1 Complete listThis is the complete and up-to-date World Heritage List, ordered by country and followed by the number of reviews submitted by visitors to this website. Afghanistan Minaret of Jam(0) Bamiyan Valley(2) Albania Butrint (3) Berat and Gjirokastra(3) Algeria Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad(1) Tassili n'Ajjer(1) M'Zab Valley(1) Djémila(3) Tipasa(2) Timgad(1) Kasbah of Algiers(1) Andorra Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (2) Argentina Los Glaciares(2) Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis (5) Iguazu National Park (6) Cueva de las Manos (1) Peninsula Valdes (4) Ischigualasto / Talampaya (2) Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (3) Quebrada de Humahuaca (2) Armenia Haghpat and Sanahin (4) Monastery of Geghard (4) Echmiatsin and Zvartnots (5)
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AfghanistanMinaret of Jam (0)Bamiyan Valley (2)
AlbaniaButrint (3)
Berat and Gjirokastra (3)AlgeriaAl Qal'a of Beni Hammad (1)Tassili n'Ajjer (1)M'Zab Valley (1)Djémila (3)Tipasa (2)Timgad (1)Kasbah of Algiers (1)
AndorraMadriu-Perafita-Claror Valley(2)
ArgentinaLos Glaciares (2)Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis (5)Iguazu National Park (6)Cueva de las Manos (1)Peninsula Valdes (4)Ischigualasto / Talampaya (2)Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (3)Quebrada de Humahuaca (2)
ArmeniaHaghpat and Sanahin(4)Monastery of Geghard (4)Echmiatsin and Zvartnots (5)
AustraliaKakadu National Park (4)Great Barrier Reef (15)Willandra Lakes (3)Tasmanian Wilderness (7)Lord Howe Island (2)Gondwana Rainforests (5)Uluru (5)Wet Tropics of Queensland (7)Heard and McDonald Islands (0)Shark Bay (2)Macquarie Island (0)Fraser Island (11)Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (3)Greater Blue Mountains(20)Purnululu National Park (2)Royal Exhibition Building (8)
Sydney Opera House (5)Australian Convict Sites (4)Ningaloo Coast (1)
AustriaSalzburg (8)Semmering Railway (3)Schönbrunn (9)Hallstatt-Dachstein (9)Graz (4)Wachau Cultural Landscape (4)
BelgiumBelfries (6)Flemish Béguinages (8)The Four Lifts (5)Grand Place, Brussels (17)Brugge (13)Major Town Houses (4)Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (11)Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (4)Plantin-Moretus Museum (3)
Stoclet House (3)BelizeBelize Barrier Reef (2)
BeninRoyal Palaces of Abomey (2)
BoliviaPotosi (2)Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos (3)
Sucre (2)Tiwanaku (2)El Fuerte de Samaipata (4)Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (0)
Bosnia HerzegovinaMostar (7)Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic Bridge (2)
BrazilOuro Preto (4)Olinda (3)Salvador de Bahia (1)Congonhas (2)Brasilia (3)Serra da Capivara National Park (2)São Luis (1)Diamantina (2)Discovery Coast (0)Atlantic Forest (1)Central Amazon Conservation Complex (0)Pantanal (3)Iguacu (6)Goias (0)Brazilian Atlantic Islands (5)Cerrado Protected Areas (1)
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis (5)São Francisco Square (1)
BulgariaBoyana Church (4)Madara Rider (2)Thracian tomb of Kazanlak (2)Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo (1)Rila Monastery (8)Nessebar (4)Srebarna Nature Reserve (2)
Pirin National Park (2)Thracian tomb of Sveshtari (2)
CanadaL'Anse aux Meadows (4)Nahanni National Park (1)Dinosaur Provincial Park (8)Glacier parks (3)SGang Gwaay (1)Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (12)Wood Buffalo National Park (1)Québec (9)Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (8)Gros Morne National Park (11)Miguasha Park (4)Old Town Lunenburg (2)Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (3)Rideau Canal (3)Joggins Fossil Cliffs (1)
Cape VerdeCidade Velha (1)
Centr. Afr. RepublicManovo-Gounda St. Floris (2)
ChileRapa Nui (7)Churches of Chiloé (4)Valparaiso (5)
