The Seven forgotten Modern Wonders of the World
The Seven forgotten modern wonders of the world account for the brilliance of the human mind, Its perceptive power and adroit endeavours, which were considered as some of the greatest wonders of th…
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Big Ben Clock Tower - History, Renovation, & Facts
Big Ben tower clock famous for its accuracy and for its massive bell (weighing more than 13 tons). It is housed in St. Stephen's Tower, at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament, in the Lo…
Eiffel Tower - History, Construction & Height
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world…
Know about Gateway Arch National Park
The Gateway Arch , also known as the Gateway to the West, is an integral part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the iconic image of St.Louis, Missouri. It was designed by Finnish-Ameri…
Aswan High Dam - River Nile, Sudan, Egypt
Arabic As-Sadd al-'Ali, rock-fill dam across the Nile River , at Aswan, Egypt , completed in 1970 (and formally inaugurated in January 1971) at a cost of about $1 billion. The dam, 364 feet high…
Hoover Dam - The Greatest Dam in the World
Hoover Dam , also known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River , on the between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. completed in 1935, it was bot…
Mount Rushmore National Memorial - Black Hills and Badlands
Mount Rushmore National Memorial , near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum, located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 1…
Petronas Towers - Identical modern Wonder of the world
The Petronas Twin Towers also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were the world's tallest buildings, before being surpassed by the Taipei 101. However, the t…