There are many world wonders that I would love to see. Those would be structures, sculptures, statues, scenery, sites and sights that have captured many of us in awe. My list is quite long and it would be really nice if I get to cross out one of them as often as possible. I have seen the Merlion at one point, so Iโm crossing it off the list. Here are the top 5 gigantic Must-see Structures Around the World on my list.
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Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt
One of the largest and oldest statues still standing today, though it is unclear when it was made, we might as well look into the Bible for clues. Wonder how the ย people of old times were able to pull such a monumental taskโฆit still is a mystery. Visiting Egypt to see this great piece of manโs handiwork is like going back 10,000 pages of history.
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Moai, Easter Islands
Maois are monolithic statues approximately 10 meters high found in the Chilean Polynesian Easter Islands. What brings bewilderment is the thought of how the people of before were able to create and transport them โ 887 statues without the aid of modern equipment โ does remind one of the Stonehengeโฆ
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Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
A neoclassical statue designed by French sculptor Frรฉdรฉric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886 as Franceโs gift to the people of America. Well, who wouldnโt know the wonderful green lady (which was not its original color), tourists visiting New York are more than happy to avail of anyย Statue of Liberty toursย included on courses around Ellis Island and sightseeing of other NY city landmarks.
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Cristo Redentor/Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
No, I donโt really believe that Jesus Christ looked like the famous statue and I donโt really believe on revering statues for worship but this is the largest Art Deco in the world situated in such a picturesque peak โ theย Corcovado mountain. And it will be a pleasant hike on the way up, luscious greenery and refreshing air on a blue backdrop, perfect!
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Peaceful bronze Buddha orย Daibutsu,ย Kamakura, Japan
The Great Buddha (Daibutsu) of Kamakuraย is a monumental outdoorย bronzeย statue that has become a Japanese icon. It weighs 121ย tonnes and is 13.35ย m (43.8ย ft) high. The Kamakura Daibutsu is listed as one of the National Treasures of Japan (sculptures). Given that I would love to see many things in Japan, the Kamakura Daibutsu is also a must!
This list still goes on and this blog post is just not enough to feature all of them but I definitely will list moreโฆ What about you? Which among the famous sculptures or structures would you like to see?
Please bring me to those places too! What is that on top of the other Moai? The people of the old days must have spent years to make those statues.