The word "landmark" is from the old English "landmearc", meaning 'an object in the landscape which, by its conspicuousness, serves as a guide in the direction of one's course.” |
European Landmarks
Stonehenge
Brandenburg Gate
The Alhambra
Neuschwanstein Castle
Acropolis of Athens
Basilica of St. Peter
Notre Dame Chartres Cathedral
The Parthenon
Colosseum
Pantheon
Edinburgh Castle
Mont St. Michael
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Palace of Versailles
St. Paul's Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral
Schoenbrunn Palace
Houses of Parliament
The Eiffel Tower
African Landmarks
Giza Pyramid
Hasan II Mosque
Luxor Temple
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Abu Simbel
Ampitheatre of El Jem
St. Catherine's Monastery
Hapshesut's Temple
Temple at Karnak
Mosque of Uqba
King Ezana's Stele or Obelisk at Aksum
Temple of Isis
Great Mosque of Djenne
Saladin Citadel
The Sphinx
Lalibela Rock Hewn Churches
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Ibn Tulun Mosque
Gebel Barkal Pyramids
Leptis Magna Theate
Asian Landmarks
Taj Mahal
Hagia Sophia
Krak De Chevaliers
Grand Kremlin
Great Wall of China
Dome of the Rock
Petra
Hatra
Angkor Wat
Borobudur
Mzab Valley
The Blue Mosque
Potala Palace
Ellora Caves
Palace of the Shirvansha
Baalbek Ruins
Forbidden City
Golden Pavilion
Al-Masjid al-Nabawi
Citadel of Aleppo
Shwedagon Pagoda
The Kaaba and Al-Haram Mosque
Chinli Kiosk
Himeji Castle
South America and Central American Landmarks
Chicen Itza
Sacsayhuamán
Uxmal
Las Lajas Sanctuary
Christ the Redeemer Statue
San Miguel de Missoes
Tikal
St. George Cathedral
Machu Picchu
Panama Canal
Opera de Arame
National Palace
Easter Island Statues
Teotihuacan
Museo Oscar Niemeyer
Catedral of Lima
Chicen Itza
Sacsayhuamán
Uxmal
Las Lajas Sanctuary
Christ the Redeemer Statue
San Miguel de Missoes
Tikal
St. George Cathedral
Machu Picchu
Panama Canal
Opera de Arame
National Palace
Easter Island Statues
Teotihuacan
Museo Oscar Niemeyer
Catedral of Lima
Australian Landmarks
Sydney Opera House
Port Arthur Penitentiary
Syndey Football Stadium
Royal Exhibition Building
Parliament House of Victoria
Sydney Harbor Bridge
Black Mountain Tower
Sydney Maritime Museum
Queen Victoria Building
Rialto Building