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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Cultural venues

UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Egypt

Acropolis of Athens

Ancient citadel above the city of Athens, Greece

Historical village in southeastern Morocco

Mosque in Jerusalem; third-holiest site in Islam

Palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain

American Museum of Natural History

Museum in Manhattan, New York

Temple complex in Cambodia

Arc de Triomphe

Triumphal arch in Paris, France

Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

Church in Rome, Italy

Ancient fortress of Bam, and largest adobe building in the world

Art Gallery of Ontario

Art museum in Toronto, Ontario

Art Institute of Chicago

Art museum and school in Chicago, United States

Building or space for the exhibition of art

ArtScience Museum

Museum in Singapore

Asian Civilisations Museum

One of the national museums of Singapore

A room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances

Badshahi Mosque

Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan

UNESCO historical city in Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Belvedere, Vienna

Building complex that includes two Baroque palaces in Vienna, Austria

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Major library and cultural center in Alexandria, Egypt

Clock tower at the Palace of Westminster in London, England

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England

Blackitude Museum

Ethnographic Museum in Yaoundé , Cameroon

9th-century Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia

Brandenburg Gate

Triumphal arch in Berlin, Germany

Brazilian National Congress

National legislature of Brazil

National museum in London, United Kingdom

Buckingham Palace

Official London residence and principal workplace of British monarchs

Luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

California Academy of Sciences

Natural history museum in San Francisco

Callanish Stones

Neolithic standing stones near Callanish, Scotland

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Art museum in Lisbon, Portugal

Camino de Santiago

Pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Canada Science and Technology Museum

National museum in Ottawa, Ontario

Canadian Museum of History

Canada's national museum of human history

Capitoline Hill

One of the seven hills of Rome, Italy

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Church in Moscow, Russia

Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

Co-cathedral and minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in Zaragoza, Spain

Catherine Palace

Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia

Cave of Altamira

Cave and archaeological site with prehistoric paintings in Spain

Chapultepec Castle

Palace in Mexico

Chartres Cathedral

Medieval Roman Rite Catholic cathedral

Pre-Columbian Maya city in Mexico

Chichu Art Museum

Museum in Japan

Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts

National monument of Chile

China Art Museum, Shanghai

Museum in Shanghai, China

Style of garden

Elamite complex in the Khuzestan province of Iran

Christ the Redeemer (statue)

Statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Chrysler Building

Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Church in Jerusalem, Israel, containing the two holiest sites in Christianity

Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Communications and observation tower in Toronto, Canada

Cologne Cathedral

Church in Cologne, Germany

Ancient Roman amphitheatre; a landmark of Rome, Italy

Colossus of Rhodes

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world

Concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Young Museum

Art museum in San Francisco, US

Deutsches Museum

World's largest museum of science and technology

19th-c. centers for the working class

Art museum and historic site in Venice, Italy

Dome of the Rock

Islamic sanctuary in Jerusalem

Egyptian Museum

History museum in Cairo, Egypt

Egyptian Museum of Berlin

Part of the Neues Museum, collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France

Monastery and historical residence of the King of Spain

Ancient cave temples of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maharashtra, India

Fort and former trading post in Elmina, Ghana

Empire State Building

Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Cultural heritage monument of Armenia

Process of developing an exhibit

House in Stewart Township, Pennsylvania

Field Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Flatiron Building

Historic triangular office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

Florence Cathedral

Church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Art museum, Imperial Palace, Historic site in Beijing, China

Fortifications of Xi'an

Chinese city walls

Franz Mayer Museum

Frida Kahlo Museum

Art museum in Mexico City

Monument in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Art museum in Berlin, Germany

Campus of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, US

Giza pyramid complex

Archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt

Grand Central Terminal

Railway terminal in New York City

Great Mosque of Djenné

Mosque in Djenné, Mali

Great Pyramid of Giza

Largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis, Egypt

Great Sphinx of Giza

Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx

Great Wall of China

Series of fortifications in northern China

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Art museum in Bilbao, Spain

Defensive fortification in Roman Britain

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Istanbul, Turkey built in 537

Hampton Court Palace

Historic royal palace in Richmond, Greater London

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Wonder of the Ancient World

Palace in Jaipur

Hermitage Museum

Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Japanese castle

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Peace museum in Hiroshima, Japan

Historic house museum

House that has been transformed into a museum

Sign reading "HOLLYWOOD" located in Los Angeles, California, United States

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Sidewalk attraction in Los Angeles, California

Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Hungarian Parliament Building

Seat of the National Assembly of Hungary

Imperial War Museum

British national military museums organization

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Art museum in Indiana, United States

National museum of Israel in Jerusalem

Itsukushima Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

J. Paul Getty Museum

Art museum in Los Angeles, California

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

Parliament house of Bangladesh

Jefferson Memorial

Memorial in Washington, D.C., U.S.

