Top 15 World Wonders.
Top 15 Wonders Of The
World –
Since ages mankind has
built
numerous buildings with
marvelous designs and
architecture which stood
tall in
the test of times. These
buildings
are so great that most of
them
are in the list of world
heritage.
In this list i am going to
present
Top 15 wonders of the
world
which attracts millions of
tourists from around the
world.
1. Taj Mahal, Agra, India:
Shah
Jahan a Mughal emperor
built this
glorious mausoleum in the
memory of his wife. This
mausoleum was built
between
1632-1653 with white
marbles.
It is also known as "a
teardrop
on the cheek of eternity".
2. Great Wall Of China,
China: To
protect the citizens from
constant attacks by
Xiongnu
tribes people and kings of
china
have built the portion of
the
walls. Later most portions
of the
wall were rebuilt by Ming
Dynasty. Great wall of
china is
more than 8,851
kilometer long
which is a wonder in itself.
3. Petra, Jordan: One of the
most
treasured tourist
attraction in
Jordan is Petra which is
also
known as "rose red city,
half as
old as time". Petra was the
ancient capital of the
Nabataean
kingdom. Later this turned
into
an important junction for
the silk
and spice routes that
linked
China, India and southern
Arabia
with Egypt, Greece and
Rome.
4. Pyramids of Giza, Cairo:
One of
the oldest and most
famous
wonder of the world. Built
with
more than 2 million blocks
of
stone, Great Pyramid of
Khufu
took more than 20 year to
complete which is more
than 139
meter tall.
5. Machu Picchu, Peru: Also
known as "Lost city of
Incas",
Machu Picchu is one of the
most
famous tourist spots in
entire
Peru.
6. Colosseum, Rome:
Colosseum is
an amphitheater which is
so big
that it can house more
than
50,000 spectators at a
time. One
of the most famous
Roman
architecture Colosseum
was
completed in 80 AD by
Titus. Due
to it's grand architecture it
has
become an icon of
Imperial
Rome.
7. Parthenon, Acropolis,
Athens:
One of the most famous
buildings in Athens,
Parthenon is
a massive temple which is
built
from ivory, gold and silver.
8. Moai, Easter Islands:
Moai's are
statues which were
created and
carved from stone by
Polynesian
colonizers on the most
deserted
island in the world.
9. Angkor Wat, Cambodia:
One of
the biggest Buddhist and
Hindu
temple of the world which
is
built from stone in 15th
century
AD. Due to its grand size
Angkor
Wat has been placed in
Cambodian National flag
which
truly shows the spirit of
this
wonder.
10. Teotihuacan, Mexico:
In the
2nd century BC a new
civilization
arose in the valley of
Mexico. This
civilization built the
flourishing
metropolis of Teotihuacán
and
it's huge step pyramids.
The
Pyramid of the Sun was
built
around 100 AD and is 75
meters
high making it the largest
building in Teotihuacán
and one
of the largest in
Mesoamerica.
Seven centuries after the
demise
of the Teotihuacán empire
the
pyramids were honored
and
utilized by the Aztecs and
became a place of
pilgrimage.
11. Christ The Redeemer,
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, and is
located
at the peak of the 700
meters
Corcovado mountain in
the Tijuca
Forest National Park
overlooking
the city.
12. Chichen Itza, 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.
13. Hagia Sophia, Turkey:
Hagia
Sophia is a former
Orthodox
patriarchal basilica, later a
mosque, now a museum
in
Istanbul, Turkey. Famous
in
particular for its massive
dome, it
is considered the epitome
of
Byzantine architecture and
to
have "changed the history
of
architecture." It was the
largest
cathedral in the world for
nearly
a thousand years, until the
completion of the Seville
Cathedral in 1520.
14. Potala Palace, Tibet:
Potala
Palace is located in Lhasa,
Tibet
Autonomous Region,
China. It
was named after Mount
Potala,
the abode of Chenresig or
Avalokitesvara. The Potala
Palace
was the chief residence of
the
Dalai Lama until the 14th
Dalai
Lama fled to Dharamsala,
India,
after an invasion and
failed
uprising in 1959. Today
the
Potala Palace has been
converted
into a museum by the
Chinese.
15. Old City Of Jerusalem,
Israel:
Old city of Jerusalem is a
0.9
square kilometer walled
area
within the modern city of
Jerusalem, Israel. Until the
1860s
this area constituted the
entire
city of Jerusalem. The Old
City is
home to several sites of
key
religious importance: the
Temple
Mount and its Western
Wall for
Jews, the Church of the
Holy
Sepulcher for Christians,
and the
Dome of the Rock and al-
Aqsa
Mosque for Muslims.
