10 great places to be dazzled by humans' labor

0 Comments | USA TODAY, August, 2007 | by Buzzy Gordon

Just as man "does not live by bread alone," humankind does not toil merely to eat.

Civilizations are driven to create magnificent monuments. To celebrate the accomplishments symbolized by Labor Day, Barry Goldsmith, professor of architectural history at New York University, shared with Buzzy Gordon for USA TODAY his picks of tremendous achievements created by the brains and brawn of people through the ages.

Pyramids of Giza/Abu-Simbel

Egypt

The Great Pyramid, dating to the 25th century B.C., is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to survive and is part of a complex that includes other pyramids and the Sphinx. Located near Cairo, the giant tomb was built for a single human being, the Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops), by thousands...