Tour Guide: The Wonders of the World

By Ayir Amrahs

The world is filled with miracles. In this, some miracles are man-made and some are natural. It has always been the natural desire of a man that he should always do something new and discover new things. This instinct of man has made our world full of amazement. These amazements include the Pyramids of Egypt, Brazil’s Christ De Redeemer, India’s Taj Mahal, Russia’s Kremlin, Canada’s C.N. Tower, Africa’s Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the United States of America’s Mount Rushmore, etc., like thousands of such wonders, are there. These places are not only famous for their wonders but also capable of attracting the world for their culture, art, history, and other specialties.
Innumerable people are interested in knowing about the details of these wonders along with their establishment. This e-book has been written in context to overcome the curiosity of people who want to know all about the wonders. This e-book contains detailed descriptions of over a hundred man-made wonders as well as natural wonders. Along with the description, the pictures would make the readers feel as if they were interacting with these wonders. We hope that this e-book will inspire readers to embark on their journey to see all of the world's major wonders.

• Language: English
• Publisher: mds
• Release date: Aug 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9791221387216

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Preface

The world is filled with miracles. In this, some miracles are man-made and some are natural. It has always been the natural desire of a man that he should always do something new and discover new things. This instinct of man has made our world full of amazement. These amazements include the Pyramids of Egypt, Brazil’s Christ De Redeemer, India’s Taj Mahal, Russia’s Kremlin, Canada’s C.N. Tower, Africa’s Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the United States of America’s Mount Rushmore, etc., like thousands of such wonders, are there. These places are not only famous for their wonders but also capable of attracting the world for their culture, art, history, and other specialties.

Innumerable people are interested in knowing about the details of these wonders along with their establishment. This e-book has been written in context to overcome the curiosity of people who want to know all about the wonders. This e-book contains detailed descriptions of over a hundred man-made wonders as well as natural wonders. Along with the description, the pictures would make the readers feel as if they were interacting with these wonders. We hope that this e-book will inspire readers to embark on their journey to see all of the world's major wonders.