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2)Sewell Mining Town (4)
ChinaOld Town of Lijiang (17)Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (3)Longmen Grottoes (4)Imperial Tombs (5)Xidi and Hongcun (3)Mount Taishan (4)
Great Wall (14)Imperial Palace (8)Mogao Caves (4)Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer (4)Peking Man Site (2)Huangshan (6)Jiuzhaigou Valley (3)Huanglong (2)
Wulingyuan (4)Mountain Resort, Chengde (12)Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius (6)Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (3)Potala Palace (9)Lushan National Park (1)Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha (4)Ping Yao (7)Classical Gardens of Suzhou (6)Summer Palace (7)Temple of Heaven (9)Mount Wuyi (1)Dazu Rock Carvings (6)Yungang Grottoes (4)Three parallel rivers of Yunnan (3)Koguryo Kingdom (1)Macao (5)
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (3)Yin Xu (2)South China Karst (5)Kaiping Diaolou (3)Fujian Tulou (3)Mount Sanqingshan (0)Mount Wutai (2)Dengfeng (1)China Danxia (1)West Lake (2)
ColombiaCartagena(3)Los Katios National Park (0)Santa Cruz de Mompox (1)Tierradentro (1)San Agustín (1)Malpelo (0)Coffee Cultural Landscape (0)
Congo (Democratic Republic)Virunga National Park (0)
Garamba National Park (1)Kahuzi-Biega National Park (6)Salonga National Park (0)Okapi Wildlife Reserve (2)
Costa RicaTalamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves (3)Cocos Island (0)
Côte d'IvoireTaï National Park (1)Comoé National Park (1)Mount Nimba (1)
CroatiaCathedral of St. James in Sibenik (3)Dubrovnik (6)Split (6)Plitvice Lakes (4)Euphrasian Basilica in Porec (2)Trogir (2)Stari Grad Plain (1)
Cuba
First Coffee Plantations (1)Old Havana (3)Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios (3)Viñales Valley (1)San Pedro de la Roca Castle (1)Desembarco del Granma National Park (1)Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (0)Cienfuegos (1)Camagüey (0)CyprusPaphos (4)
Painted Churches in the Troödos Region (4)Choirokoitia (10)
Czech RepublicHoly Trinity Column (6)Prague(15)Cesky Krumlov (11)Telc (5)Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk (5)Kutna Hora (7)Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (3)
Gardens and Castle at Kromer (6)Holasovice (4)Litomysl Castle (4)Tugendhat Villa (12)Trebic (5)
EcuadorGalapagos Islands (1)Quito (2)Sangay National Park (1)Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca (1)
Egypt
Pyramids (Memphis) (10)Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (6)Nubian Monuments (5)Historic Cairo (6)Abu Mena (2)Saint Catherine Area (4)Wadi Al-Hitan (3)
El SalvadorJoya de Ceren (7)
EstoniaTallinn (7)Struve Geodetic Arc (5)
EthiopiaSimien National Park (12)Lower Valley of the Awash (1)Tiya (2)Aksum (3)Lower Valley of the Omo (2)Lalibela (10)
Fasil Ghebbi (8)Harar (2)Konso (2)
FinlandSammallahdenmäki (2)Old Rauma (4)Fortress of Suomenlinna (4)
Petäjävesi Old Church (2)Verla Groundwood and Board Mill (2)Struve Geodetic Arc (5)High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (2)
FranceLoire Valley (7)Pyrénées - Mount Perdu (3)Mont-Saint-Michel (7)Chartres Cathedral (10)Versailles (12)Vezelay (6)Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley (2)Fontainebleau (5)Amiens Cathedral (9)Orange (4)Arles (2)
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (3)Strasbourg (7)Paris, Banks of the Seine (12)Reims (3)Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (3)Avignon (2)Nancy (5)Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (4)Gulf of Porto (1)Pont du Gard (5)Fortified City of Carcassonne (7)
Bourges Cathedral (4)Canal du Midi (6)Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (6)Lyon (5)Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (4)Provins (6)Le Havre (4)Belfries (6)Bordeaux (2)Fortifications of Vauban (7)Lagoons of New Caledonia (0)
Albi (0)Pitons of Reunion (0)Prehistoric Pile Dwellings (0)Causses and Cévennes (0)
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust (7)Lübeck (5)Pilgrimage Church of Wies (4)Hildesheim Cathedral and Church (4)Trier (15)Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (3)Potsdam (6)Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (5)Quedlinburg (4)Maulbronn Monastery (4)Rammelsberg and Goslar(4)
Upper Middle Rhine Valley (7)Town Hall and Roland, Bremen (5)Muskauer Park (5)Frontiers of the Roman Empire (7)Regensburg (6)Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (6)Wadden Sea (2)Primeval Beech Forests (4)
GhanaForts and Castles Gold Coast (3)Asante Traditional Buildings (2)
GreeceTemple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (9)Archaeological Site of Delphi (7)Acropolis (15)Mount Athos (4)Meteora (5)Thessalonika (9)Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (7)Rhodes (3)Archaeological Site of Mystras (3)
Olympia (5)Delos (1)Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios (2)Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos (1)Archaeological Site of Aigai (9)Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (6)Island of Patmos (1)Corfu (2)
Budapest (13)Hollókö (3)Hortobágy (2)Pannonhalma (5)Tokaji Wine Region (1)Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (4)Fertö/Neusiedlersee (2)
IcelandThingvellir (2)Surtsey (2)
IndiaKhajuraho Group of Monuments (3)Taj Mahal (24)Fatehpur Sikri (9)Keoladeo National Park (9)
Agra Fort (6)Humayun's Tomb (7)Qutb Minar (7)Churches and Convents of Goa (7)Pattadakal (3)Hampi (10)Ajanta Caves (7)Ellora Caves (13)Elephanta Caves (6)Sun Temple, Konarak (6)Mahabalipuram (4)
Chola Temples (19)Valley of Flowers National Park (2)Kaziranga National Park (0)Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (0)Sundarbans National Park (4)Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (4)Mountain Railways of India(9)Mahabodhi Temple Complex (4)Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (10)Champaner-Pavagadh (3)Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (12)
Red Fort (3)Jantar Mantar (2)
IndonesiaBorobudur (12)Sangiran Early Man Site (4)Ujung Kulon National Park (2)Komodo National Park (1)
Persian Garden (0)IraqHatra (1)Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (0)Samarra (0)
IrelandBend of the Boyne (6)Skellig Michael (6)
IsraelOld City of Jerusalem (11)Masada (8)Old City of Acre (2)White City of Tel-Aviv (5)Biblical Tells (4)Incense Route of the Negev (3)Bahá’i Holy Places (4)
ItalyRome (9)
Venice and its Lagoon (16)Isole Eolie (2)Verona (7)Assisi (3)Castel del Monte (10)Pisa (15)Florence (12)Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (2)
Santa Maria delle Grazie (4)Costiera Amalfitana (3)Crespi d'Adda (3)Royal Palace at Caserta (2)San Gimignano (7)Matera (7)Vicenza (3)Siena (4)Naples (4)Ferrara (2)The trulli of Alberobello (5)Ravenna (3)Pienza (3)Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (3)Botanical Garden, Padua (6)Aquileia (2)Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (6)
Modena (6)Urbino (4)Pompei (5)Agrigento (3)Villa Romana del Casale (10)Su Nuraxi di Barumini (1)Cilento and Vallo di Diano (1)Villa Adriana (Tivoli) (1)Villa d'Este (2)Val di Noto (2)Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (3)
Etruscan Necropolises (2)Val d'Orcia (2)Syracuse (3)Genoa (2)Mantua and Sabbioneta (1)Rhaetian Railway (1)Dolomites (0)Monte San Giorgio (1)Longobards in Italy (2)Prehistoric Pile Dwellings (0)
JapanHoryu-ji Area (6)Himeji-jo (9)Ancient Kyoto (8)Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (5)Genbaku Dome (19)Itsukushima Shrine (11)Ancient Nara (7)
MexicoPalenque (4)Teotihuacan (3)Oaxaca and Monte Alban (5)
