This stunning collection of remarkable Hindu and Buddhist temples is one of the “Seven Wonders Of The World” will offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience Hindu and Buddhist cultures within a single landmark that is the world's largest religious monument.
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California. Burney Falls is a year-round 129 foot waterfall that is fed from an underground spring. The spectacular waterfall was allegedly nicknamed, The Eighth Wonder of the World by the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909).
Angkor Wat is so massive that the Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx (overlay) would easily fit within the compound with acres and acres to spare. [OS] [940 x 628] The Angkor Wat temple AND surrounding land is bigger than the Pyramids. The actual temple itself is smaller than the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Göbekli Tepe is famous for being the oldest temple in the world. According to historians and archaeologists, this temple was erected in southern Turkey 11,600 years ago. Therefore, the sanctuary predates the invention of writing or the wheel, or even the beginning of agriculture and animal husbandry.
Of the original Seven Wonders of the World, only one—the Great Pyramids of Giza—still exists. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus have all faded to dust and memory.
The Seven Wonders of the World are a group of places around the globe that are considered to be of great importance. These are: The Colosseum in Italy, Petra in Jordan, Chichén Itzá in Mexico, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, Taj Mahal in India and The Great Wall of China.
Today only one of the original wonders still exists, and there is doubt that all seven ever existed, but the concept of the wonders of the world has continued to excite and fascinate people everywhere for centuries.
The Seven Wonders of the World are a group of places around the globe that are considered to be of great importance. These are: The Colosseum in Italy, Petra in Jordan, Chichén Itzá in Mexico, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, Taj Mahal in India and The Great Wall of China.