Wonders of the World

Taj Mahal

Shah Jahan
1632 - 1653
Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

The Taj Mahal 'Crown of the Palace', is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan Read More

Great Pyramid of Giza

Hemiunu
2580–2560 BC (4th dynasty)
Giza Necropolis, Egypt.

The Great Pyramid of Giza also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering present-day Giza in Greater Cairo, Egypt. Read More

Great Wall of China

Emperor Qin Shi Huang
221 B.C.
Huairou District, China.

Great Wall of China, Chinese (Pinyin) Wanli Changcheng or (Wade-Giles romanization) Wan-li Ch'ang-ch'eng ("10,000-Li Long Wall"), extensive bulwark erected in ancient China, one of the biggest building construction Read More

Machu Picchu

Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
1438-1471
Cuzco, Peru.

One of the most beautiful and impressive ancient sites in the world, Machu Picchu was rediscovered in 1911 by Hawaiian historian Hiram after it lay hidden for centuries above the Urubamba Valley. Read More

Petra

Nabataeans
5th century BC
Ma'an Governorate, Jordan.

Petra, the famous "rose red city, half as old as time", was the old capital of the Nabataean kingdom. It is indeed Jordan's most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. Petra is an ancient city that lies in present-day Jordan Read More

Colosseum

Vespasian
70 AD - 80AD
Rome, Italy.

The Colosseum is the largest and most famous amphitheater ever built in the Roman Empire. Its construction was started by emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty in 72 AD and was finished by his son Titus in 80 AD Read More

Easter Island

Rapa Nui
1400 - 1650 A.D
Valparaíso, Chile.

The world famous moai are monolithic statues located on Easter Island, one of the most isolated islands on Earth. In addition to representing deceased ancestors, the moai were also regarded as the embodiment of powerful Read More

Christ the Redeemer

Paul Landowski
1922–1931
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 39.6 meters tall, including its 9.5 meter pedestal, and 30 meters wide. It weighs 635 tons Read More

Chichen Itza

Maya
600 AD – 1221
Yucatan, Mexico.

Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Yucatán state which in present days knows as Mexico. Read More

Angkor Wat

King Suryavarman II
12th century
Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Angkor Wat is a colossal Buddhist temple complex situated in northern Cambodia. One of the biggest Buddhist and Hindu temple of the world which is built from stone in 15th century AD. Read More

Stonehenge

Mike Parker Pearson
3000 BC
Salisbury SP4 7DE, United Kingdom.

Stonehenge or stone circle is the country's most iconic monument. For centuries, historians and archaeologists have puzzled over the many mysteries of Stonehenge Read More

Neuschwanstein Castle

Ludwig II of Bavaria
1869-1886
Bavaria, Germany.

This castle in Germany is the epitome of fairytale castles. the building was not built during the time when castles are needed as a fortified structure to house nobles. it is one of europe most frequented castles of today Read More

Eiffel Tower

Stephen Sauvestre
1887-1889
Paris, France.

The Eiffel Tower About this soundlisten is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel Read More

Statue of Liberty

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.
1875-1886
U.S., New York.

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor within New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States Read More

Table Mountain

Adolf Bleichert
1929
Cape Town, South Africa.

A popular landmark of Cape Town,Africa, the table mountain is called as such because of its flat-topped form. It is the country most frequented by tourists and also a favorite subject of photography. Read More