There are many countries with many landmarks and the landmarks simply resemble what the countries are and what they have to offer and there are situations where certain countries are popular only because of the landmarks they have.
There are many countries with many landmarks and the landmarks simply resemble what the countries are and what they have to offer and there are situations where certain countries are popular only because of the landmarks they have. Landmarks are sometimes for beauty, sometimes they add mystery and many of the times they lure millions of visitors each day to give something wonderful to remember, to add to their memories. Around the world, we can observe that there are many landmarks which are sometimes important aspects of a country’s history, beauty, significant event, a part of some culture or for any special reason. Here are the 15 most famous landmarks in the world.
1. Statue of Liberty, New York
2. Eiffel Tower, Paris
3. Big Ben, London
4. Colosseum, Rome
This is a freestanding amphitheater where ogle gladiator death battles and mock naval combats took place of the ancient Romans and this structure is 513-feet in height and finished its constructions around 82 A.D.
5. Acropolis, Athens
This is regarded as the most celebrated structure of the classical world and this monument was built in the 5th century B.C. This citadel of Athens with a flat top includes the white marble Parthenon and several other beautiful buildings.
6. Grand Canyon Skywalk, AZ
The skywalk is built above the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River which flows below and interestingly what separates the canyon and the 4,000-foot dive is only a reinforced glass of 12.5 inches thickness.
7. Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House is what comes to minds when you are asked or told of Australia and this has always been the symbol of Australia. The structure was completed in 1973 from designs by the architect Jørn Utzon who was unknown then but soon became world famous with this construction. The Sydney Opera House is said to define the Australian city as Sydney has a roof of white concrete sails.
8. Great Wall of China
This great monument which is also the only earth building to be seen at the surface of the moon took millions of laborers a total time period of 2,000 years to build. Also the world’s largest man made structure, the wall stretches along the northern China’s border with Mongolia up to a distance of about 5,500 miles.
9. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
The ancient Egyptians of 2,500 B.C showed their extremely skillful mind and creativity by constructing these limestone temples of which some are even over 484-feet and still astonishes the modern engineers by standing tall and proud.
10. Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This is the world’s largest Art Deco sculpture which was placed on top of the summit of Mount Corcovado in 1931 to make it visible to the entire of Rio de Janeiro and is famous around the world not only among Catholics, but all alike.
11. Taj Mahal, India
Also known as the monument of love, it is said that around 20,000 workers from Asia and Europe spent a time of around 22 years building the beautiful mausoleum with white marble which has become the symbol of enduring love between a man and a woman.
12. Stonehenge, Wiltshire
This is a circle of standing stones of which the construction started around 5000 years ago from the prehistoric areas and the stones have been replaced around 4000 years ago. This place, located in the southern England draws about 8,00,000 visitors a year.
13. Golden gate bridge, San Francisco
This is one of the world’s most beautiful bridges, built across the mouth of San Francisco Bay around the middle of 1930s. The bridge is considered to be one of the top travel destinations if you are in San Francisco.
14. Mount Rushmore, Canada
Also known as the president’s mountain, the Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills belonging to South Dakota. It was the idea of Doane Robinson, who is also known as the Father of Mount Rushmore, which was built with the intention of drawing crowds from all over the world to his state.
15. The statue of the Little Mermaid, Copenhagen
This statue which is sitting on a boulder at the harbor at Copenhagen was given to the city by the owner of the Carlsberg Brewery in 1913 and is based on the famous fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen.
1. Statue of Liberty, New York
Situated in New York, this statue is the world recognized symbol of peace. This sculpture made out of Copper with a height of 151m was a gift from France to the United States and each year more than 3 million visitors come to admire this landmark. This is considered as the symbol of New York.
2. Eiffel Tower, Paris
Amidst the resistance from the inside Parisians with the perception of this stunning piece of architecture as the icon of Paris, this is what come to the mind if we are talking about Paris from anywhere in the world. This is a 984 feet high monument of wrought iron which is framed fabulously with open lattice and at the very first days this managed to wow the 1889 World Expo and without stopping from there, still it manages to bind the hearts of all who visit the place.
3. Big Ben, London
The name refers to its enormous bell weighing 13 tons and this clock which is also the world’s most famous clock has helped Londoners with time since 1859.
4. Colosseum, Rome
This is a freestanding amphitheater where ogle gladiator death battles and mock naval combats took place of the ancient Romans and this structure is 513-feet in height and finished its constructions around 82 A.D.
This is regarded as the most celebrated structure of the classical world and this monument was built in the 5th century B.C. This citadel of Athens with a flat top includes the white marble Parthenon and several other beautiful buildings.
The skywalk is built above the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River which flows below and interestingly what separates the canyon and the 4,000-foot dive is only a reinforced glass of 12.5 inches thickness.
Sydney Opera House is what comes to minds when you are asked or told of Australia and this has always been the symbol of Australia. The structure was completed in 1973 from designs by the architect Jørn Utzon who was unknown then but soon became world famous with this construction. The Sydney Opera House is said to define the Australian city as Sydney has a roof of white concrete sails.
This great monument which is also the only earth building to be seen at the surface of the moon took millions of laborers a total time period of 2,000 years to build. Also the world’s largest man made structure, the wall stretches along the northern China’s border with Mongolia up to a distance of about 5,500 miles.
The ancient Egyptians of 2,500 B.C showed their extremely skillful mind and creativity by constructing these limestone temples of which some are even over 484-feet and still astonishes the modern engineers by standing tall and proud.
This is the world’s largest Art Deco sculpture which was placed on top of the summit of Mount Corcovado in 1931 to make it visible to the entire of Rio de Janeiro and is famous around the world not only among Catholics, but all alike.
Also known as the monument of love, it is said that around 20,000 workers from Asia and Europe spent a time of around 22 years building the beautiful mausoleum with white marble which has become the symbol of enduring love between a man and a woman.
This is a circle of standing stones of which the construction started around 5000 years ago from the prehistoric areas and the stones have been replaced around 4000 years ago. This place, located in the southern England draws about 8,00,000 visitors a year.
This is one of the world’s most beautiful bridges, built across the mouth of San Francisco Bay around the middle of 1930s. The bridge is considered to be one of the top travel destinations if you are in San Francisco.
Also known as the president’s mountain, the Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills belonging to South Dakota. It was the idea of Doane Robinson, who is also known as the Father of Mount Rushmore, which was built with the intention of drawing crowds from all over the world to his state.
This statue which is sitting on a boulder at the harbor at Copenhagen was given to the city by the owner of the Carlsberg Brewery in 1913 and is based on the famous fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen.
