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What exactly is a ‘wonder’? According to encyclopedia and dictionaries, a wonder is something that defies the laws of nature, an event or series of events that is difficult to explain. In everyday language we often use the term more loosely, a wonder is something that astounds us. Both nature and humankind create wonders. In this book you will encounter 100 of the most beautiful, impressive, largest and most precious wonders to be found in every part of the globe. What they all share is that they rise far above what is common and ordinary. In many cases, their unique and exceptional qualities are evident at first sight, but in some instances, one has to look again to discover what makes it so special!Contents
Contents : foreword; AFRICA [Abu Simbel; Amboseli National Park; El Djem; Fez; Kilimanjaro; Marrakech; The Pyramids of Giza; The Pyramids of Meroe; The Sahara; Serengeti National Park; The Suez Canal; Valley of the Kings; Victoria Falls;] ASIA [The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge; Angkor Wat; Ayutthaya; Babylon; Bagan; The Banaue Rice Terraces; The Temple of Borobudur; Fujiyama; The Great Wall of China; Karst Formations of Guilin; Halong Bay; Hawa Mahal; The Treasures of Istanbul; The Itsukushima Shrine; Jerusalem; Cappadocia; Khajuraho; The Maldives; The Sacred Mosque of Mecca; Mount Everest; Nemrud Dag; Hierapolis-Pamukkale; Petra; Petronas Twin Towers; Potala Palace; Taipei 101; The Taj Mahal; Tiananmen Square; The Forbidden City; Terra Cotta Army of Xi’an;] EUROPE [The Athenian Acropolis; Aletsch Glacier; The Alhambra; Mount Athos; The Atomium; Delphi; The Eiffel Tower; The Giant’s Causeway; Hieronymites Monastery; Cologne Cathedral; The Colosseum; Kremlin and Red Square; Meteora Monasteries; The Oresund Bridge; St. Peters Basilica; Pont du Gard; La Sagrada Familia; Leaning Tower of Pisa; Stonehenge; Pingvellir National Park; Venice; Versailles Palace;] CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA [The Amazon Basin; Chichen Itza; The Galapagos islands; The Igazu Falls; The Itaipu Dam; Machu Picchu; The Nazca Lines; Easter Island; The Panama Canal; Perito Moreno Glacier; Teotihuacan; Tikal;] NORTH AMERICA [The CN Tower; Death Valley; The Empire State Building; The Everglades; The Statue of Liberty; The Golden Gate Bridge; The Grand Canyon; The Guggenheim Museum; The Hoover Dam; Mount Rushmore; Niagara Falls; Old Faithful Geyser; Redwood National Park; Volcanoes National Park; Yosemite National Park;] OCEANIA [The Great Barrier Reef; Milford Sound; The Sydney Opera House; Tongariro National Park; Uluru;] THE POLES AND BEYOND [Antartica; International Space Station; Northern Lights;] Picture Credits;Additional Info
Translated from German.
