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10 Architectural Landmarks: World's Best Tourist AttractionsJan 27th, 2009 by nobertbermosa
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Travel the world and see some of its most beautiful architectural landmarks. These
landmarks may not belong to the highest bracket of the most famous but certainly
they aren't less beautiful. As a matter of fact, these landmarks belong to the most
visited places in the world.
Travel the world and see some of its most beautiful architectural landmarks. These
landmarks may not belong to the highest bracket of the most famous but certainly they aren't
less beautiful. As a matter of fact, these landmarks belong to the most visited places in the
world.
1. Wat Phra Kaew
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Thailand, known as "The land of The Free", is one of the most visited countries in the world.
One of its beautiful
architectural landmarks that attract tourists from all over the world is the Wat Phra Kaew or
Temple of the Emerald
Buddha in English. It is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is
located in the historic center
of the country's capital - Bangkok.
2. The Great Bath and The Roman Bath in the city of Bath
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The Roman Empire had been gone for so long but scores of its structural legacy like
aqueducts, triumphal arches,
baths and others can still be found anywhere else in its former colonies around the world.
.One of the surviving
structures built by the Romans is the Roman Baths complex, a site of historical interest in the
English city of Bath.
The complex is a very well-preserved Roman site of public bathing. The Baths are now a
major tourist attraction and,
together with the Pump Room, receive more than one million visitors a year. Visitors can see
the Baths and Museum
but cannot enter the water. An audio guide is available in several languages.
3. Persepolis
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Persia is the ancient name of a country which is now known as Iran, a country located in the
Middle East. One of the
major attractions of this country is the Persepolis. It was the ceremonial capital of the Persian
Empire during the
Achaemenid dynasty. The UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site
in 1979. Persepolis is
a major tourist site because of its historical significance.
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4. Hagia Sophia
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Turkey is a country which is located in two continents, part of it belongs to Asia and the other
part belongs to Europe.
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It is one of the most historic countries in the world and has so many natural and structural
landmarks to offer, one of
which is the Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom). It is one of the most visited structural landmarks in
the world. Hagia Sophia
is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous
in particular for its massive
dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. It was the largest cathedral
ever built in the world for nearly
a thousand years, until the completion of the Medieval Seville Cathedral in 1520.
5. The Alhambra
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Spain was once the mightiest country in the world. It contains plenty of beautiful and historic
landmarks. One other
most visited landmark of Spain and one of the most visited in the continent of Europe is The
Alhambra. Literally,
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The Alhambra means "the red one"; the complete name is Qal'at al-Hambra, which means
"The red fortress". It is
a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada in southern Spain. It was
once the residence of the
Muslim rulers of Granada and their court, the Alhambra is now one of Spain's major tourist
attractions exhibiting the
country's most famous Islamic architecture, together with Christian 16th century and later
interventions in buildings
and gardens that marked its image as it can be seen today.
6. Christ The Redeemer
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One of the largest countries in the world and the largest country in South America is Brazil.
One of its major tourist
attraction and one of the most famous architectural landmarks in the world, especially among
Christians is the statue
of Christ the Redeemer. It is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's former
capital. This famous statue
stands 38 meters (120 ft) tall weighs 700 short tons (635 tons), and is located at the peak of
the 700 meters (2,300 ft)
Concovado Mountain in the Tijauca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It is the tallest
of its kind in the world. A
symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
7. St. Peter's Basilica
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Vatican City is the smallest state in the world indeed but it attracts one of the highest
numbers of tourists from around
the world. One of its major attractions is the Basilica of Saint Peter. It occupies a unique
position as one of the holiest
sites and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom". St. Peter's is famous as a place of
pilgrimage, for its liturgical
functions and for its historical associations. It is associated with the papacy, with the
Counter-reformation and with
numerous artists, most significantly Michelangelo. As a work of architecture, it is regarded as
the greatest building of
its age. Contrary to popular misconception, Saint Peter's is not a cathedral, as it is not the
seat of a bishop. It is properly
termed a basilica.
8. Statue of Liberty
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One of the most visited places in the world is New York and when one visits New York, the
Statue of Liberty is surely
included in the itinerary. Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of
Liberty is one of the most
popular architectural landmarks in the world. Worldwide, the Statue of Liberty is one of the
most recognizable icons
of the United States and was, from 1886 until the jet age, often one of the first glimpses of
the United States for
millions of immigrants after ocean voyages from Europe. Visually, the Statue of Liberty
appears to draw inspiration
from the Colossus of Rhodes.
9. Vatican Museum
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When you visit the "City within a City", one of your major tourist destinations will be "The
Vatican Museums". It is located
in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City. Vatican Museums are one of the greatest
museums in the world,
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since they display works from the immense collection built up by Roman Catholic Church
throughout the centuries.
The museums were founded in the 16th century by Pope Julius II. The Sistine Chapel and
the Stabze della Segnatura
decorated by Raphael are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums. As of 2007, it
was visited by 4,310,083
people for the year
10. National Mall & Washington Memorial Park
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The United States of America, young compared to the historic countries in Europe and Asia
but it contains some of the
most popular landmarks frequently visited by tourist from all over the world. One of these
landmarks is the "The
National Mall", an open-area national park in downtown Washington D.C., the capital of the
US. Officially termed by
the National Park Service the "National Mall & Memorial Parks", the term commonly includes
the areas that are
officially part of West Potomac park and Constitution Gardens to the west, and often is taken
to refer to the entire
area between the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol, with the Washington Monument
providing a division slightly
west of the center.
The world's most familiar architectural landmarks in the world are the Pyramid of Giza in
Egypt, Taj Mahal in India,
Colosseum in Rome, The Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower of Paris and the Parthenon of
Athens in Greece.
Undoubtedly, these are the most famous architectural landmarks in the world but the above-
mentioned architectural
landmarks are popular as well.
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