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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
The 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 commemorationg 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.
Faisal Mosque
Islamabad, Pakistan
Located on the foothills of Margalla Hills in Islamabad, the mosque features a contemporary design consisting of eight sides of concrete shell and is inspired by a Bedouin tent.
Golden Gate Bridge
California, USA
This bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Golden Temple
Amritsar, India
The temple is built around a man-made pool that was completed by Guru Ram Das in 1577.
Grand Canyon
Arizona, USA
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.
Great Buddha
(many places)
There are many Great Buddhas in the world (especially: China, Japan, Thailand).
Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey
Built in 537 AD at the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome.
Half Dome
California, US
Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape.
Hermitage
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The second-largest art museum in the world, it was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky.
Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood Sign is an American landmark and cultural icon overlooking Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Iguazu Falls
Brazil
Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Inukshuk
Canada, Greenland, and Alaska
An inuksuk is a manmade stone landmark or cairn used by peoples of the Arctic region of North America.
Jin Mao and SWFC
Shanghai, China
The tower is 420.5 metres (1, 380 feet) tall and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Kilimanjaro
north east Tanzania
It is the highest mountain in Africa, about 4, 900 metres (16, 100 ft) from its base, and 5, 895 metres (19, 341 ft) above sea level.
Konark Sun Temple
Odisha, India
The temple is attributed to king Narasingha deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty about 1250 CE.
Kremlin
Moscow
It is a complex with a fortress in the center of Moscow, overlooking the Moscow River in the south, St. Basil Cathedral and the Red Square in the east and Alexander Gardens in the west. It is best known for the Kremlin (the Russian Citadel), which includes the five palaces, the four cathedrals and the Kremlin wall that surrounds the Kremlin tower.
Lascaux Caves
France
The paintings represent primarily large animals, typical local and contemporary fauna that correspond with the fossil record of the Upper Paleolithic time.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
It is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt.
Loch Ness
Scotland, United Kingdom
It is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres (23 miles) southwest of Inverness.
Lotus Temple
New Delhi, India
Notable for its flowerlike shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all, regardless of religion or any other qualification.
Louvre Museum
Paris, France
The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France.
Machu Pichu
Peru
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a mountain ridge 2, 430 metres (7, 970 ft) above sea level.
Manneken Pis
Brussels, Belgium
It is small bronze sculpture in the center of Brussels (Belgium), depicting a naked little boy urinating into a fountain's basin.
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Mecca is a city in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula.
Middle of the Earth
Ecuador
The Monument to the Equator, in Ecuador, highlights the exact location of the Equator
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Molenwaard, Netherlands
Kinderdijk is situated in the Alblasserwaard polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers.
Millau Bridge
France
In a Franco-British partnership, it was designed by the English architect Lord Norman Foster and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux.
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Shahrak District, Ghor Province, Afghanistan
It is 65m or 62m high minaret that built around 1190 entirely of baked bricks and is famous for its intricate brick.
Mont St. Michel
France
The island is located about one kilometer (0.6 miles) off the country's northwestern coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is 7 hectares (17 acres) in area.
Mount Everest
China and Nepal
Mount Everest is known in Tibetan as Chomolungma. It is Earth's highest mountain with a height of 8848 metres.
Mount Rushmore
Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum. The sculptures feature the 60-foot (18 m) heads of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The memorial park covers 1, 278.45 acres (2.00 sq mi; 5.17 km2) and is 5, 725 feet (1, 745 m) above sea level.
Mt. Eden Crater
Auckland, New Zealand
The cone is a dormant volcano and its summit, at 196 metres (643 ft) above sea level, is the highest natural point on the Auckland isthmus and the majestic bowl-like crater is 50 metres (160 ft) deep.
Mt. Fuji
Japan
Mt.Fuji is located in Shizuoka prefecture and Yamanashi prefecture, it is the highest mountain in Japan. It is 3776 meters above sea level. It has close ties with sprituality of the Japanese.
Neptune and the Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
It was the principal royal residence of France from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Hohenschwangau, Germany
The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and in honour of Richard Wagner.
