Top 10 man-made
wonders of the world
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top 10
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
Brief
descriptions
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.
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.
Taj Mahal
Many consider the white-marbled Taj Mahal the world's most beautiful building.
Agra, India.
Machu
Picchu
Machu Picchu has been called the "Lost City of the Incas". Its Pre-Columbian
ruins rest spectacularly on a mountain saddle.
Peru.
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.
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.
Forbidden
City
The Forbidden City is an enormous palatial compound. Emperors ruled China from
it for almost 500 years.
Beijing,
China.
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.
Karnak
Temple
Karnak is a colossal temple along the Nile River. It was the religious epicenter
of the Egyptians several thousand years ago.
Egypt.
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.
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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