Sian Ka'an(14)Mexico City (3)Puebla (5)Guanajuato (6)Chichen-Itza (4)Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino (1)Paquimé (2)Morelia (3)El Tajin (3)Zacatecas (5)Popocatepetl monasteries (3)
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (1)Uxmal (4)Queretaro (3)Hospicio Cabanas (5)Tlacotalpan (6)Campeche (1)Xochicalco (1)Calakmul (1)
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda (4)Luis Barragán House and Studio (2)Gulf of California (1)Tequila (2)Central University City Campus of the UNAM (1)San Miguel (3)Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (1)Camino Real (1)Yagul and Mitla (0)
MoldovaStruve Geodetic Arc (5)
MongoliaUvs Nuur Basin (0)Orkhon Valley (3)Petroglyphs of the Mongolian Altai (0)
MontenegroDurmitor National Park (1)Kotor (4)
MoroccoMedina of Fez (3)Medina of Marrakesh (5)Ksar of Aït-Ben-Haddou (4)Meknes (2)Volubilis (3)
Medina of Tetouan (1)Medina of Essaouira (5)Mazagan (4)
MozambiqueIsland of Mozambique (3)
NamibiaTwyfelfontein (1)
Nepal
Kathmandu Valley (11)Chitwan National Park (10)Lumbini (12)Sagarmatha National Park (4)
Torun (3)Malbork Castle (2)Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (4)Churches of Peace (6)Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland (5)Muskauer Park (5)Centennial Hall (2)
PortugalOporto (4)Belem (7)Sintra (10)Coa Valley and Siega Verde (4)Laurisilva of Madeira (4)Angra do Heroismo (3)Monastery of Batalha (3)Convent of Christ in Tomar (7)
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RomaniaDanube Delta (2)Villages with Fortified Churches (2)Monastery of Horezu (2)Churches of Moldavia (4)
Sighisoara (4)Wooden Churches of Maramures (2)Dacian Fortresses (2)
RussiaKremlin and Red Square (7)St. Petersburg (5)Kizhi Pogost (4)Curonian Spit (3)Ferapontov Monastery (1)Kazan Kremlin (3)
Western Caucasus (0)Golden Mountains of Altai (2)Volcanoes of Kamchatka (0)Lake Baikal (2)Virgin Komi Forests (1)Trinity Sergius Lavra (2)Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye (3)White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal (2)
Cordoba (7)Works of Antoni Gaudí (13)Seville (9)Caceres (7)Roman Walls of Lugo (6)Vall de Boi (3)Atapuerca (3)Burgos Cathedral (8)El Escurial (5)Santiago de Compostela (3)Avila (5)
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon(2)Toledo (7)Garajonay (2)Ibiza (3)Poblet Monastery (3)Mérida (4)Santa Maria de Guadelupe (3)Route of Santiago de Compostela (5)
Donana National Park (4)Cuenca (3)La Lonja de la Seda (3)Las Medulas (3)Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau (6)Yuso and Suso Monasteries (4)Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin (5)Tarraco (4)Alcala de Henares (6)San Cristobal de La Laguna (1)Aranjuez (2)Ubeda and Baeza (4)Pyrénées - Mount Perdu (3)Vizcaya Bridge (3)Teide National Park (1)Tower of Hercules (2)Coa Valley and Siega Verde (4)
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Project Description:There are currently 5 Ramsar Sites in Malaysia.
Tasek Bera Tasek Bera is Malaysia's first Wetlandof International Importance. It islocated in southern central part of Peninsular Malaysia, in the state of Pahang.
Tasek Bera is a lowland alluvialriparian swamp system, which lieswithin the catchment of SungaiPahang, the Peninsular's largest river.
The wetland system consists of a dentritic complex of inflowing streams and swamps,measuring 34.6 km long by 25.3 km wide. The catchment area of Tasek Bera is around61,380 ha. The Ramsar Site of 31,120 ha includes over 6,800 ha of wetland habitats.
Habitat types The wetland consists of a complex range of habitats including rivers and streams,
freshwater and peat swamp forests (79%), transitional open-forested swamps (7%),Pandanus helicopus swamps and Lepironia articulata reedbeds (12%) as well as open water(2%) with a highly diverse algal community and beds of submerged macrophytes.Lowlandforests still cover most of the immediate surrounding of the wetland.
The open waters support the growth of notable aquatic plants such as the Lotus Nelumbonucifera , Water Lilies Nymphaea spp. and BladderwortsUtricularia spp. The endemic
Purple Water TrumpetCryptocoryne purpurea is found in shaded clear streams and waterpools in the freshwater swamp systems. Large areas of open swamps are dominated byScrewpinePandanus helicopus and Tube Sedge Lepironia articulata , along with climberssuch as the Pitcher Plant Nepenthes gracilis .
The wetlands and surrounding lowland forests of Tasek Bera are home to a great diversityof life which includes at least 374 plant species, more than 200 birds, 10 turtles, 68mammals and 94 fish.
Wetlands International with funding from Danish Cooperation for Environment andDevelopment has developed the integrated management plan for the Ramsar site.
Publications on Tasek Bera Wetlands International has produced a number of publications on Tasek Bera
Tajung Piai State Park The Tanjung Piai wetland consists of coastalmangroves and intertidal mudflats. It forms the onlymangrove corridor that connects Pulau Kukup and theSungai Pulai wetlands. Five rivers dissect the TanjungPiai State Park. The mangrove in this State Park is atypical example of a Rhizophora apiculata-Bruguieracylindrica dominated coastal forest.
The mudflats however are extensive, namely at the southern-most tip of Tanjung Piai. Fivespecies of large waterbirds and 7 species of shorebirds were seen to be feeding on thesemudflats. These include migratory species such as the Grey Plower, Whimbrel, CommonRedshank and Greenshank, Terek Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper. The mangroves of Tanjung Piai have been conserved in the past for the protection of the shoreline, as theimmediate hinterlands are all cultivated farmlands.
Bunds were created along the west and east coasts of Tanjung Piai to protect farmlandsfrom being inundated by salt waters. Tidal currents heavily erode Tanjung Piai with thecoastal mangrove fringes being reduced to 50m at certain stretches. The Tanjung Piai StatePark is home to about 20 'true' mangrove plant species as well as 9 more mangrove-associated species, which demonstrates high species diversity in such a small area.
This mangrove area is also rich in fauna: birds (41 species), mammals (7 species), reptiles(7 species) and amphibians (1 species). Species of conservation value include the following- the threatened resident stork Lesser Adjutant; the rare or uncommon species of waders(shorebirds) such as the Malaysian Plover, Spotted Greenshank, Asian Dowitcher, Spoon-
billed Sandpiper and Chinese Crested Tern; and mammals such as the Dusky Leaf Monkey,Smooth Otter, Long-tailed and Pig-tailed Macaques, Wild Pig and the Flying Fox.
Pulau Kukup State Park Pulau Kukup is a mangrove island located atabout 1 km offshore from the south-westernregion of the state of Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.It is a small mangrove island (approximately647.2 ha) surrounded by mudflats (about 800 ha).The island experienced extensive harvesting formangrove wood back in the 80', however, woodextracting operations from this island had ceased
since August 1993. Regeneration of mangrove tree species has indeed taken place sincethen.
The natural resources of Pulau Kukup have never been studied in detail. As a result, thesetype of wetland habitats are under-represented and ignored in the list of wetland habitats of national importance. Pulau Kukup was officially gazetted as a State Park under theurisdictionof the Johor State Park Corporation on 27 March 1997. The objective of turning
this island into a state park was to promote preservation of this habitat in PeninsularMalaysia, as well to promote the eco-tourism sector and to provide research avenues.
The main reason of turning Pulau Kukup into a state park was for conservation purposes,the Johor State Park Corporation strongly believed that an ecological assessment of thewhole island was needed as data on the natural resources of Pulau Kukup are very scarce.Wetlands International was commissioned by the Johor State Park Corporation to carry outa study on the ecological assessment of Pulau Kukup, Johor.
well with the Ramsar Convention guidelines for the implementation of the wise-use conceptof wetland resources.
Kuching Wetlands National ParkA saline mangrove system in Sarawak with floracomprising predominantly the genera Rhizophora,Avicennia and Sonneratia. The site harbours suchnoteworthy species as Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylusporosus), Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) (endemic toBorneo and listed as 'Endangered', IUCN Red List), LesserAdjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus ('Vulnerable')), and
Griffith's Silver Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus villosus). The site has value as a breedingand nursery ground for fish and prawn species - 43 families of fishes and 11 species of prawns have been recorded, many of which are commercially important.
Its proximity to the city of Kuching, the Damai resort complex, and two other national parksrenders it of high potential value for tourism, education and recreation. The area ishistorically important: there was a Chinese settlement there probably as early as the 1stcentury AD, and early Malay, Hindu and Buddhist relics from the 9th century AD havebeen excavated at Santubong Village. The discovery of gold made the area an importanttrading and iron mining centre from the 7th to 13th centuries; some enigmatic rock carvingsof human figures remain from this period. In the 15th century, Santubong was the site of theoriginal Brunei Malay capital of Sarawak.www.wetlands.org/Whatwedo/.../ Ramsar -sites-in-Malaysia .aspx
SEVEN WONDERS IN THE WORLDThe "New" Seven Wonders of the WorldOn July 7, 2007 (7-7-07) an organization announced a "new" set of the Seven Wonders of the Worldbased on online voting from around the world...
Chichen Itza, Mexico - Mayan CityChrist Redeemer, Brazil - Large StatueThe Great Wall, ChinaMachu Picchu, PeruPetra, Jordan - Ancient CityThe Roman Colosseum, ItalyThe Taj Mahal, India
The Roman Colosseum (Italy)The New Seven Wonders of the World
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The Roman Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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The Colosseum (also spelled Coliseum) was built by the Roman emperor Vespasian between 68 and 79AD AD, as an amphitheater for spectacular games and events for the Roman people. It could hold up to50,000 people.
The Taj Mahal (India)The New Seven Wonders of the World
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The New Seven Wonders: Taj Mahal, India
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The Taj Mahal, at Agra, India, was built at the request of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the 17thcentury in memory of his wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal who died in AH 1040 (AD 1630). The exquisitearchitectural structure, designed by the famed Islamic architect Ustad 'Isa, was completed in 1648.
Machu Picchu (Peru)The New Seven Wonders of the World
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New Seven Wonders: Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu was the royal residence of the Inca king Pachacuti, ruled between AD 1438-1471. Thehuge structure is located on the saddle between two huge mountains, and at an elevation of 3000 feetabove the valley below.
Tourists visit the treasury of the ancient city of Petra on May 16, 2007 in Petra, Jordan
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The archaeological site of Petra was a Nabataean capital city, occupied beginning in the sixth century BC.The most memorable structure--and there are plenty to choose from--is the Treasury, or (Al-Khazneh),carved out of the red stone cliff during the first century BC.
Chichén Itzá (Mexico)The New Seven Wonders of the World
By K. Kris Hirst, About.com Guide
Close-up of Chac Mask (Long Nosed God), Chichen Itza, Mexico
Dolan Halbrook
Chichén Itzá is a Maya civilization archaeological ruin in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. The site'sarchitecture has both classic Puuc Maya and Toltec influences, making it a fascinating city to wanderthrough. Built beginning about 700 AD, the site reached its heyday between about 900 and 1100 AD.
The Great Wall of ChinaThe New Seven Wonders of the World
By K. Kris Hirst, About.com Guide
The Great Wall of China, in winter
Charlotte Hu
The Great Wall of China is a masterpiece of engineering, including several chunks of massive wallsextending for a hunge length of 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) across much of what is China. The GreatWall was begun during the Warring States period of Zhou Dynasty (ca 480-221 BC), but it was the Qindynasty emperor Shihuangdi (he of the terracotta soldiers) who began consolidation of the walls.
Christ Redeemer Statue in Rio deJaneiro, BrazilWorld Wonder: Christ Redeemer Statue
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
The Art Deco-style Christ Redeemer statue towers atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio deJaneiro, Brazil.
Christ Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
About the Christ Redeemer Statue Towering over Rio de Janeiro, the Christ Redeemer statue is 125 feet (38 m) tall, including the pedestal.The pedestal contains a chapel large enough for 150 worshipers.
The Christ Redeemer statue was designed by Heitor da Silva Costa and carved by Frenchsculptor Paul Landowski. The Christ Redeemer statue took five years to construct and wasinaugurated on October 12, 1931.