Think you have to travel all the way to Paris, France, to see the Venus de Milo? Wrong. There's one right here in Alabama. In fact, versions of lots of famous objects and sites are located in this state. Here are a few:



Salem Witch House



The home of Jonathan Corwin, a judge in the infamous 1692 witch trials in Salem, Mass., is known by tourists as the "Salem Witch House" because it is the only structure remaining with ties to the trials. Historians think the England Medieval-style home was likely built in the 1640s.

A replica of the Witch House was built by Dick and Dale Rhoades in downtown Huntsville in 1995 because Dale like the architecture. Read her story here.



Stonehenge



According to English-Heritage.org.uk, the first monument at Stonehenge, an earthen circle, was built in about 3000 BC and used as a cremation cemetery. In 2500 BC, construction began on the monument using sarsen stones and bluestones. Historians aren't sure how Neolithic people were able to build the monument without modern equipment.

A replica of Stonehenge is located in Elberta in the woods on the road to Barber Marina. It is made of fiberglass and was built by artist Mark Cline, who was commissioned by George Barber, owner of the marina and Barber Motorsports Park and Vintage Museum. Read more about Barber's quirky artworks here.



Statue of Liberty



The Statue of Liberty, one of America's most iconic landmarks, was dedicated in 1886 on Liberty Island, N.Y. A bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty, built to one-fifth scale is located in Birmingham.



St. Peter's Basilica



St. Peter's Basilica in Rome took more than 150 years to build, according to the Vatican's website. It is the burial site of Saint Peter, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. The current church, which replaced an older one at the site, was completed in 1626. Michelangelo was one of its designers.

A miniature replica of St. Peter's Basilica was built by a hunch-backed monk named Brother Joseph Zoettl at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman. From 1932 to 1961, Zoettl constructed 125 miniatures of famous landmarks using found objects such as marble, shells, and brick in a park at the abbey now known as Ava Maria Grotto.



Hanging Gardens of Babylon



The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and no longer exist. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders whose original location has not been determined. Early writings describes them as being built between 605 and 562 BC. Some scholars think the gardens were merely legend and never existed.

Another of Brother Jospeh Zoettl's 125 miniature creations at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.



Temple of Hera



The Temple of Hera is located at Olympia, Greece, and was the site of the ancient Olympic Games. The temple was initially built of wood in the 8th century BC. Over a period of many years, the wood was gradually replaced with stone. The temple was destroyed by an earthquake, leaving ruins of columns and the foundation. The ruins were restored in 1874 and are a historic site and tourist attraction today.

A replica of the ruins of the Greek Temple of Hera can be seen at Jasmine Hill Gardens in Wetumpka. With the exception of the pool built nearby, it is an exact replica of the restored ruins in Olympia, according to JasmineHill.org. Jasmine Hill is a botanical garden filled with art and sculptures. It was built during the Depression by Benjamin and Mary Fitzpatrick.



Artemision Zeus



This ancient Greek statue, known as the Artemision Bronze, is likely an image of Zeus and once held a thunderbolt, although it is possibly of Poseidon and once held a trident. It was discovered in 1926 beneath the sea off Cape Artemision where it apparently landed after a shipwreck. It dates to the fifth century BC and is on display in the National Archeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

A replica of the statue thought to be of the god Zeus, preparing to hurl a thunderbolt, is on display at Jasmine Hill Gardens in Wetumpka. The replica is only of the bust of the figure.



Venus de Milo

One of the most famous of all Greek sculptures, the Venus de Milo, also known as Aphrodite of Milos, is a 6 foot, 8 inch marble sculpture on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The statue, minus her arms was discovered near the ruins of the city of Milos, Greece in 1820. It was likely created between 130 and 100 BC.

A replica of the Venus statue is on display at Jasmine Hill Gardens in Wetumpka, where it is known as the Venus de Melos.



Saturn V Rocket



Huntsville, Ala., is home to not only an original Saturn V rocket, but a replica, as well. Both are located at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

An original Saturn V, one of only three in existence and a National Historic Landmark, is on display inside the Davidson Center for Space Exploration. "It did not travel into space, but was used for testing at Marshall Space Station prior to the Apollo 11 launch that sent man to the moon," according to Space Center spokeswoman Pat Ammons. An official NASA history of the rocket states: "The 363-foot tall rocket was subjected to more than 450 hours of shaking to gather data from some 800 measuring points." The rocket, which has never left Huntsville, is owned by the Smithsonian Institute, of which the Space Center is an affiliate. The Davidson Center was built in 2008 specifically to house the rocket, along with other artifacts.

Outside the Davidson Center, a replica of a Saturn V rocket is displayed vertically, making it one of Huntsville's most visible landmarks. It was erected in 1999 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the moon landing. "It has become, without a doubt, the thing people most think of when they think of the Huntsville landscape," Ammons said. Of the 27 missiles and rockets on display here, the vertical Saturn V is the only replica, she said.



The Oval Office



The office of the President of the United States in the White House is known as the Oval Office because of its shape. It contains one of a set of two historical desks known as the Resolute Desks.

An exact replica of the Oval Office was built at the American Village in Montevallo, an educational site which contains replicas of several historic American landmarks.



Liberty Bell



The Liberty Bell was created in the 1750s when Philadelphia metal workers John Pass and John Stow melted one ordered from the Whitechapel Foundry in London that had cracked on its first test ring. The bell had been ordered to place in the tower of the State House, now known as Liberty Hall. The replacement made by Pass and Stow was used to call lawmakers to their meetings for about 90 years before it, too, cracked in the early 1840s, according to the National Park Service.

An attempt was made to repair the crack but it was not successful. The cracked bell is now displayed in Philadelphia as a symbol of American independence.

Alabama has at least two Liberty Bell replicas, one at Constitution Village in Huntsville and another at the American Village in Montevallo.



Ancient Egyptian Pyramids



The pyramids in Giza are some of the largest structures in the world. The Pyramid of Khufu was the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still exists today. Some pyramids may be as old as 2630 BC.

Gravestones in the shape of a pyramid can be found in several states across the country, including one in Huntsville's historic Maple Hill Cemetery. The stone marks the burial site of William O. Neal, who died in 1976.

A miniature of an Egyptian pyramid can also be seen at Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman.

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