—Author

Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Leaning Tower of Pisa

2. Mont Saint-Michel

3. Angel Falls

4. Yellowstone National Park

5. Santorini

6. Akshardham Temple

7. Matterhorn Mountain

8. The Eiffel Tower

9. Laddakh

10. Easter Island

11. The Hawa Mahal

12. The Pacific Ocean

13. Lake Assal

14. The Dead Sea

15. Islands of the Galapagos

16. Saint Peter's Church

17. Egyptian Museum

18. Borobudur Temple

19. Victoria Harbour

20. Ajanta Caves

21. Bhutan

22. Scots Church

23. Santa Iglesias Church

24. Grand Canyon

25. Golden Pavilion Temple

26. Saint Basil's Church

27. Saint Mark's Church

28. Golden Temple

29. Florence

30. Kremlin

31. Ellora's Caves

32. Shwedagon Pagoda

33. The Sahara Desert

34. Tirupati Balaji Temple

35. Niagara Falls

36. British Museum

37. The Burj Al Arab

38. Burj Khalifa

39. Yosemite National Park

40. Ayers Rock

41. Temple of Heaven

42. New Swan Stone Palace

43. The Ganga River

44. Fernando De Noronha

45. Amazon Rainforest

46. Salt Church

47. Nan Mandal

48. Baalbek

49. Mount Vesuvius

50. Lake Titicaca

51. Keyukenhalf Garden

52. Elsmere Flower Auction

53. Wieliczka

54. Valley of Flowers

55. Panama Canal

56. Khyber Pass

57. Amarnath Shrine

58. Tiananmen Square

59. Trans-Siberian Railways

60. Valley of Geysers

61. Sigiriya

62. Sphinx

63. Victoria Falls

64. Qutub Minar

65. Gems Minar

66. The Great Blue Hole

67. Geneva-Swimming Village

68. Varanasi

69. C.N. Tower

70. Perce Rock

71. Lama Temple

72. Tian Tan Buddha

73. Terracotta Army Museum

74. The Stone Forest

75. The Hanging Temple of China

76. Abu Simbel

77. Tower Bridge

78. Louvre Museum

79. Wax Museum

80. Notre Dame Cathedral

81. Petron’s Twin Towers

82. Puerto Princesa Underground River

83. The Aqueducts of Segovia

84. Blue Mosque

85. The Barren Valley

86. Mount Everest

87. Kilimanjaro

88. Mahabodhi Temple

89. Suez Canal

90. Lake Baikal

91. The Inca Trail

92. The Valley of the Kings

93. Venice

94. The Chateau de Versailles

95. Hagia Sophia Cathedral

96. Pompeii

97. Carlsbad Caverns

98. Sydney Opera House

99. Khajuraho Temples

100. Fundy Bay

101. Meteor Crater

102. Statue of Liberty

103. Mount Rushmore

104. Iguazu Falls

105. Bali

106. Ngorongoro Crater

107. The Great Barrier Reef

108. Angkor Wat Temple

109. The Forbidden City

110. Karnack Temple

111. Tutankhamen Pyramids

112. Banyu Rice Fields

113. Bora Bora

114. The Kumbh Fair

115. The Great Wall of China

116. Petra

117. Taj Mahal

118. Coliseum

119. Statue of Christ the Redeemer

120. Potala Palace

121. Jerusalem

122. Serengeti

123. Nile River

124. The Pyramids of Giza

125. Sistine Chapel

126. Alhambra Palace

127. Fatehpur Sikri

128. Amazon Basin

129. Mecca

130. The Metropolitan Museum

131. Dwarka

132. Kashmir Valley

133. Bagan Temple and Pagoda

1. The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Tower of Italy’s Pisa City leans down, making it famous worldwide and giving it the name ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa.’ During construction, it had started to bend because of a weak foundation, and this made it an important building for the whole of Europe.

Made as a bell tower, it looks like a big and heavy cake from afar. Its construction started in August 1173 and went on for 200 years. It is made of white marble. There is a big bell on its eight floors. It has leaked more than 10 degrees. Its topmost floor is 17 feet away from the center of the foundation and the rest of the floor.

Many attempts have been made to make the building perfect. An unsuccessful attempt to shift and re-construct the building was also made. In 1920, cement was filled in to give it a better foundation.

It is 186.27 feet high and has a width of 13 feet on the lower floors, while the topmost floors have a width of 8 feet. It weighs around 14,500 metric tonnes and has 297 stairs.

In its initial days, Pisa was a port town. Most of the people were either businessmen or soldiers. Due to military and industrial activities, it soon gained importance. As it grew into a very powerful city with a well-known worldwide reputation, the locals decided to construct a bell tower within the city limits. The tower of Pisa was its result, but while it was being built it started to lean to its south-eastern side due to a weak foundation. Its leaning motion made it famous.

Every year, it leans 1-2 millimeters to the west-east, and it has leaned to a length of 5 meters since its inception.

2. Mont Saint-Michel

The Mont Saint-Michel is an international religious site as well as a tourist attraction. It is a rocky island in Normandy, France. It has not only got an ancient bell tower but has also got an ancient town established. The island is spread over 3 acres of land and is around 2.5 kilometers away from Normandy’s coast in the northern-western direction. It is located in the Mont Bay area of the English Channel. In the olden times, it was five kilometers away from the mainland, but due to erosion, that distance has now been reduced to two and a half kilometers only. Today, it is surrounded by water only twice a month.

It has a church with the same name, which gave the island its name. The church is an ideal example of the carving and architectural skills of the people of the 13th century. Before this church, there was another church built in 708 that was destroyed by French King Philip II in 1203. In the times of Napoleon, this church was used as a jail. Then, in 1863, it was brought into the mainstream and made a conserved monument of the country’s historical painting in 1979, UNESCO gave it a place on its list of World Heritage Sites.

Mont Saint-Michel is a city in its own right, not just a church on a rocky island. France has very few such places which have got the ancient buildings and fortifications stored and conserved as they were in the paint People from all over the world come to see the old houses, public buildings, and lanes. Its population is still very small. The island was discovered by Saint Aubert, the Bishop of Avranches, in 708. He had a church built here (in the same place where the Mont Saint-Michel church was built later) and dedicated the island to Saint Michel, who is called the protector of boatmen.

In the year 1066, William won England. He was the Duke of Normandy. In this manner, Normandy and Mont Saint-Michel came under the English. In 1204, the revolutionaries again captured it and reconstructed it. Then later, during the 100-year war, the British again tried to win it back but were not successful.

This place is also known for its high tides. Tides here reach up to a height of 15 meters above sea level. High tides can be witnessed here a day or two before the new moon and full moon. During this time, the whole island is surrounded by water on all sides. On other days, during the high tides, the island is not surrounded by water and remains connected to the mainland on one side.

3. Angel Falls

The Angel Falls are the highest waterfalls in the world and are located in the South American country of Venezuela. They are thrice the height of the Eiffel Tower. When in 1935, this waterfall came into the limelight, an American discoverer, James Crawford Angel, the plane had had an accident above it, but he was saved. Later, the falls were named after him.

It is 3,212 feet high and it drops down from a height of 2,647 feet, creating a great noise. It is situated in the Canaima National Park in Bolivar State. This area is surrounded by huge green fields and trees.

Angel Falls drops into the Charan River, a tributary of the Carrao River, and so to see the falls, one has to cross the dense jungle and animals to see it. It can also be seen from a small plane or helicopter hovering above the falls. Otherwise, it is only audible and cannot be seen from anywhere.

It is 150 meters wide. Fortunate viewers can enjoy a bit of the water spray from a kilometer away. That is because it falls from a great height, and before it falls, the air changes it into the fog, which prevails for a long time. In the winter, the condition worsens.

In 1994, UNESCO entered it into its list of World Heritage Sites. Canaima National Park is spread over 30,000 square kilometers and its borders touch Brazil. It has got the honor of being the biggest park in the world.

4. Yellowstone National Park

The United States of America’s Yellowstone National Park is the world’s first national park. It is located in the state of Wyoming, and its borders extend into the states of Idaho and Montana. It is famous for its geysers and some special species of animals. American Indians have been living in this area for 11,000 years.

This park was established in 1872 by the United States Congress. At first, it was open only to ‘Mountain Bikers', but then it was opened to the general public later on. The American military has been in charge of its upkeep since the beginning.

It is spread over an area of 8,983 square kilometers and has many trees, bushes, plants, mountain ranges, and rivers. The park has also got a river named Yellowstone, which is North America’s only river to be situated at a height. There is an active volcano in the river which has erupted quite a few times. The volcano is called the Yellow Caldera.

The park has its climatic conditions. Many species of animals and birds reside here, among which the important ones are wild boars, elk, snakes, fish, bears, storks, and wolves.

Forest fires in different areas of the park are common. In the fire of 1988, most of the forest was burnt. There are around 2,000 earthquakes in this area. There are 300 warm waterfalls. There is an evergreen river called the Yellowstone. The rainfall ranges from 10 to 80 inches, and the temperatures range from 13 to 27 degrees Celsius.

Eagle Peak is the highest peak in the park and is 3,462 meters high. Reese Creek is located at the lowest point and is 1,610 meters high. Around 5% of the park is covered with water, 15% with grass, and 80% with jungle.

The Yellowstone Caldera is 72 kilometers long and 48 kilometers wide. It is the world’s biggest volcano ecosystem. There are many warm water resources found around the park. Some geysers spray water to a height of 15 meters. The warm water system of the park is unique on its own.

5. Santorini

A volcanic caldera, brown and red sand beaches, attractive white houses, the open sea, beautiful sunsets, dense jungles with large varieties of animals and birds—yes, this is Santorini Island.

Its volcano is still active and last erupted in 1950. It caused earthquakes, which took many lives. Its official name is Thira, and its main city is the capital of the Cyclades group of islands. It is a world city and is very expensive.

The major occupations of the local inhabitants are farming and tourism. The product that is exported the most is mud. Annually, 20 lakh tonnes of mud are exported worldwide. This mud is used in making concrete. For example, the concrete used in the Suez Canal was made from mud exported from here.

The Santorini Islands have formed 3,600 years ago due to a volcanic eruption. After the volcanic eruption, the central part and the vent went underground, forming many islands, namely Santorini, Therasia, Christiana, Palaia, Aspronisi, and Nea Kameni. Today, Santorini is the world’s only volcanic crater island inhabited.

Due to the effects of the volcano, the sunset here is very unique. The setting sun turns purplish, from yellow to orange, then deep red, and then golden. While going down the sea, it turns the surrounding areas and the sea