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Abu Simbel
Egypt
The Abu Simbel temples are two very large rock temples built by the ancient Egyptians, at Abu Simbel. This is a village in Nubia, southern Egypt.
Acropolis
Greece
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.
Al Aqsa Mosque
Israel
The Al-Aqsa Mosque built in 709 by the Umayyads. The mosque is called a silver dome.
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall. The water free falls 979 meters.
Angkor Wat
Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares.
Atomium
Brussels, Belgium
Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.
Auschwitz
Germany
Auschwitz concentration camp was a complex of 48 concentration and extermination camps built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II.
Big Ben
United Kingdom
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London.
Blue Domed Church
Greece
The idyllic surroundings of the town Oia on Santorini in Greece have a complex of white washed, blue domed churches and charming, traditional Cycladic houses and cave houses that are carved into the rock face on top of the cliff.
Blue Mosque
Istanbul, Turkey
A popular tourist site, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque continues to function as a mosque today; men still kneel in prayer on the mosque's lush red carpet after the call to prayer.
Bran Castle
Romania
The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on DN73.
Brandenburg Gate
Berlin, Germany
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after the successful restoration of order during the early Batavian Revolution.
Burj Al Arab Hotel
UAE (United Arab Emirates)
It is a "7 star hotel" and the only highest ranked hotel in the world. You can see the views of the Arabian Sea and the desert. The accommodation fee is set to one person minimum 150, 000 yen and maximum 2.5 million yen.
Cape of Good Hope
South Africa
A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa. This misconception was based on the misbelief that the Cape was the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C., USA
Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues.
Carnac
France
Its inhabitants are called Carnacois in French. Carnac is renowned for the Carnac stones – one of the most extensive Neolithic menhir collections in the world – as well as its beaches, which are popular with tourists.
Chichen Itza
Yucatán, Mexico
Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the Northern Maya Lowlands from the Late Classic through the Terminal Classic and into the early portion of the Postclassic period.
Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
CN Tower
Toronto, Canada
Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976. Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower.
Colosseum
Rome, Italy
Built of travertine, tuff, and brick-faced concrete, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built.
Dom Cathedral and Fernsehturm TV Tower
Berlin, Germany
At a height of 368 metres (including antenna) this tower is the tallest structure in Germany, and the third-tallest structure in the European Union.
Easter Island
Chile
Easter Island is most famous for its nearly 1, 000 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people.
Eiffel Tower
Paris, France
This tower was made by Gustave Eiffel. And it was made for the 4th World Expo in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Empire State Building
New York , USA
the building has a roof height of 1, 250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1, 454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of New York, which is of unknown origin.
Ephesus
Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey
Ephesos was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey.