221 Amazing Monuments Around The World

The Big Ben is the nickname extended to the Clock Tower built in London in 1858. This tower that has officially been known as the Elizabeth Tower since 2012, is the second largest four-facing tower in the world. The total height of the tower is 96 metres. The movement of the clock, and also the […]

The Great Wall of China is a series of walls built from Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, from the 7th century BC to the 14th century AD. The Great Wall was constructed by early Chinese empires to protect their states from invasions and also as a form of border control.

The Windmills at Kinderdijk are located more specifically in the Alblasserwaard, built between 1738-1740. The largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands, these 19 massive windmills were built for a specific purpose. And that was to keep the ever-rising water out of the polder by pumping water into a reservoir. The windmills form 2

The Palace of Versailles, popularly known as Chateau de Versailles, was built between 1661 and 1710 in France. The Palace is comprised of the King’s Apartment, Queen’s Apartment, and Hall of Mirrors, Chapels of Versailles, Royal Opera and the Garden of Versailles that included beautiful fountains. In the 19th century, many rooms were taken over

The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue that was built in 1913, and located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired by the novel of the Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, this monument may be small in size, with a height of 1.25 metres, and the total weight being 175 kilograms. The statue symbolizes the city of

The Great Sphinx is a limestone statue presumably built between 2558-2532 BC in Giza, Egypt. The Great Sphinx of Giza is not only the oldest monumental statue but also the largest monolith statue in the world. It has a height of 20.22 metres and length of 73.5 metres. It is believed that the Sphinx has

The Blue Domed Church, or the Church of the Holy Cross, was originally built between 1835-1840 in Perissa, Santorini.There are many blue domed churches on Santorini, but the Church of the Holy Cross is the largest one. The blue domed church with a slender bell tower, striking frescoes on the interior and a white cross

The Great Pyramid of Khufu was constructed between 2580-2560 BC in Egypt. The monument was built as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. It stood as the tallest man-made structure in the world for at least 3,800 years with an original height of 146.5 metres. The pyramid structure is made from Tura limestone, and

The Gobekli Tepe is one of the earliest structures comprising of 3 megalithic stone circles that date back to the 9th millennium BC, in southern Turkey. The Gobekli Tepe comprises Monolithic T-shaped pillars that were connected by crude walls, and a low bench around the exterior wall. These circles were deliberately buried thousands of years

The ancient archaeological site of Baalbek is a Roman temple located in Lebanon. Its origin is shrouded in mystery. The mysterious stones of Baalbek comprise three 800-tonne stones, known as the Trilithon, that were used to build the west wall of the temple of Jupiter’s complex. It is an enigma as to how and why

The submerged city of Cleopatra’s Alexandria was built around the 8th century BC off the shores of Alexandria, Egypt.Cleopatra’s Alexandria is at least 2,000 years old and was lost to the sea for over 1,600 years, as a result of geological and cataclysmic phenomena. A major portion of the city is still intact, with historians

The Yonaguni monument, an underwater rock formation, was discovered in 1987 off the coast of Yonaguni, in Japan. Ever since its discovery, this monument has come under a lot of debate as to whether the ‘pyramid-like formations’ are naturally formed, or man-made making them possibly 2,000-3,000 years old. The structure comprises tall pillars, columns, a

The Georgia Guidestones is a monument made of granite that was constructed in 1980 in Georgia, United States. Often referred to as the ‘American Stonehenge’, this monument was meant to provide basic guidelines that are required to rebuild a shattered civilization. 5.87 metres in height, this structure contains 10 guidelines inscribed in 8 modern languages

Le Mont Saint-Michel is an island commune that was founded by an Irish hermit in Normandy, France around the 8th century.Le Mont Saint-Michel was used as a strategic fortification since it was discovered. The town is constructed in a manner that represents feudal society, with God and the monastery at the top, great halls, stores

The Hagia Sophia, which means ‘Holy wisdom’ in Greek, was built in Constantinople (present-day Turkey) between 532 and 537.Built as a Greek orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica, the Hagia Sophia later served the purpose of an Imperial mosque, and is now converted into a museum. Its massive dome, which was the essence of Byzantine architecture, is