Nevado Mismi
Arequipa Region, Peru
In 1982 Jean-Michel Cousteau led a large scale scientific exploration of the Amazon from its mouth to its origin.
Newgrange
County Meath, Ireland
It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.
Niagra Falls
Border of Ontario, Canada
Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York.
North Cape
Magerøya, Norway
The steep cliff of the North Cape is located at about 2, 102.3 km from the North Pole.
Palace of Parliament
Bucharest, Romania
It is the third largest administrative building in the world.
Parc Guell - Barcellona
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The park was built from 1900 to 1914 and was officially opened as a public park in 1926 and in 1984, UNESCO declared the park a World Heritage Site under "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
Petra
Jordan
Petra is an archaeological site in Jordan, one of the seven wonders of the world. Even in the 2000 research phase, it is estimated that only about 1% of the remains are still completed.
Piazza San Marco
Venice, Italy
Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza.
Pompeii
Italy
It is ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Campania region.
Potala Palace
Lhasa, Tibet, China
It is the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising (Now, it is museum.).
Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
The Rock was one of the two Pillars of Hercules and was known to the Romans as Mons Calpe, the other pillar being Mons Abyla or Jebel Musa on the African side of the Strait.
Sacré Coeur
Paris, France
It is a popular landmark and the second most visited monument in Paris, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.
Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain
It is a large unfinished Roman Catholic church designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926).
Skellig Michael
Skellig Islands, Ireland
It is a twin-pinnacled crag situated 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) west of the Iveragh Peninsula.
St. Basil's Cathedral
Moscow, Russia
It is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia and is one of the most popular symbols of the country.
St. Peter's Cathedral
Adelaide, Australia
It is the cathedral, a significant Adelaide landmark, is situated on approximately 1 acre of land at the corner of Pennington Terrace and King William Road in the suburb of North Adelaide.
Statue of Liberty
New York City, US
It is copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel.
Stonehenge
Wiltshire, England
It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 feet (4.
0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide and weighing around 25 tons.
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings that designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition.
Table Mountain
Cape Town, South Africa
It is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town.
Temple of Besakih
Bali, Indonesia
It is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of Hindu religion in Bali, and one of a series of Balinese temples.
Temple of Luxor
Luxor Governorate, Egypt
It is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.
The Forbidden City
4 Jingshan Front St, Dongcheng, Beijing, China
The Forbidden City is a palace complex in central Beijing, China. The former Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty it now houses the Palace Museum.
The Great Sphinx
Giza, Egypt
The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human.
The Great Wall of China
China
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires.
The Little Mermaid
Copenhagen, Denmark
The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Prophet's Mosque
Madinah, Saudi Arabian
The Prophet's Mosque is a mosque established and originally built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, situated in the city of Medina in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia.
The Pyramids of Giza
Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt.
The Sphinx (Bucegi Mountains)
Romania
The Sphinx (Romanian: Sfinxul) is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania.
The Taj Mahal
India
The Taj Mahal, (meaning "Crown of the Palaces") is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra.
Tilicho Lake
Nepal
Tilicho Lake is a lake located in the Manang district of Nepal, 55 kilometres as the crow flies from the city of Pokhara.
Tower Bridge
England
The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London.
Trevi Fountain
Italy
The Trevi Fountain is designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini.
Twelve Apostles
Australia
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//Aes
Namibia
Twyfelfontein is an archaeological site consisting of more than 2000 pieces of rock drawings remaining in the Kunene province of Namibia.
Uluru
Australia
It is known as the world's largest monolith. It was created 230 million years ago, the height was about 350 m, the surrounding area was about 10 km, and it was also registered as a World Heritage Site. Aborigines of indigenous peoples in Australia are called "Uluru" and are cherished as a sacred place.
Victoria Falls
Zambia and Zimbabwe"
Victoria Falls is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Vinson Massif
Antarctica
Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is 21 km long and 13 km wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains.
Wailing Wall
Israel
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, or Kotel, known in Islam as the Buraq Wall, is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Waterloo
Belgium
Waterloo, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium from which the battle took its name.
White Cliffs of Dover
England
The White Cliffs of Dover, part of the North Downs formation, is the name given to the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.