Jewish Museum Berlin

Museum in Berlin, Germany

Building at the center of Islam's most important mosque, the Masjid al-Haram

Ancient Egyptian temple complex

Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg

Kensington Palace

Residence of the British royal family in London

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Historical temples located in India

King's College Chapel, Cambridge

Church at King's College, Cambridge

Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Konzerthaus Berlin

Concert hall in Berlin, Germany

Krak des Chevaliers

Crusader castle near Homs, Syria

Fortified complex in Moscow, Russia

Kremlin Armoury

Museum and cultural heritage site in Russia

Kunsthaus Zürich

Art museum in Zürich, Switzerland

Kunsthistorisches Museum

Art museum in Vienna, Austria

Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Kyoto National Museum

Art museum in Kyoto, Japan

Place in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Famous tower in Italy

Lighthouse of Alexandria

Ancient lighthouse in Egypt

Lincoln Memorial

20th century American national monument in Washington, DC

List of halls and walks of fame

Observation wheel in London, England

Art museum in Paris, France

Ancient Egyptian temple

15th-century Inca citadel in Peru

Art museum in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Maritime museum

Museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water

Ancient hilltop fortification in Israel

Masjid al-Haram

Mosque in Saudi Arabia

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world

Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan

Menshikov Palace (Saint Petersburg)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum in New York City

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Church in Mexico City, Mexico

Milan Cathedral

Cathedral church of Milan, Italy

Collection of mausoleums built by emperors of China

Caves near Dunhuang City, Gansu, China

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Art museum in Montreal, Quebec

Mont-Saint-Michel

Tidal island in Normandy, France

Moscow Museum of Modern Art

Museum in Moscow

Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba

Cathedral and former mosque in Córdoba, Spain

Mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece

Mountain in South Dakota with sculptures of four U.S. presidents

Venue for viewing films

Mudéjar architecture of Aragon

Architectural style

Mus'art Gallery

Ethnographic Museum in Kumbo, Cameroon

Musée de l'Amérique francophone

Museum in Quebec City, Canada focused on francophone peoples in North America

Musée des Arts et Métiers

Science and technology museum located in Paris, France

Art museum in Paris, France

Musée National d'Art Moderne

Art museum in Human Rights square, Metz.

Museo de Arte Moderno

Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico

Museo de la Nación

Museo del Prado

Spanish national art museum in Madrid, Spain

Museo Nacional de Arte

Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)

Art museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City

Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico

Art museum in Nuevo Polanco, Mexico City

Study of museums

Institution that holds artifacts and other items of scientific, artistic, cultural or historical importance

Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)

Art museum in Budapest, Hungary

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Art museum in Boston, MA

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Art Museum in Doha, Qatar

Museum of Mexico City

Art museum in Mexico

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Art museum in Manhattan, New York City

Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

Science and technology museum in Illinois, US

Any location used for a concert or musical performance

Concert hall in Vienna, Austria

Ruined city in Federated States of Micronesesia

Naqsh-e Jahan Square

Historical square at the center of Isfahan city, Iran

National Gallery

Art museum in London, England

National Gallery of Art

National art museum in Washington, D.C., United States

National Maritime Museum

Museum in London, United Kingdom

National Museum (Prague)

Czech museum institution

National Museum of American History

Museum in Washington, D.C.

National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)

Archeological museum in Mexico City, Mexico

National Museum of Australia

Museum in Canberra, Australia

National Museum of China

Art museum, history museum in Beijing

National Museum of Ghana

Material cultural heritage site in Ghana

National Museum of India

Museum of India

National Museum of Indonesia

Archaeology museums in Jakarta, Indonesia

National Museum of Korea

History and Art museum in Seoul, South Korea

National Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum in Washington, D.C.

