The Pyramids
The pyramids of Egypt, all the monumental remains that we have inherited from the ancient Egyptians, including three Great Pyramids of Giza, are both more impressive and more emblematic of this civilization.
If it was in its origin, for the king, the idea of a burial pyramid was quickly taken up by relatives of the sovereign. Khufu may have been the first to allow its women to be raising such a tomb.
Tombs of kings, queens and great officers of state, whose construct...
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Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef world. It is situated off Queensland, Australia. It covers 2 600 km from Bundaberg to the tip of Cape York. Covering an area of 350 000 km ², it can be seen from space. By comparison, Germany has an area of 357 000 km ². The Great Barrier Reef has more than 2 000 islands and reefs around 3 000 of all kinds. It can be seen near the coast, but the most spectacular are some 50 km offshore. It is listed as...
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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is an old Llaqta Inca in the fifteenth century, perched on a rocky hill that unites Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu on the eastern slope of central Andes . His name was Picho Picchu.
According to documents of the sixteenth century, Machu Picchu was one of the residences of the emperor Pachacutec. However, some of the largest buildings and the ceremonial character of the main access road to Llaqta show that the place was used as a relig...
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Jeita Grotto
There are few caves in the world that can rival the opulence or extended with Jeita caves. In these caves frequented by humans since the Paleolithic period through which flows the underground river that feeds the main source of Nahr el - Kalb, the combined action of water and time has wrought in the bowels of the wooded foothills of Mount Lebanon sculptures and draperies worthy of the most beautiful cathedrals. Jeita caves are located 20 kilometers north of Beirut, in the verdant valley...
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Maldives
The Maldives is an island in the Indian Ocean located in the southern Indian subcontinent, south India and south-west of Sri Lanka. The country consists of 22 atolls and three islands isolated or 1 199 islands in total, stretching from north to south between the Lakshadweep and the British territory of the Indian Ocean. Many of these islands are islands away. The capital and largest city of the country is Male....
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal, which means Crown Palace is located in Agra, near the Yamuna River in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is a white marble mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Arjumand Banu Begam, also known as Mumtaz Mahal, which in Persian means "the light of the palace." She died June 17, 1631, giving birth to their fourteenth child while she went to the country. It is a first burial place in the garden to Zainabad Burhampur. Followin...
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Amazon
The Amazon is a river in South America. Its average flow is of 209 000 m³ / s , being higher than all other rivers on the planet: the volume of water transported is equal to that of the six rivers that follow it in the hierarchy. With a length of approximately 6 500 km, it is among the longest rivers on Earth. The Amazon drains an area of 6 950 000 km ² or 40% of South America and the equivalent of one and half times the area of the European Union (the Congo river to the second area...
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Jeju Island
Jeju Island is located 85 km from the Korean peninsula, and is the only subtropical region of the country. The volcano Hallasan, the highest of South Korea, rises to 1 950 meters. The eruption of the volcano Hallasan, now extinct, is the origin of the formation of the island....
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The Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular natural monuments on Earth, being crossed by the Colorado River, for millions of years. The Grand Canyon National Park is located in northwestern Arizona. The Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River in the plateau of the same name. The huge canyon is 445 kilometers long and about 25 km width, while the height is more than 1500 meters.
Founded in 1919, the park is visited annually by more than four mill...
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Angel Falls in Venezuela
Salto Angel or Salto del Angel (Angel Falls) is located in southeastern Venezuela, by those of his 978 meters, the tallest waterfall in the world (with a step of 805 m). The locals called it Kerekupai-Meru Bounce deepest meaning. Region located in Gran Sabana, Angel Falls is the most isolated in Venezuela and maybe the world. Completely inaccessible by road, Angel will give a choice: either risk a few days climbing, rafting, climbing and based on either hire a pilot to take you to the right p...
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Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher (Cliffs of Moher in English, Irish Aillte Mhothair year, "Cliffs of Ruins") are sets of cliffs located on the town of Liscannor at the south-west of Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The cliffs are up to 214 m above the Atlantic Ocean on a length of 8 km.
The tower O'Brien (O'Brien tower) was built in 1835, amid the cliffs by Sir Cornelius O'Brien to provide a vantage point for the many tourists who were already on the site. On a clear day you can see also t...
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Cecile said:
In my opinion, each place on earth deserves to be included in the ranking, as we live in a truly beautiful world! ;)