Everyone wants to travel the world and visit the beautiful sites, but with so many places to visit where do you start? When on a journey to travel the globe,Make sure these places are there in your Bucket List
GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA(EGYPT)
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
PETRA(JORDAN)
Continually voted the top attraction in Jordan, the “lost city” of Petra is often referred to as one of the ancient wonders of the world.Petra Jordan is by far the best known tourist attraction in Jordan and is considered a national treasure. Now a UNESCO World heritage site, one of the ancient wonders of the world is located 3 hours south of Amman.
THE ROMAN COLOSSEUM,ITALY
Colosseum is a historical relic in the form of a large performance hall located in the State Capital of Italy, Rome, called the original “Flavian Amphitheatre”, founded by King Vespasian and completed by his son Titus. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering.
CHRIST THE REDEEMER(STATUE)
Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world. It is 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 metres (31 ft) pedestal, and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tonnes and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.
MACHU PICCHU(PERU)
Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire. It was abandoned just over 100 years later, in 1572, as a belated result of the Spanish Conquest .Most seasoned travelers agree that Machu Picchu in Peru is the world’s most dramatic ruins. It sits boldly perched on a steep sided mountain saddle far above the partially encircling Urubamba River gorge.
What remains of the precision stonework of the pre-Colombian Inca temples and palaces clearly reveals how exalted Machu Picchu was in its glory days.
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups. Several walls have been built since the 5th century BC that are referred to collectively as the Great Wall, which has been rebuilt and maintained from the 5th century BC through the 16th century. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; the majority of the existing wall was built during the Ming Dynasty.
TAJ MAHAL,INDIA
Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements fromPersian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles.
Taj Mahal of India – “the epitome of love”, “a monument of immeasurable beauty”.
The beauty of this magnificent monument is such that it is beyond the scope of words.
GRAND CANYON
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. Take time to enjoy its beauty and size, to sit and to watch the changing play of light and shadows over its vast spaces.
PARICUTIN VOLCANO,MEXICO
Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano which from its birth of eruption between 1943 and 1952, it represented a dramatic period in the lives of Parícutin people, but like most cinder cones it will never erupt again.
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF,AUSTRALIA
It is the largest Corals Reef of the world and is the only collective organism that can be seen from the orbit of the Earth.
VICTORIA FALLS,ZAMBIA
The Victoria Falls is one of the best spectacular natural wonders of the world, also called “Mosi-oa-Tunya” constitutes the largest curtain of water in the world into the Zambezi Gorge with its 1708 meters wide.