National Museum of Scotland

Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland

National Museum of Singapore

National museum of Singapore

National Museum of the Philippines

Museum in Manila, Philippines

National Palace Museum

National museum in Taiwan

National Technical Museum

Czech technology museum

Natural History Museum, London

Museum in South Kensington, London

Neuschwanstein Castle

Palace in Bavaria, Germany

Entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night

Notre-Dame de Paris

Cathedral in Paris

Theatre building used for opera performances

Oslo Opera House

National opera theatre in Norway

Ostankino Tower

Television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia

Index of articles associated with the same name

Palace of Versailles

French palace on the outskirts of Paris

Palace of Westminster

Meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Renaissance palace and museum in Florence, Italy

Roman temple in Rome

Meridian line running through the Paris Observatory in Paris, France

Parliament Hill

Site of the Canadian Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Parliament House, Canberra

Seat of the Parliament of Australia

Temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece

Peranakan Museum

Museum in Singapore specialising in Peranakan culture

Pergamon Museum

Museum building in Berlin, part of the Museumsinsel, presents the Vorderasiatisches Museum, the Museum für Islamische Kunst and parts of the Antikensammlung

Peterhof Palace

Series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Petronas Towers

Interlinked supertall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Art museum in Pennsylvania, United States

Theatre that presents educational and entertaining shows about astronomy

Fortress in Lhasa, Tibet

9th-century Hindu temple compound in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Museum of European art in Moscow

Pyramid of Djoser

Archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt

Pyramid of the Sun

Pyramid structure in Mexico

Historic fortress in Delhi, India

Square in Moscow, Russia

Historical center of Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Reichstag building

Meeting place of the federal parliament of Germany

National museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rockefeller Center

Skyscraper complex in Manhattan, New York

Archaeological site in Rome, Italy

Royal Alberta Museum

History museum in Edmonton, Alberta

Royal Ontario Museum

Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Museum in Alberta, Canada

Art museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Sagrada Família

Large unfinished basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia

Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia

Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria

Saint Basil's Cathedral

Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

Saint Catherine's Monastery

Greek Orthodox monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

Church located in Hautes-Pyrénées, in France

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Catholic cathedral in Galicia, Spain

São Paulo Museum of Art

Art museum in São Paulo, Brazil

Science Museum, London

Museum in Kensington, London

Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Remarkable constructions of classical antiquity

Shwedagon Pagoda

Religious building in Yangon, Myanmar

Singapore Art Museum

Contemporary Art, museum in Bras Basah Road, Singapore

Sky Tower (Auckland)

Observation and communication tower in Auckland, New Zealand

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Museum in Washington, D.C., United States

Smithsonian Institution

US group of museums and research centers

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Art museum in Manhattan, New York City

Observation tower in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

St Mark's Basilica

Cathedral church in Venice, Italy

St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York City)

Church in New York City, United States

St. Peter's Basilica

Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City

State Historical Museum

National history museum in Moscow, Russia

Statue of Liberty

Colossal sculpture in New York Harbor

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Sculpture by Phidias

Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England

Sydney Opera House

Performing arts centre in Australia

Symphony Hall, Boston

Concert hall in Boston, Massachusetts, US

Skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan

Marble mausoleum in Agra, India

Modern art gallery in London, England

Teatro di San Carlo

Opera house in Naples, Italy

Technik Museum Sinsheim

Technology museum

Religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem

Temple of Artemis

Temple in Ephesus

Temple of Confucius

A temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions

Ancient Egyptian temple, located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt

Historical district in central Shanghai, China

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Children's museum in Indianapolis, Indiana

Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense in Arlington, Virginia

Tokyo National Museum

Art museum in Tokyo, Japan

Telecommunications and observation tower in Tokyo, Japan

Topkapı Palace

Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey

Tower of London

Historic castle in central London

Tretyakov Gallery

Art museum in Moscow, Russia

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Museum dedicated to the Cambodian Genocide

TWA Flight Center

Terminal at JFK Airport in New York City

Art museum, Design/Textile Museum, Historic site in Florence, Italy

Mosque in Syria

United States Capitol

Meeting place of the United States Congress

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C.

Ancient Mayan city

Van Gogh Museum

National art museum in Netherlands

Vatican Museums

Art and sculpture museums in Vatican City

Victoria and Albert Museum

Art museum in London, England

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

War memorial in Washington, DC, United States

Villa La Rotonda

Villa near Vicenza, Italy

Walker Art Gallery

Art gallery in Liverpool, England

Warsaw Rising Museum

Polish museum about the Warsaw Uprising

Washington Monument

Obelisk in Washington, D.C.

Washington National Cathedral

Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Holy site of Judaism in Jerusalem

Westminster Abbey

Church in London, England

Official residence and workplace of the US president

Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois

Official country residence of the British monarch

Historical building in Saint Petersburg, Russia

World Trade Center (1973–2001)

Former skyscraper complex in Manhattan, New York

Early Bronze Age ziggurat in present-day Iraq