Landmarks

1631

marble mausoleum in Agra, India

1886

sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, New York, United States

≈700 BC ~ 700 BC

series of fortifications built along the historical border of China

1450 ~ 1572.01.01

15th-century Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World Heritage Site

82

ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy

1400 BC

Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England, UK

2560 BC

oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis; one of the seven ancient wonders of the world

1163

cathedral in Paris

800 BC

ancient rock-cut historical city in Jordan

537.12.27 ~ 537

mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey

≈600 ~ 600

cubical shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; direction of prayer for Muslims

802

Hindu/Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia

1173

cathedral bell tower in Pisa, Italy

1705

official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch

1843.09.28 ~ 1843

tower of the Palace of Westminster, London containing the bell Big Ben

1504.07.07 ~ 1504

sculpture by Michelangelo

7000 BC ~ ≈7000 BC

Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey

196 BC

ancient Egyptian stele with inscriptions in three writing systems

1661

palace in Versailles, France and location of the Museum of the History of France

1070

royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK

435

pre-Columbian Maya city in Mexico

≈500 BC ~ 500 BC

former temple of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece

248 BC

collection of ancient Chinese military statues

2600 BC

archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan

1066

castle in central London, United Kingdom

1793.08.10 ~ 1793

art and archeology museum in Paris, France

≈300 BC ~ ≈400

one of the largest libraries in the ancient world, located in Alexandria, Egypt

1869

castle in Bavaria, Germany, Europe

1238

palace and fortress complex in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

1919.04.01 ~ 1933.07

school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts

1420

Chinese imperial palace in Beijing

279 BC ~ 1303

lighthouse in Egypt, built in the 3rd century BC and destroyed in the Middle Ages

≈200 BC ~ 200 BC

2nd century BCE to 1st century CE Buddhist cave monuments located in Maharashtra, India

323 BC

temple in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

≈2559 BC ~ 2559 BC

ancient Egyptian monumental sculpture

19.01.01 BC ~ 19 BC

holy site of Islam and Judaism in Jerusalem

1250

monolithic humanoid figures

1499

sculpture by Michelangelo

1735

fountain in Rome, Italy

1605

royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, London, England, UK

351 BC ~ 1494

one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

1705

country house near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK

1791.08.06 ~ 1791

triumphal arch in Berlin, Germany

1851.05.01 ~ 1936.11.30

former building originally in Hyde Park, London, 1854 relocated to Bromley, South London

1870

art museum in New York City, United States

1753.01.01 ~ 1753

national museum in London, United Kingdom

1862

royal residence near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England, UK

518 BC ~ 330 BC

ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Iranian national heritage site

650

ancient cave temples of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maharashtra, India

1820.04.08 ~ 1820

Ancient Greek marble statue of a woman

3300 BC ~ 1300 BC

archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan

1555

church in Moscow

1255

historic capital of East Prussia

500 BC

ancient Mesopotamian city-state

≈650 ~ 650

Islam's holiest mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

≈800 ~ 800

Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia

750 BC

Ancient Roman center of the city, a landmark of Rome, Italy

1539 BC

necropolis in ancient Egypt

1725

stairs in Rome, Italy

1536

royal palace in London