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Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
(Top) 1 Global. 2 Africa. Toggle Africa subsection. 2.1 Kenya. 2.2 Morocco. 2.3 Sierra Leone. 2.4 Swaziland. ... List of World War II monuments and memorials in ...
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (from left to right, top to bottom): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (also known as the Mausoleum of Mausolus), Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria as depicted by 16th-century Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck.
The monument has a central tower and 2 side towers, the former with an entrance defined by a massive lintel of 3.20 m (10.5 ft). The central chamber has a false dome, which is more than 6 m (20 ft) high. [106] The King's Grave: Sweden: Europe: 1400 BCE Tomb Near Kivik is the remains of an unusually grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial. [107]
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3]
The world heritage site Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama Buddha, is located in southern Nepal, and there are other important religious pilgrimage sites throughout the country. Namche Bazaar , Gateway to Mount Everest under snow
One World Trade Center: New York City United States: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: 2012 3.80 [17] 4.49 Marina Bay Financial Centre: Singapore Singapore: Kohn Pedersen Fox with DCA Architects Hongkong Land, Keppel REIT, Suntec REIT, DBS Bank: 2010 3.21 [18] 3.99 Lotte World Tower: Seoul South Korea ...