While the Great Wall of China is not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is typically included in the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World. Rather than being one long continuous wall, the Great Wall of China is made up of a number of different sections. These sections were built by … Read more
Machu Picchu was build at the height of the Inca Empire around 1450 but abandoned just over a century later in 1572 after the Spanish arrival in Peru. Machu Picchu is located 2430 meters (7970 feet) above sea level on a ridge between the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains in Peru. In the Quechua … Read more
Saint Basil Cathedral’s full title is the Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat. The spectacular Saint Basil’s Cathedral is situation on Moscow’s Red Square, and was bulit from 1555 to 1561. In 1588, Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich added a 9th chapel added on the eastern side to house the grave of … Read more
The Taj Mahal is a famous mausoleum in India. It is located in Agra, a city in the Uttar Pradesh region of northern India. The height of the Taj Mahal is 73 metres (240 feet). Taj Mahal means ‘crown of places‘. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built in memory of his third … Read more
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 55.86 meters (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 meters (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). It took 199 years to build the Tower of Pisa, beginning in August 1173. … Read more
Notre Dame is 130 meters (425 feet) long, 48 meters (157 feet) wide, 35 meters(114 feet) high. The rose windows have a diameter of 10 meters (32 feet). The cathedrals pillars have a diameter of 5 meters (16 feet). The cathedral was built between 1163 and 1345. Notre Dame Cathedral is located in Paris, France … Read more
A pyramid is a structure or monument, usually with a quadrilateral base, which rises to a triangular point. Although largely associated exclusively with Egypt, the pyramid shape was first used in ancient Mesopotamia in the mud-brick structures known as ziggurats. Pyramids have been built at various times through many places in the world including Egypt, … Read more