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How beautiful our Earth is! The Taj Mahal in India, the Sydney Opera House in Australia or the Christ the Redeemer who dominates the bay of Rio: these monuments are in themselves a shortcut to the beauty of the world. These imposing works of architecture or sculpture have been considered a “monument” because they were erected in memory of an important fact or a great person.
BEAUTIFUL WORKS ON THE PLANET EVER DESIGNED BY MAN
Most of these buildings are remarkable works of timeless beauty, but above all they constitute a collective memory of humanity spanning the centuries. Here is a little trip among the most prestigious buildings on the planet. Enjoy the 25 most beautiful monuments in the World
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But what would Paris be without its Eiffel Tower? The same as New York without the Statue of Liberty. Paris would not be Paris.
Eiffel TowerLocated at the end of the Champ de Mars. on the banks of the Seine, the iron tower was erected by Gustave Eiffel's workshops for the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889.
THE EIFFEL TOWER - FRANCE
But what would Paris be without its Eiffel Tower? The same as New York without the Statue of Liberty. Paris would not be Paris.
Eiffel TowerLocated at the end of the Champ de Mars. on the banks of the Seine, the iron tower was erected by Gustave Eiffel's workshops for the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889.
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Located in Giza, the Pyramid of Cheops is the oldest and the only survivor of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
KHEOPS PYRAMIDBuilt over 4,500 years ago, this 137-meter-high pyramid was ordered by Pharaoh Khufu, who wished for himself a tomb capable of defying time.
Imothep, an Egyptian architect from the Third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, is said to have designed this pyramid with an equivalent height of 42 floors, with an area of ​​10 soccer fields and composed of 2,500,000 blocks of limestone weighing between 3 and 10 tonnes each! According to theories, the Pyramid would have been built in about twenty years.
The Pyramid of Cheops is the largest burial in the world and for millennia, it was the human construction of all records: the largest (53,000 m²), the most massive (5,000,000 tonnes) and the highest ( 137 meters).
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TAJ MAHAL - INDIA
The Taj Mahal is located on the south bank of the Yamuna River, near Agra, India. This monument tells, without a doubt, the most beautiful architectural love story…
TAJ MAHALIn 1631, Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Emperor Shâh Jahân, died giving birth to their fourteenth child. The emperor is overcome with grief. He then had him build this mausoleum of white marble, the color of mourning in India.
Surrounded by four minarets, this funerary monument stands 56 meters high. The materials necessary for its construction were transported from all over India and Central Asia. In 1666, the emperor Shâh Jahân was buried near his wife.
Today, the Taj Mahal is the most visited monument in India. Each year, nearly 3 million tourists come to admire this mausoleum. But to limit the pollution of the site, only pedicabs and pedestrians are authorized within a perimeter of 10,000 m² around Agra.
Since 1983, the Taj Mahal complex has been classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.
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Located on the island of Liberty Island, in New York, the Statue of Liberty (93 meters high and 10 meters in waist) is considered a masterpiece combining art and technique.
STATUE OF LIBERTY The idea germinated in the head of Edouard de Laboulaye, professor at the Collège de France, in 1865. The project was immediately entrusted to the French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi with the collaboration of Gustave Eiffel for the metal frame. In 1876, the statue was offered by France for the centenary of the Independence of the United States.
In 1903, a poem by Emma Lazarus, entitled The New Colossus, was hung at the base of the monument: "Give me your poor, your exhausted who in close ranks aspire to live free, the scraps of your overcrowded shores, send - me, the underprivileged, that the storm brings me, with my light, I light up the golden door! "
Even today, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of ideals such as human rights, peace, democracy and luck. Since 1984, this monument has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list
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Located in the center of Rome, the Colosseum is the largest amphitheater ever built in the Roman Empire. Its construction began in 72 AD, at the request of the Vespasian Emperor.
COLISEUMWith its 187 meters long, 50 meters high and 155 meters wide, the Colosseum could accommodate up to 65,000 spectators.
This amphitheater was used for gladiatorial combats, wild animals and public executions. It remained in service for almost 500 years. The Colosseum is made up of 4 floors. Inside, the bleachers were organized so as to distinguish the social classes: the first level was reserved for the Emperor and the Senate, the second for the aristocrats and the two other floors made it possible to accommodate the population.
