Full Description
From the ancient world to the present day, from the natural world to man-made structures, Wonders of the World explores the most awe-inspiring places from around the globe. From waterfalls to deserts, from bridges to opera houses, from palaces to national parks, and from the world's tallest skyscraper to the Earth's highest mountains, this book explains the fascinating stories of extraordinary places, both famous and little-known. The book explains the fascinating facts and stories behind these extraordinary places. For example, did you know that the Dead Sea is 9.6 times saltier than the ocean? That the Great Barrier Reef supports 2195 plant species? Or that the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world at 343m (1125ft)? Arranged by continent, this book includes natural features such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Northern Lights and Niagara Falls, as well as human creations like Stonehenge, the Colosseum, Chartres Cathedral, Angkor Wat and the Empire State Building. Featuring 376 outstanding photographs, Wonders of the World is an exploration of the world's most captivating treasures.
Contents
Introduction
Africa and the Middle East Pyramids, Giza, Egypt Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt Aswan Dam, Egypt Dead Sea, Jordan, Israel and Palestine Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Al-Balad, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Petra, Jordan Al-Khazneh, Petra Great Mosque, Sousse, Tunisia Medina of Sousse Nubian pyramids, Meroë, Sudan Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Okavango Delta, Botswana Table Mountain National Park, South Africa Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain National Park 'Underwater waterfall', Le Morne Brabant Peninsula, Mauritius Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo Church of St George, Lalibela, Ethiopia Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Independence Arch, Accra, Ghana Victoria Falls, Zambia-Zimbabwe
Europe St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, Duomo, Florence, Italy Grand Canal, Venice, Italy Colosseum, Rome, Italy Pompeii, Campania, Italy Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy Matterhorn, Switzerland-Italy Geirangerfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Aurora, Lofoten, Norway Chartres Cathedral, France Notre-Dame, Paris, France Millau Viaduct, Aveyron, France Cologne Cathedral, Germany Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain Segovia Aqueduct, Spain Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain Acropolis of Athens, Greece Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Stari Most, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia Dubrovnik, Croatia Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal Jökulsárlón, southeastern Iceland Øresund Bridge, Denmark-Sweden Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland Hadrian's Wall, Northern England Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
The Americas Grand Canyon, USA Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada, USA Arches National Park, Utah, USA Devil's Tower, Wyoming, USA Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA Yosemite National Park, California, USA Monument Valley, Arizona-Utah, USA Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, USA Empire State Building, New York, USA Statue of Liberty, New York Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada-New York, USA Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada Caño Cristales, Colombia North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala Teotihuacan, Mexico Panama Canal, Panama Amazon River, near Manaus, Brazil Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Amazon Rainforest, Brazil Iguazu Falls, Brazil-Argentina Cueva de las Manos, Argentina Torres del Paine National Park, Chile Marble Caves, Chile Valparaíso, Chile Temple of Kalasasaya, Tiwanaku, Bolivia Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Angel Falls, Venezuela Nazca Lines, Peru Machu Picchu, Peru Havana, Cuba Willemstad, Curaçao Pitons, St Lucia
Asia Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Hoi An, Vietnam Angkor Wat, Cambodia Petronas Towers, Malaysia Gardens by the bay/Supertrees, Singapore Borobudor, Indonesia Bagan, Myanmar Great Wall of China Longmen Caves, China Terracotta Army, China Forbidden City, China Himeji Castle, Japan Mount Fuji, Japan Temples Kyoto, Japan Todaiji temple, Japan Potala Palace, Tibet The Himalayas Mount Everest Shalimar Gardens, lahore, Pakistan K2 Bukhara, Uzbekistan Samarkand, Uzbekistan Darvasa crater, Turkmenistan Shah Mosque, Iran Hagia Sophia, Iran Lut Desert, Iran Persepolis, Iran Ajanta Caves, India Taj Mahal, India Chittor Fort, India Khajuraho Temples, India Humayun tomb, Delhi India Red fort, Delhi, India
Pacific Great Barrier Reef, Australia Blue Mountains, Australia Uluru/Ayers Rock, Australia Sydney Opera House, Australia Milford Sound, New Zealand Rotorua, New Zealand Diamond Head crater, Hawaii Hawaii volcano Easter Island statues Nan Madol, Micronesia Chocolate Hills, Philippines Mount Mayon, Philippines Ifugao rice terraces, Philippines Puerto Princesa, Philippines Marae taputapuatea, French Polynesia Galapagos Islands Rock Islands, Palau
