World Landmarks of Great Significance,,,

1. by C Noah Pelletier on November 6, 2012
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Some buildings, art pieces, natural features, and ruinsSome buildings, art pieces, natural features, and ruins
are so well known, their images immediately identifiableare so well known, their images immediately identifiable
to people all over the world, that they have becometo people all over the world, that they have become
icons of place. Here are 82 examples, in alphabeticalicons of place. Here are 82 examples, in alphabetical
order by country.order by country.

2. 1. Perito Moreno Glacier - Patagonia, Argentina

3. 2. Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia

4. 3. Uluru / Ayers Rock - Northern Territory, Australia

5. 4. Schloss Schönbrunn - Vienna, Austria

6. 5. Swarovski Crystal World - Innsbruck, Austria

7. 6. Manneken Pis - Brussels, Belgium

8. 7. Tiger's Nest Monastery - Paro Valley, Bhutan

9. 8. Salar de Uyuni - Potosí and Oruro Departments, Bolivia

10. 9. Cristo Redentor - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

11. 10. Museum of Contemporary Art - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12. 11. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

13. 12. St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - Sofia, Bulgaria

14. 13. Angkor Wat - Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

15. 14. Parliament Hill - Ottawa, Canada

16. 15. CN Tower - Toronto, Canada

17. 16. Niagara Falls - Canada & USA

18. 17. Church of Our Lady before Týn - Prague, Czech Republic

19. 18. Dancing House - Prague, Czech Republic

20. 19. Mano del Desierto - Atacama Desert, Chile

21. 20. Great Wall of China, Mutianyu section - Huairou County, China

22. 21. Tiananmen Square (& Gate of Heavenly Peace) - Beijing, China

23. 22. Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower - Shanghai, China

24. 23. Ruins of St. Paul's - Macau, China

25. 24. Moai - Easter Island, Chile

26. 25. Las Lajas Sanctuary - Ipiales, Colombia

27. 26. Great Pyramids - Giza, Egypt

28. 27. Palace of Westminster - London, United Kingdom

29. 28. Eiffel Tower - Paris, France

30. 29. Cologne Cathedral - Cologne, Germany

31. 30. Brandenburg Gate - Berlin, Germany

32. 31. Neuschwanstein Castle - Schwangau, Germany

33. 32. Hannover Rathaus - Hannover, Germany

34. 33. Gehry Buildings at Medienhafen - Düsseldorf, Germany

35. 34. Acropolis - Athens, Greece

36. 35. Blue domes - Santorini, Greece

37. 36. Hungarian Parliament Building - Budapest, Hungary

38. 37. Szechenyi Chain Bridge - Budapest, Hungary

39. 38. Hallgrimskirkja - Reykjavik, Iceland

40. 39. The Golden Temple - Amritsar, India

41. 40. Taj Mahal - Agra, India

42. 41. Borobudur Temple - Magelang, Indonesia

43. 42. Azadi Tower - Tehran, Iran

44. 43. Dome of the Rock - Old City of Jerusalem, Palestine

45. 44. Colosseum - Rome, Italy

46. 45. Grand Canal - Venice, Italy

47. 46. Trevi Fountain - Rome, Italy

48. 47. Duomo - Milan, Italy

49. 48. Leaning Tower of Pisa - Pisa, Italy

50. 49. Duomo - Florence, Italy

51. 50. Temple of the Golden Pavilion - Kyoto, Japan

52. 51. Petra - Ma’an Governorate, Jordan

53. 52. Bayterek - Astana, Kazakhstan

54. 53. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

55. 54. Crystal Mosque - Terengganu, Malaysia

56. 55. Lord Murugan Statue & Batu Caves - Gombak, Malaysia

57. 56. Great Mosque of Djenné - Djenné, Mali

58. 57. Choijin Lama Temple Museum - Ulan Bator, Mongolia

59. 58. Oslo Opera House - Oslo, Norway

60. 59. Machu Picchu - Cusco Region, Peru

61. 60. Belém Tower - Lisbon, Portugal

62. 61. Palácio Nacional da Pena - Sintra, Portugal

63. 62. Museum of Islamic Art - Doha, Qatar

64. 63. St. Basil's Cathedral - Moscow, Russia

65. 64. African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal

66. 65. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum - Singapore

67. 66. Combs of the Winds - San Sebastian, Spain

68. 67. Dona i Ocell - Barcelona, Spain

69. 68. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias - Valencia, Spain

70. 69. Guggenheim Museum - Bilbao, Spain

71. 70. Changdeokgung Palace - Seoul, South Korea

72. 71. National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - Taipei, Taiwan

73. 72. Potala Palace - Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

74. 73. Rock houses - near Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey

75. 74. Basilica Cistern - Istanbul, Turkey

76. 75. Blue Mosque - Istanbul, Turkey

77. 76. Burj Al-Arab - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

78. 77. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

79. 78. Lincoln Memorial - Washington D.C., United States of America

80. 79. Gateway Arch - St. Louis, United States of America

81. 80. Angel Falls - Canaima National Park, Venezuela

82. 81. Cao Dai Temple - Tay Ninh, Vietnam

83. 82. Victoria Falls - Borders Zambia & Zimbabwe

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