Today, the Colosseum is in a state of ruin. The reasons ? Earthquakes, urban pollution and the recovery of stones for other monuments. However, it remains among the most beautiful monuments in the World
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Located in the state of South Dakota, in the heart of the Black Hills, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a gigantic granite sculpture. It represents the portraits of four American presidents.
MOUNT RUSHMOREFrom left to right: George Washington (1789-1799), defender of independence; Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809), writer of the Declaration of Independence; Théodore Roosevelt (1901-1909), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865), who abolished slavery.
So Mount Rushmore is sometimes called the sanctuary of democracy. Among the most beautiful monuments in the World to discover.
This sculpture is an idea of ​​the historian Doane Robinson. Its goal: to develop tourist activity in the region to boost the economy. The 18-meter-high sculpture was produced by sculptor Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941.
The Mount Rushmore Memorial attracts 2 million visitors each year.
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Angkor Wat is the largest temple in the city of Angkor, the former capital of the Khmer kings in Cambodia. Built by King Sûryavarman H at the beginning of the third century, Angkor Wat represented Mount Meru, the house of the gods in Hindu mythology.
TEMPLE OF ANGHORThe role of a mountain temple? Provide the gods with a place of residence on earth so that they can help men and ensure their prosperity. The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu, god of the protection of the Hindu trinity. It has since been converted into a Buddhist monastery.
On the temple walls, visitors can read the history of the gods. Eight large panels whose themes are taken from Indian epics and sacred texts, stretch over 520 meters long and 2 meters high. Today, the Temple of Angkor Wat is the symbol of Cambodia and even appears on the national flag. It is one of the most beautiful monuments in the World
Since 1992, it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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At the top of Mount Corcovado (710 meters), Christ the Redeemer dominates the city of Rio de Janeiro.
In the 1920s, the Catholic Church lost many of the faithful to the benefit of Freemasonry and positivism. Erecting a statue of Christ then becomes a means for the church to reaffirm its influence.
In 1931, the monument, designed by the French sculptor Paul Landowski, was inaugurated. The ceremony is grand. In the evening, tens of thousands of inhabitants participate in a torchlight retreat.
The goal is reached. 80 years later, the magic still works. Every year, no less than 600,000 visitors flock to board the electric train that crosses Tijuca National Park, reaching the legendary summit.
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In the heart of Indonesia, on the island of Java, stands the Temple of Borobudur, a mountain of stones, over 1200 years old. This building is the largest Buddhist monument in the world.
TEMPLE OF BOROBUDURBuilt by Hindu kings to celebrate the glory of the Buddha, Borobudur was occupied until the 12th century. It is then abandoned when Buddhism experiences a decline. In 1948, UNESCO undertook to restore the temple, which again becomes a place of worship and pilgrimage.
On a surface of 2,500m², the walls of Borobudur are decorated with bas-reliefs whose total length is 6 km! Carved in volcanic stone, these bas-reliefs relate the life of the spiritual leader Sakyamuni ("the Awakened"), founder of Buddhism. One of the most beautiful monuments in the World. To visit if you have the possibility.
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Founded in the 10th century, Chichén Itzâ is an ancient Mayan city located in the Yucatà n peninsula, Mexico. The most spectacular building of this archaeological site is a large terraced pyramid: El Castillo (the Castle, in Castilian).
CASTILLO DE CHICHEN ITZAIt is not the tallest pyramid in the region (it measures 24 meters anyway) but it is the one that is in the best state of conservation. Since 2007, it is also forbidden to climb on the pyramid to avoid deterioration.
El Castillo has a calendar vocation. Indeed, the Mayan civilization developed astro-architecture consisting in combining astronomical knowledge with architectural know-how.
For example, during the spring and autumn equinoxes, the position of the sun creates a shadow giving the impression that the reptile heads carved at the foot of the pyramid stairs are extended by the wavy body of a snake! According to legend, this reptile represents the "Plumed Serpent" Kukulkan, a deity in the Mayan religion.
