Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
Great Pyramid of Giza is the
oldest and the largest pyramid located in the Giza Necropolis, bordering Egypt.
It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that remains even
today.
The Colosseum (originally called
as Flavian Amphitheater) is the
largest Roman amphitheater in the world that can seat up to 45,000 spectators
at a time. It is located in the center
of the city of Piazza del Colosseo, Rome, Italy.
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of
China, one of the wonders of the world, was built over 2000 years ago by the
Qin Shi Huangdi. It reflects the collision and exchange between the
agricultural and nomadic civilizations in the ancient China.
Hagia Sophia, Turkey
Hagia Sophia, also known as The Church of Holy
Wisdom, is a great architectural beauty and an important
monument, located in Isthambul, Turkey. Once a church, later a mosque and now a
museum at the Turkish Republic, Hagia Sophia is universally acknowledged as one
of the great buildings in the world.
Stonehenge, England
Stonehenge is a pre-historic
monument located in the English country of Wiltshire and is composed of
circular settings of standing stones set within earthworks. It is located at the center of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in
England, including several burial mounds.
Machu Picchu, South America
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian
Inca site located 7000 feet above sea level in the Cusco
Region of Peru, South America. It is well known as The Lost Cities and is
situated on the hilltop between the Andean Mountain Range.
Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum built by
the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal and is located
in Agra, India. It is considered as the “Epitome of Love” and a “Monument of
Immeasurable Beauty”. Standing majestically on the banks of River Yamuna, the
Taj Mahal is synonymous to love and romance.
Empire State Building, New York
The Empire State Building is a
102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the
intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It is the third-tallest
completed skyscraper in the United States.
The Golden Gate Bridge, California
The Golden Gate Bridge is a
suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate and is one of the most
internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California and the United
States. It has been declared as one of the modern Wonders of the World by the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Victoria Falls Zimbabwe-Zambia
The Victoria Falls (also known as
Mosi-oa-Tunya ) is a waterfall
located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia
and Zimbabwe. The unique geography of the falls is that you can watch them
face-on and get to enjoy the full force of the spray, noise and spectacular
rainbows. The best time to view the Victoria Falls is during the rainy season
from March to May.
The CN Tower is a communication
and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing 553.33 meters
tall, it was completed in 1976 and is the world's tallest free-standing
structure and tower at the time.
Chichen Itza is
the 2nd most visited archeological site, located in the municipality of Tinum, in the Mexican
state of Yucatán. The Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen-Itza, known as
“El Castillo” is one of the new seven wonders of the world. Apart from the Kukulkan Pyramid, in Chichen
Itza, there many other archaeological sites to visit, all carrying traces from
Mayan Culture in many ways.
The Old City of Jerusalem is
considered as the holy city of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is
recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. It is
located with 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.
An aurora is a
natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude regions,
caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high
altitude atmosphere. In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora borealis (or the northern
lights), named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora.
Grand Canyon, United States
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided
canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States, in the state of
Arizona. It is managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal
Nation and the Havasupai Tribe.
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the
world's largest coral reef system composed of 2,900 individual reefs and
900 islands stretching over 2,600 kilometers. Because of its natural beauty,
both below and above the water surface, the Great Barrier Reef has become one
of the world’s tourist attractions.
