45 Awe-Inspiring Landmarks Around The World |
| 45 Awe-Inspiring Landmarks Around The World Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:46 AM PDT Landmarks are often structures such as cathedrals, museums, skyscrapers, hotels, homes, libraries, bridges and ruins. Natural phenomena in physical features such as mountains rock formations, rivers and waterfalls, can also be chosen as landmarks if they have special historical, architectural, or cultural significance. Historical landmarks are not just tourist attractions, they serves as a commemoration of a remarkably important national event. This allows us and for generations to come, to remember great cultures and events of the past that is worthy to record in its own history. To photographers, these landmarks are like invitations; a challenge to bring the best of out them in photos. Below are some of the best and well-selected photos of different historical landmarks from around the world. Landmarks that I’ve included here are so famous that almost everybody knew how they look like, but no everyone has seen this side of the landmark. So here it is, 45 photos of famous landmarks around the world taken in awe-inspiring perspectives, sorting by country names. Enjoy.
AustraliaAyers Rock Sydney Opera House CambodiaAngkor Wat ChinaGreat Wall BrazilChrist on the Corcovado CanadaNiagara Falls EgyptSphinx Egypt Great Pyramid of Giza EnglandBank of England St Paul Cathedral Stonehenge Buckingham Palace Big Ben FranceArc de Triomphe Eiffel Tower Notre Dame GermanyThe Brandenburg Gate Neuschwanstein GreeceAcropolis of Greece IndiaTaj-Mahal Sahib Golden Temple ItalyColosseum Leaning Tower of Pisa Sistine Chapel JapanThe Great Buddha JordanPetra MexicoChichen Itza PeruMachu Picchu RussiaKremlin Snowy Cathedral Saudi ArabiaMasjid AL Haram ScottlandBalmoral Castle SpainAlhambra Casa Mila TurkeyBlue Mosque Hagia Sophia United States of AmericaCapitol Hill The White House Statue Of Liberty Grand Canyon Empire State Building Golden Gate Bridge Central Park VenezuelaAngel Falls ZimbabweVictoria Falls A Call for moreThe showcase here are probably just scratching the surface of what’s best out there. But this collection is limited by my researches based on what I know and what I’ve heard of. So this is a call for more – If you think there are some notable landmarks worth mentioning that I’ve missed out, please drop a comment below. Thanks! MoreHere are more similar articles that you might be interested in:
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