Top 10 Man-Made
Wonders of the World

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top 10 rankings

Man-Made
Wonders

Pyramids of Egypt
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Machu Picchu
Bali
Angkor Wat
Forbidden City
Bagan Temples & Pagodas
Karnak Temple
Teotihuacan

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Brief
descriptions

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Pyramids of Egypt

The three Great Pyramids of Egypt were built about 4500 years ago. Khufu's (the most famous) is one of the Ancient Seven Wonders).

Gaza, near Cairo.

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Great Wall of China

It once stretched 5,400 miles across northern China. The best preserved Great Wall sections lie north of Beijing.

Northern China.

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Taj Mahal

Many consider the white-marbled Taj Mahal the world's most beautiful building.

Agra, India.

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Machu  Picchu

Machu Picchu has been called the "Lost City of the Incas". Its Pre-Columbian ruins rest spectacularly on a mountain saddle. Peru.

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Bali

The tropical island of Bali is blessed with scenic rice terraces, mesmerizing traditional dance & music, stimulating arts & crafts, exotic temples, interesting food, to name just several of the island's enchantments.

Indonesia.

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Angkor Wat

The architectural masterpieces (now ruins) were built in the jungle in 12th century. Then, Angkor Wat was mysteriously abandoned and eventually hidden by jungle growth.

Cambodia.

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Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is an enormous palatial compound. Emperors ruled China from it for almost 500 years.

Beijing, China.

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Bagan Temples & Pagodas

Bagan is an immense religious complex built in the 11th to 13th centuries. It once had over 10,000 Buddhist structures.

Myanmar.

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Karnak Temple

Karnak is a colossal temple along the Nile River. It was the religious epicenter of the Egyptians several thousand years ago.

Egypt.

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Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan, an ancient religious complex, is best known for its Pyramid of the Sun, which soars as high a 27-story building.

North of Mexico City.

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About my Top 10
man-made wonder rankings

The selections are the first 10 man-made wonders on my Top 100 Wonders of the World list (which includes both natural and man made wonders). I've been researching and updating the Top 100 Wonder list since 1968.

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