Wonders of the World

egypt/1996/pyramids_brian_waving

Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) هرم خفرع at Sunset, Giza, Egypt — December 1996


france/eiffel_close

La Tour Eiffel, Paris, France — November 26, 2006


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Mùtiányù Great Wall 慕田峪, China — July 26, 2006


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Taj Mahal at dawn, Agra, India — July 11, 2004

You have to get there early to miss the throngs of tourists that arrive later.


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Parthenon, Athens, Greece


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Golden Gate traffic, San Francisco — February 10, 2011


cambodia/ta_phrom_tree_door_brian

Mimicking the cover of Lonely Planet Cambodia 4th Edition — March 31, 2004


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Durbar Square, Patan, Nepal — December 2004


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Itsukushima Shrine, Japan


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Colosseum, ancient Rome, December 3, 2006


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La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), Paris, France — December 20, 2006


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The United States Capitol, Washington, DC


uk/2016/london_big_ben_2016

Big Ben on a nice summer day, London, England — June 30, 2016


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The walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia — September 2007


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The Mingun Bell, Mingun, Myanmar — June 8, 2004

The Mingun bell weighs 90 tonnes and it the largest functioning ball on Earth.
မင်းကွန်းခေါင်းလောင်းတော်ကြီး

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Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the river Neretva, Mostar, Herzegovina, BiH — September 3, 2007

This 16th century bridge was destroyed in November 1993 during the Croat-Bosniak War. It was decided to build a bridge as similar as possible to the original, using the same technology and materials.


myanmar/bagan_view

Temples and stupas as far as the eye can see, Bagan, Myanmar — June 2004


jordan/petra_treasury

Al Khazneh الخزنة (The Treasury) was built between 100 BCE to 200 CE, Petra, Jordan — August 31, 1996

Entrance was 25 JD (US $36.62) and valid for two days

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Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh


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Wat Phra Kaew วัดพระแก้ว, Bangkok, Thailand — April 2004


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In your face, Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA — August 4, 2000


usa/san_francisco/transamerica_window_cleaning

Window cleaning the TransAmerica building, San Francisco — May 2005


uae/dubai_burj_al_arab_purple

Burj al Arab, Dubai, UAE — September 26, 2007

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