Tashichho Dzong Tashichho Dzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimpu, which serves as the summer capital [...]
Khamis Mosque The Khamis Mosque is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II, located [...]
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex is a 40 metre (131 feet) tall statue of Genghis Khan [...]
Leshan Giant Buddha The Leshan Giant Buddha is the tallest stone statue of Buddha in the world, built during the Tang Dynasty, and located at the [...]
Buddhas of Bamiyan The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental statues of standing Buddha from the 6th century, which were carved into a cliff, and were [...]
Juche Tower The Juche Tower is a monument named after the ideology of Juche, which is the official political ideology of North Korea described as [...]
Timbuktu Timbuktu is a historical and still-inhabited city in the West African nation of Mali. Situated 20 km (12 mi) north of the River [...]
Khotyn Fortress The Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast, Republic of Ukraine. [...]
Sigiriya Sigiriya is an ancient palace located in the central Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The [...]
Banaue Rice Terraces The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2,000-year-old terraces that were most likely carved by hand into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by [...]
Great Man-Made River The Great Man-Made River is a network of pipes that is bringing high-quality fresh water from ancient underground aquifers deep in the Sahara [...]
Baha’i House of Worship Baha’i House of Worship located in Taipapata, the State of Samoa (former Western Samoa), is one of only eight in the world house [...]