World –
Since ages mankind has
built
numerous buildings with
marvelous designs and
architecture which stood
tall in
the test of times. These
buildings
are so great that most of
them
are in the list of world
heritage.
In this list i am going to
present
Top 15 wonders of the
world
which attracts millions of
tourists from around the
world.
1. Taj Mahal, Agra, India:
Shah
Jahan a Mughal emperor
built this
glorious mausoleum in the
memory of his wife. This
mausoleum was built
between
1632-1653 with white
marbles.
It is also known as "a
teardrop
on the cheek of eternity".
2. Great Wall Of China,
China: To
protect the citizens from
constant attacks by
Xiongnu
tribes people and kings of
china
have built the portion of
the
walls. Later most portions
of the
wall were rebuilt by Ming
Dynasty. Great wall of
china is
more than 8,851
kilometer long
which is a wonder in itself.
3. Petra, Jordan: One of the
most
treasured tourist
attraction in
Jordan is Petra which is
also
known as "rose red city,
half as
old as time". Petra was the
ancient capital of the
Nabataean
kingdom. Later this turned
into
an important junction for
the silk
and spice routes that
linked
China, India and southern
Arabia
with Egypt, Greece and
Rome.
4. Pyramids of Giza, Cairo:
One of
the oldest and most
famous
wonder of the world. Built
with
more than 2 million blocks
of
stone, Great Pyramid of
Khufu
took more than 20 year to
complete which is more
than 139
meter tall.
5. Machu Picchu, Peru: Also
known as "Lost city of
Incas",
Machu Picchu is one of the
most
famous tourist spots in
entire
Peru.
6. Colosseum, Rome:
Colosseum is
an amphitheater which is
so big
that it can house more
than
50,000 spectators at a
time. One
of the most famous
Roman
architecture Colosseum
was
completed in 80 AD by
Titus. Due
to it's grand architecture it
has
become an icon of
Imperial
Rome.
7. Parthenon, Acropolis,
Athens:
One of the most famous
buildings in Athens,
Parthenon is
a massive temple which is
built
from ivory, gold and silver.
8. Moai, Easter Islands:
Moai's are
statues which were
created and
carved from stone by
Polynesian
colonizers on the most
deserted
island in the world.
9. Angkor Wat, Cambodia:
One of
the biggest Buddhist and
Hindu
temple of the world which
is
built from stone in 15th
century
AD. Due to its grand size
Angkor
Wat has been placed in
Cambodian National flag
which
truly shows the spirit of
this
wonder.
10. Teotihuacan, Mexico:
In the
2nd century BC a new
civilization
arose in the valley of
Mexico. This
civilization built the
flourishing
metropolis of Teotihuacán
and
it's huge step pyramids.
The
Pyramid of the Sun was
built
around 100 AD and is 75
meters
high making it the largest
building in Teotihuacán
and one
of the largest in
Mesoamerica.
Seven centuries after the
demise
of the Teotihuacán empire
the
pyramids were honored
and
utilized by the Aztecs and
became a place of
pilgrimage.
11. Christ The Redeemer,
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, and is
located
at the peak of the 700
meters
Corcovado mountain in
the Tijuca
Forest National Park
overlooking
the city.
12. Chichen Itza, 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.
13. Hagia Sophia, Turkey:
Hagia
Sophia is a former
Orthodox
patriarchal basilica, later a
mosque, now a museum
in
Istanbul, Turkey. Famous
in
particular for its massive
dome, it
is considered the epitome
of
Byzantine architecture and
to
have "changed the history
of
architecture." It was the
largest
cathedral in the world for
nearly
a thousand years, until the
completion of the Seville
Cathedral in 1520.
14. Potala Palace, Tibet:
Potala
Palace is located in Lhasa,
Tibet
Autonomous Region,
China. It
was named after Mount
Potala,
the abode of Chenresig or
Avalokitesvara. The Potala
Palace
was the chief residence of
the
Dalai Lama until the 14th
Dalai
Lama fled to Dharamsala,
India,
after an invasion and
failed
uprising in 1959. Today
the
Potala Palace has been
converted
into a museum by the
Chinese.
15. Old City Of Jerusalem,
Israel:
Old city of Jerusalem is a
0.9
square kilometer walled
area
within the modern city of
Jerusalem, Israel. Until the
1860s
this area constituted the
entire
city of Jerusalem. The Old
City is
home to several sites of
key
religious importance: the
Temple
Mount and its Western
Wall for
Jews, the Church of the
Holy
Sepulcher for Christians,
and the
Dome of the Rock and al-
Aqsa
Mosque for Muslims.
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