Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) The royal chateau was built by the Sun King Louis XIV, it was (and still is) a symbol of absolute monarchy expressed in stone and environment. |
The White House in Washington D.C. is since 1800 the official residence of the President of the United States, the building is recognized as the symbol of the President, of the President's administration, and of the United States. | ||||
Luxor, Egypt Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes and once the center and the capital of the ancient Egyptian Empire. It is the site of the ruins of Luxor Temple and the Karnak Temple complex, and the necropolises of the "Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. |
Chichén Itzá, Mexico was the most important regional capital of the Mayan culture between the years 750 and 1200 AD, the pre-Columbian city is located in the northern center of the Yucatan Peninsula of present-day Mexico | ||||
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey was a former patriarchal basilica, the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years. In 1453, Constantinople (today Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the building to be converted into a mosque. |
Temple Mount, the Noble Sanctuary with the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israel. | ||||
Schönbrunn Palace the palace was one of the residences of the Habsburg empire in Vienna (Wien), Austria |
Basilica of Saint Peter One of the symbols and focal points for the Catholic faith, part of Vatican City, the papal residence. | ||||
The Borobodur Temple complex, indonesia, is one of the greatest monuments in the world. It is of uncertain age, but thought to have been built between the end of the seventh and beginning of the eighth century A.D. For about a century and a half it was the spiritual centre of Buddhism in Java, then it was lost until its rediscovery in the eighteenth century. |
Moscow Kremlin Kremlin with Cathedral of the Annunciation and Cathedral of the Archangel |
famous places in the world
here are the most famous places in the world, at least the ten of them :D
famous places in new york city
These are New York City's most popular destinations for tourists
empire state building | Rockefeller Center | Grand Central Terminal |
Ellis Island Immigration Museum | statue of liberty | Staten Island Ferry |
American Museum of Natural History | Central Park | The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) |
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