Which is the most beautiful monument in the world?

The Taj Mahal, India The Taj Mahal is considered one of the world's most famous architectural masterpieces. It was built between 1631 and 1653 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their 14th child.



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Even so, Our Lady of Paris stands tall and consolidates as the most visited monument in the world. Some 12 million people visit this cathedral more than 850 years old.

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The Taj Mahal is considered to be the greatest architectural achievement in the whole range of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its recognised architectonic beauty has a rhythmic combination of solids and voids, concave and convex and light shadow; such as arches and domes further increases the aesthetic aspect.

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Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site of a temple in Southeastern Turkey and has been dated back to 9500 - 8000 BCE. This date was discovered by carbon dating old tools found during excavations. This building is in fact the oldest structure on earth that we have found to date.

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With more than 7 million visitors every year, it is the most visited paid monument in the world. The Eiffel tower is listed as a historical monument since June 24th, 1964. With a height of 312 meters at the beginning, the Eiffel Tower remained for 41 years the highest monument in the world.

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Moais – Easter Island, Chile The famous Moai of Easter Island are one of the rarest and most mysterious monuments on the planet. There are around 900 of them in total, making it the largest sculptural art exhibition in Rapa Nui. Interestingly, some of the sculptures form groups and others are isolated.

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Sorrow was never so beautiful. India's Taj Mahal, fashioned from marble and heartbreak, was built by Mogul emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved consort, Empress Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth.

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Italy Is the Country With the Most World Heritage Sites.

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Overlooking the Konya plain in southern Anatolia in Turkey are the remains of a city that was founded over 9,000 years ago. Possibly the first city in history, Çatalhöyük had no streets nor any identifiable public buildings, yet it had a population that at some point probably reached as high as 10,000 people.

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The beauty and unique charm of the Taj Mahal attracts millions of Indian as well as foreign tourists each year. Furthermore, the white dome at the centre of the mausoleum is beautiful and it is 35 meters in height. There are four other domes that are smaller in size and are on the four corners of the Taj Mahal.

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