6 Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
This group of temples built in the early twelfth century by several successive Khmer kings was part of a larger administrative and religious center. Built in honor of the Hindu god Vishnu and abandoned in the fifteenth century, many of these monumental structures have since been overrun with sprawling roots of banyan trees or covered by the surrounding forest. The plan of the temples would be inspired by the provision of the constellation Draco in 10,500 BC. AD to promote harmony between earth and heaven.
You will find in Siem Reap, close, rooms for all budgets. Come on to Angkor sunrise to beat the crowds, and beware of unscrupulous guides.
7 Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
Pharaoh Cheops, 2560 BC. BC, dug his own grave ... for glory. A complex and beautiful burial, the Great Pyramid. Some two million stone blocks of two tons each were taken to Giza to do this. The Pyramid of Cheops, the first attraction in the history of mankind (who lives pass Marc Anthony, the darling of Cleopatra or Napoleon), stands today not far from two other pyramids and a another star attraction, the Sphinx.
Do not forget to buy a drink and snacks to take away if your budget is tight, and watch out for droppings camels everywhere.
8 Machu Picchu (Peru)
"Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu (literally, "old mountain") is installed at 2350 m altitude. Hidden below, this hidden city which now includes remains of palaces, baths and temples have served as a "country house" sovereign Inca. Its construction would have begun around 1440, and it was rediscovered in 1911, the town was partially built without mortar, the stones being adjusted with extreme precision.
9 Stonehenge (England)
Nobody really knows why these stone blocks 50 tons were shipped here from south Wales there 5000 years. We know however that the complex was built between 2500 and 2000 BC. BC and it took about 600 people to move one of these megaliths. With a circular enclosure of pillars topped by lintels, an inner structure horseshoe, an outer circle and a ditch, Stonehenge was probably astronomical and religious functions.
10 Taj Mahal (India)
It took 23 years (1630-1653) to build this beauty with perfect symmetry. It was built by Emperor Shah Jahan who wanted a mausoleum for Arjumand Banu Begum wife (more known as Mumtaz Mahal). In white marble, the tomb is decorated with delicate ornaments in which was inlaid lapis lazuli, unfortunately stolen in the nineteenth century.
The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, just 40 minutes by plane from Delhi (4 hours by road). The months from March to October are the warmest.
Source: lonelyplanet.fr
This group of temples built in the early twelfth century by several successive Khmer kings was part of a larger administrative and religious center. Built in honor of the Hindu god Vishnu and abandoned in the fifteenth century, many of these monumental structures have since been overrun with sprawling roots of banyan trees or covered by the surrounding forest. The plan of the temples would be inspired by the provision of the constellation Draco in 10,500 BC. AD to promote harmony between earth and heaven.
You will find in Siem Reap, close, rooms for all budgets. Come on to Angkor sunrise to beat the crowds, and beware of unscrupulous guides.
7 Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
Pharaoh Cheops, 2560 BC. BC, dug his own grave ... for glory. A complex and beautiful burial, the Great Pyramid. Some two million stone blocks of two tons each were taken to Giza to do this. The Pyramid of Cheops, the first attraction in the history of mankind (who lives pass Marc Anthony, the darling of Cleopatra or Napoleon), stands today not far from two other pyramids and a another star attraction, the Sphinx.
Do not forget to buy a drink and snacks to take away if your budget is tight, and watch out for droppings camels everywhere.
8 Machu Picchu (Peru)
"Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu (literally, "old mountain") is installed at 2350 m altitude. Hidden below, this hidden city which now includes remains of palaces, baths and temples have served as a "country house" sovereign Inca. Its construction would have begun around 1440, and it was rediscovered in 1911, the town was partially built without mortar, the stones being adjusted with extreme precision.
9 Stonehenge (England)
Nobody really knows why these stone blocks 50 tons were shipped here from south Wales there 5000 years. We know however that the complex was built between 2500 and 2000 BC. BC and it took about 600 people to move one of these megaliths. With a circular enclosure of pillars topped by lintels, an inner structure horseshoe, an outer circle and a ditch, Stonehenge was probably astronomical and religious functions.
10 Taj Mahal (India)
It took 23 years (1630-1653) to build this beauty with perfect symmetry. It was built by Emperor Shah Jahan who wanted a mausoleum for Arjumand Banu Begum wife (more known as Mumtaz Mahal). In white marble, the tomb is decorated with delicate ornaments in which was inlaid lapis lazuli, unfortunately stolen in the nineteenth century.
The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, just 40 minutes by plane from Delhi (4 hours by road). The months from March to October are the warmest.
Source: lonelyplanet.fr
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