World's Top 25 Landmarks 2013 (TripAdvisor)

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TripAvisor published the following list.

Do you agree? Have your say here:

1
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Peru

2
Angkor Wat
Siem Reap, Cambodia

3
Taj Mahal
Agra, India

4
Petra World Heritage Site
Petra - Wadi Musa, Jordan

5
Bayon Temple
Siem Reap, Cambodia

6
Great Cathedral and Mosque
Cordoba, Spain

7
Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
St. Petersburg, Russia

8
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City, Italy

9
Ancient City Walls
Dubrovnik, Croatia

10
Main Market Square (Rynek Glowny)
Krakow, Poland

11
Temple of Karnak
Luxor, Egypt

12
Bellagio Fountains
Las Vegas, Nevada

13
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

14
Alcazar
Seville, Spain

15
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

16
The Alhambra
Granada, Spain

17
Great Wall at Mutianyu
Beijing, China

18
Shwedagon Pagoda
Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar

19
USS Arizona Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii

20
Cristo Redentor (Statue of Christ the Redeemer)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

21
Top of the Rock Observation Deck
New York City, New York

22
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

23
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, California

24
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Savannah, Georgia

25
Siena Cathedral
Siena, Italy



ps: For specific site like Taj Mahal, PDF members are discussing vigorously here:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/261348-taj-mahal-ranked-third-among-top-global-landmarks-7.html#post4471966

 

[faithfulguy]

This list is wacked. Especially putting the fountain of Bellagio next to temple at Karnak. Anything vegas is fake, and Bellagio is no different.

 

[Wright]

Where is the Hagia Sophia?

 

[shuttler]

Where is the Hagia Sophia?

not in the so called top 25 list obviously

 

[shuttler]

This list is wacked. Especially putting the fountain of Bellagio next to temple at Karnak. Anything vegas is fake, and Bellagio is no different.

agreed

very biased list
Cambodia has claimed twice
The only human structure visible in space is ranked 17th only
The great pyramid is not there

This structure is one of the best of similar structures in other part of world is ranked 13th:

I guess people get bored of world's iconic landmarks having repeats every time so they want something new. But why Taj Mahal in there again? Too many indian voters? Some of the us sites are wacky and they have the most on the list WTF!

 

[huskie]

I personally cannot understand how bellagio fountains could outrank other US landmarks such as statue of liberty and washington monument and so on. As a music fountain on the global stage, it cannot stand against those in Dubai etc.

The other confusing one is gettysburg. it is a great and important landmark for Americans, however, I seriously doubt if there are enough foreign tourists to make it on the global top list.

also I believe this list does not include natural landmarks.

 

[shuttler]

I personally cannot understand how bellagio fountains could outrank other US landmarks such as statue of liberty and washington monument and so on. As a music fountain on the global stage, it cannot stand against those in Dubai etc.

The other confusing one is gettysburg. it is a great and important landmark for Americans, however, I seriously doubt if there are enough foreign tourists to make it on the global top list.

also I believe this list does not include natural landmarks.

Agreed

Yes it doesnt include natural landmarks

This american landmark is missing from list. Irrespective of your political preference, the sheer mastery of scultping is magnificent:

Some of my favourites not in the list:

Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain by the great Antoni Gaudi:

Casa Milo, Barcelona, Spain (Antoni Gaudi)

 

[shuttler]

Millau Viaduct, Gorges du Tarn, France

New German Parliament, Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

The Louvre Museum, Paris France

National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China

The Bird's Nest, Beijing, China

 

[Wright]

I always liked those head sculptures on easter island.

 

[Nike]

This list is a crap why this magnificent monument can't be in the list

 

[Tshering22]

I don't get it; they've missed some of the most significant monuments and places around the world.

But yeah.. Machu Pichchu is breathtakingly beautiful.

It is worth a visit even if it costs you a bomb (Asian members because of the huge distance and the number of flights required to reach there).

 

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St. Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Palace of Versailles , France

Heaven's Temple, Beijing China

Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thailand

 

[Arya Desa]

agreed

very biased list
Cambodia has claimed twice
The only human structure visible in space is ranked 17th only
The great pyramid is not there

You are highly misinformed. The great wall is not visible in space with the naked eye it is visible with a machine though. Furthermore, there are many man made objects visible with cameras from space

Is China's Great Wall Visible from Space?: Scientific American

Think about it, it is very long but not wide at all.

 

[shuttler]

You are highly misinformed. The great wall is not visible in space with the naked eye it is visible with a machine though. Furthermore, there are many man made objects visible with cameras from space

Is China's Great Wall Visible from Space?: Scientific American

Think about it, it is very long but not wide at all.

We are not the ones who have made the claim but some foreigners

There is nothing wrong. The Great Wall is still more readily identified in space than other man made structures even with aided equipment