Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It's one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture.
An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, is a large amphitheater that hosted events like gladiatorial games.
The Colosseum, also named the Flavian Amphitheater, is a large amphitheater in Rome.
It was built during the reign of the Flavian emperors as a gift to the Roman people.
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states. It is the longest structure humans have ever built. It is about 21,196 kilometers long, 9.1 metres (30 feet) wide and 15 metres high.
Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá El Castillo—in Spanish, “the castle”—looms at the center of Chichén Itzá, a 79-foot pyramid of stone. Also known as the Pyramid of Kukulkán, the structure embodies Mayan myth along with natural astronomical cycles.
Christ the Redeemer, Portuguese Cristo Redentor, colossal statue of Jesus Christ at the summit of Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. The statue of Christ the Redeemer was completed in 1931 and stands 98 feet tall, its horizontally outstretched arms spanning 92 feet.
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located on a ridge between the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains in Peru.
It sits 7,970 feet (2,430 meters) above sea level on the eastern slope of the Andes and overlooks the Urubamba River hundreds of feet below.