The commonly known 7 wonders of the world include Great Wall Of China, the Colosseum, Machu Pichu, and Taj Mahal. But these are not the only 7 wonders. There are more beautiful places that not many people know about. These places are more beautiful than how they appear in the photographs.
These places though are phenomenal have failed to attract enough voyagers and that’s why many people don’t even know that places like these exist. So we have brought you the list of these beautiful places in the world which are other than the commonly known 7 wonders.
Check them out!
1. Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali
The Great Mosque of Djenne is almost 100 years old biggest mud-block in the world. In the year 1988, UNESCO incorporated it as the world heritage.
No sightseeings are allowed now
The building is now shut for sightseers. In the year 1996, shoot for Vogue magazine occurred here.
2. Chand Baori, India
Chand Baori is situated in Abhaneri and is an epitome of true architecture. It’s a stepwell which goes 100 feets below.
How many steps?
The three sides of the stepwell have almost 3,500 thin steps which lead to the greenish water at the bottom.
It dates back to when no-one knows
And nobody knows that for how long the stepwell dates back to. The researchers are dwindling between IX and XI hundreds of years or 600 years before our period.
3. Palace of the Parliament, Romania
This beautiful piece of a building was built when Romania was still the Socialist Republic. It’s one of the most famous Bucharest landmarks.
The biggest civil building
The palace is the biggest, most expensive and non-military administrative building in the whole wide world.
It’s a 12 storeyed palace
It has all total 20 floors in which it has 8 underground floors and 12 floors on the top. It has 3,100 rooms and acquires the total land of about 330,000 Sqm.
4. Stari Most (The old bridge), Bosnia-Herzegovina
It spans over the Neretva River in Mostar city. It is the duplicate of the old extension that was destroyed by Bosnian Croat Strengths in 1993.
In 2005
In the year 2005, it was incorporated in the world heritage list by UNESCO.
Allows free falling of 24m to 30m
It is also the place for tourist amusements. The tourists are allowed to do bungee bouncing into the cold waters of the Neretva Rivers off the bridge.
5. Kumbalgarh fort, India
It is a fort which is surrounded by a long wall which in olden times was referred to as ‘Guardian of Death’ or ‘Eye of Mewar’. Indians also like to call it ‘Great wall of India’.
How much to build it?
It extends to 36 km and in a few steps, it is 8 meters high. It took an entire century to build this wall. The ‘Great wall of India’ has seen its fair share of wars and is still standing as strong and high as it was when it was built.
6. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Iran
Built between 1602 and 1619, this mosque lacks any courtyards and minarets. It was never meant for public use it was only for women worshippers of the Shah’s emperors.
7. Derawar fort, Pakistan
This fort was built at the time of 1733 and includes 40 bastions. It rises from the desert of Pakistan. It covers the perimeter of around 1,500 meters and stands 30 meters high.
These places are no lesser than the wonders of the world. So, if you are looking for some beautiful places to visit, you can always choose some of them.
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