top ten

Man-Made Travel

Wonders of the World

1 Pyramids of Egypt
2 Great Wall of China
3 Taj Mahal
4 Machu Picchu
5 Bali
6 Angkor Wat
7 Forbidden City
8 Bagan Temples & Pagodas
9 Karnak Temple

10 Teotihuacan

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 Wonders 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 have been researching and updating my Top 100 list since 1968. Scroll down this page to see that list in its entirety.

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