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They shine with their beauty, are famous for their history and attract millions of people, worshipers, lovers and tourists. A handful of monuments steal the spotlight among the most visited tourist sites in the world. Eiffel Tower? The Taj Mahal? Big Ben? Not at all, but rather ...
1. The Royal Palace in Bangkok - Thailand
Number of visitors per year: 8 million
The monument: Symbol of the Thai monarchy of the city, this palace built in 1867 has invaluable sculptures and is entirely gilded, like the Emerald Buddha which sits in the central square. The complex of several buildings covers more than 21.8 hectares.
The little story: Due to the shortage of materials and the lack of resources at the time, all of the exterior walls were originally constructed of wood.
2. Sydney Opera House - Australia
Number of visitors per year: 8.2 million
The monument: Its success is surely due to its unique and spectacular architecture: enormous intertwined shells covered with more than 1 million white ceramic tiles, and supported by 580 concrete pillars which are anchored 25 meters deep under the sea.
The story: The Sydney Opera House’s electricity requirements are equivalent to those of a city of 25,000.
3. The Louvre Museum - Paris, France
Number of visitors per year: 9.3 million
The monument: The famous glass pyramid is the most visited museum in the world and the most visited paying cultural site in France. Greek and Egyptian Antiquities, Dutch masters, Renaissance painters ... In total, more than 460,000 works are listed.
The little story: The Louvre has not always been used to store paintings and sculptures. Basically, it was a castle built by King Philippe Auguste in 1190 to save Paris from any enemy intrusion.
4. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart - Paris, France
Number of visitors per year: 10.5 million tourists and pilgrims
The monument: Its construction began in 1876 on the Butte Montmartre and was completed in 1910. The building is as impressive with its unique Romano-Byzantine style as its dimensions (a dome 83 m high and a bell weighing 18.5 tonnes ) or as its decorative treasures, its stained glass windows, mosaics, and sculptures.
The little story: The very expensive construction of the Basilica was financed by Parisians who each bought 1 to 3 stones, whose prices varied between 120 and 500 old francs.
5. The Great Wall of China - China
Number of visitors per year: 10.72 million
The monument: Built to protect each kingdom from barbaric invasions, the Great Wall required the help of hundreds of thousands of workers and 180 million cubic meters of earth. It measures 6,700 km and is, in fact, the largest human construction ever carried out to date.
The little story: If it is not visible from the moon, the American astronaut Leroy Chiao reported in 2004 a snapshot taken at 370km altitude, in space, where we can guess the Great Wall of China .
6. St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in the Vatican - Italy
Number of visitors per year: 11 million
The monument: It is the most important religious building in Catholicism. Its construction started in 1506 and took 120 years. The interior is absolutely unique in its richness and diversity: colossal statues, marble columns, mosaics, ornaments, and its dome, a veritable skylight in the heart of the Basilica.
The little story: As long as 2 football fields, it can accommodate up to 60,000 people. It is the biggest Catholic church on the planet cover an area of 2.3 hectares.
7. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris - Paris, France
Number of visitors per year: 14 million
The monument: Erected in tribute to the Virgin Mary, its construction lasted almost 2 centuries and it took 1,300 oak trees to make the frame of the building. Although located in the capital, Notre Dame de Paris is not the largest cathedral in France, it gives way to that of Amiens.
Unfortunately, the terrible fire of April 15, 2019 devastated a large part of this emblematic monument and the millions of annual visitors will have to wait a few more years before being able to admire the phoenix reborn from its ashes.
The little story: Road distances in France are calculated from the 0 km point located on the cathedral forecourt.
The basic purpose of writing this article to aware those people who not know yet most visited monuments in the world. Pick up the best tour agency so that you can easily perform your spiritual journey and tours.
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