The Parthenon
The Parthenon is a former temple located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the…
The Great Wall of China
As a form of defense against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe, the Great Wall of China was built…
Angkor Wat
The largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia with a site measuring 162.6…
Petra
Petra is a city in Jordan that is known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō. It is historically and…
The Alhambra
Granada, Andalusia, Spain, is the location of the palace complex Alhambra. In addition to being an important monument of Islamic…
Easter Island
It is located in the southern Pacific Ocean, on the edge of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania, at the southeasternmost…
Machu Picchu
Located on a 2,430-meter mountain ridge in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel.…