My list of the
Wonders of the World

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Man-made Wonders of the World

  1. Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
  2. Tikal (Guatemala)
  3. Borobudur (Srivijaya, 9th AD, Indonesia)
  4. Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
  5. Petra (Nabataean, 3rd c AD, Jordan)
  6. Forbidden City (Beijing, 1420, China)
  7. Persepolis (Iran)
  8. Registan (Uzbekistan)
  9. Giza pyramids (Egypt)
  10. Palmyra (Syria, 2nd c AD)
  11. Delphi (Greece)
  12. Lalibela (Ethiopia)
  13. Bagan (Burma)
  14. Palitana (India)
  15. Pompei (Italy)
  16. Bam (Iran)
  17. Ganden (Tibet)
  18. Cerveteri (Italy)
  19. Ciudad Perdida (Colombia)
  20. Piazza dei Miracoli (Pisa, Italy
  21. Terracotta soldiers (Xian, China)
  22. Jaisalmer (Rajastan, India)
  23. Venezia/Venice (Italy)
  24. Monte Alban (Mexico)
  25. Karnak (Egypt)
  26. Dubrovnik (Croatia)
  27. Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
  28. Potala (Lhasa, Tibet)
  29. Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
  30. Ellora caves (India)
  31. Abu Simbel (Egypt)
  32. Sistine Chapel (Roma/Rome, Italy)
  33. Tierradentro (Colombia)
  34. Ostia Antica (Italy)
  35. Teotihuacan (Mexico)
  36. Konarak (India)
  37. Naghsh-e-Rostam (Iran)
  38. Monywa (Burma)
  39. Baalbek (Lebanon, 2nd c AD)
  40. Chichen Itza (Mexico)
  41. Chartres (France)
  42. Foro (Roma/Rome, Italy)
  43. Tepuis (Venezuela)
  44. Hagia Sofia (Turkey)
  45. Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
  46. Machu Picchu (Peru)
  47. Palenque (Mexico)
  48. Manhattan (New York, USA)
  49. Nazca (Peru)
  50. Shibam (Yemen)
  51. St Peter's Square (Roma/Rome, Italy)
  52. Varanasi (India)
  53. Kiev: Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (Ukraine)
  54. Gaochang (Turkestan, China)
  55. Preah Vihear (Cambodia)
  56. Wat Pra Kaeo (Thailand)
  57. Thanjavur's temple (India)
  58. Kuelap (Peru)
  59. Fez's medina (Morocco)
  60. Ia (Greece)
  61. Kalyan minaret (Uzbekistan)
  62. Notre Dame (France)
  63. Ruvanveli Mahaseya (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka)
  64. Rothenburg (Germany)
  65. San Gimignano (Italy)
  66. Ouro Prieto (Brazil)
  67. Bruges (Belgium)
  68. Teli (Mali)
  69. Split (Croatia)
  70. Mogao caves (China)
  71. Kremlin (Russia)
  72. Muscat palace (Oman)
  73. Djenne's mosque (Mali)
  74. Geghard monastery (Armenia)
  75. Luang Prabang (Laos)
  76. Tiwanaku (Bolivia)
  77. Cartagena (Colombia)
  78. Wieliczka (Poland)
  79. Parliament (London, Britain)
  80. Isfahan's Imam mosque (Iran)
  81. Patan (Nepal)
  82. Assisi cathedral (Italy)
  83. Banjarmasin (Indonesia)
  84. Santa Maria da Vitoria in Batalha (Portugal)
  85. Zayed Rd (Dubai)
  86. Wadi Dahr (Yemen)
  87. Great Wall (China)
  88. Dendera (Egypt)
  89. Catacombs (Roma/Rome, Italy)
  90. Ganvie (Benin)
  91. Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem, Israel)
  92. Abydos (Egypt)
Wonders that I haven't seen:
  • Ziggurat of Ur (Iraq)
  • Meroe (Sudan)
  • Ephesos and other Hellenistic ruins (Turkey)
  • Nemrut (Turkey)
  • Stone monoliths (Easter Islands)
  • Indus Valley civilizations (Pakistan)
  • Stonehenge (Britain)
  • Megaliths (Malta)
Natural wonders that I have visited by category
Rivers: Waterfalls: Lakes: Mountains: Deserts: Wildlife: Canyons: