image: 
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