Wednesday, 2 May 2012

The 100 most beautiful places in the world

The 100 most beautiful places in the world

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                                - 1 -
The inca city of Machu Picchu

country : Peru
place : near Cuzco



                                - 2 -
The Iguazu waterfalls

country : Argentina - Brazil
place : borders between the two countries



                                - 3 -
The Tadj Mahall

country : India
place : Agra, south-west of Delhi


                                - 4 -
The pyramids and the sphinx

country : Egypt
place : Giseh, south-west of Cairo



                                - 5 -
The great canyon of Colorado

country : United States of America
place : south-west of the country, Arizona state



                                - 6 -
Migrating animals in the Serengeti park

country : Tanzania
place : north of the country, east of Victoria lake



                                - 7 -
The Nabatean city of Petra

country : Jordania
place : south-west of the country, near Israel


                                - 8 -
The big wall of China

country : China
place : north-east of the country, along Inner Mongolia



                                - 9 -
The Victoria waterfalls

country : Zimbabwe - Zambia
place : border between the two countries



                                - 10 -
The great coral reef

country : Australia
place : offshore, north-east of the country


                                - 11 -
The city of Angkor

country : Cambodia
place : Siem Reap, north of the Tonle Sap lake



                                - 12 -
The amazonian virgin forest

country : Brazil - Peru
place : around the Amazonia river and its affluents


                                - 13 -
The Niagara waterfalls

country : Canada - United States of America
place : Niagara, near Toronto



                                - 14 -
The salar of Uyuni

country : Bolivia
place : south-west of the country



                                - 15 -
The Abu Simbel temple
country : Egypt
place : south-west of Assuan, at the shore of the Nasser lake


                                - 16 -
The Halong bay

country : Vietnam
place : in the Tonkin Gulf, east of Hanoi


                                - 17 -
The Bora-Bora island

country : French Polynesia
place : in the middle of the Pacific


                                - 18 -
Pagan, the thousand pagodas plain

country : Myanmar
place : south-west of Mandalay, at the edge of the Irrawaddy river


                                - 19 -
Sand dunes of the Sahara

country : Marocco - Mauritania - Mali - Algeria - Niger - Lybia - Chad - Sudan - Egypt
place : north of Africa


                                - 20 -
Fjords and the Preikestolen cliff

country : Norway
place : west of the country


                                - 21 -
The precolombian pyramids of Teotihuacan

country : Mexico
place : north-east of Mexico City


                                - 22 -
The Ngorongoro crater

country : Tanzania
place : north of the country, south of the Serengeti park



                                - 23 -
White immensity of Antarctica

country : without
place : north pole



                                - 24 -
Lunar scenery at the south of Altiplano
and the colourful lagoons (colorada and verde)

country : Bolivia
place : south of Lipez, near the borders with Argentina and Chile



                                - 25 -
Mount Everest
country : Nepal - China
place : border between the two countries


                                - 26 -
Bali island
country : Indonesia
place : east of Java island


                                - 27 -
Muslim fervour at Mecca
country : Saudi Arabia
place : Mecca, east of the country


                                - 28 -
Karstic peaks at Guilin, along the Li river
country : China
place : south of the country, between Guilin and Yangshuo


                                - 29 -
The Galapagos archipelago
country : Ecuador
place : off the west coast of the country


                                - 30 -
The Perito Moreno glacier
country : Argentina
place : Patagonia


                                - 31 -
The blue mosque in front of Hagia Sofia
country : Turkey
place : Istanbul



                                - 32 -
The caves of Carlsbad
country : United States of America
place : New Mexico State


                                - 33 -
The carnaval of Rio
country : Brazil
place : Rio of Janeiro


                                - 34 -
The rice terrace fields of Banaue
country : the Philippines
place : on the Lucon island, north of Manilla


                                - 35 -
Venice and its canals
country : Italia
place : Venice


                                - 36 -
The Cappadocia and the Goreme valley
country : Turkey
place : in the middle of the country


                                - 37 -
Moai statues of the Easter island
country : Chile
place : Easter island, in the middle of the Pacific


                                - 38 -
The Vatican and the Saint Peter's basilica
country : The Vatican
place : inside the town of Rome


                                - 39 -
Aerial view of Rio bay
country : Brazil
place : Rio of Janeiro


                                - 40 -
The Potala, dalai-lama's palace
country : China / Tibet
place : Lhassa


                                - 41 -
The maya city of Chichen Itza
country : Mexico
place : south of the country, Yucatan province


                                - 42 -
The Yellowstone national park
country : United States of America
place : north-west of the country, Wyoming state


                                - 43 -
The Piana rocky inlet and the Girolata gulf
country : France
place : Corsica


                                - 44 -
The Coliseum
country : Italia
place : Rome


                                - 45 -
The limestone basins at Huanglong
country : China
place : in the middle of the country, north of the Sichuan province



                                - 46 -
The Mezquita of Cordoba
country : Spain
place : Cordoba, Andalucia province



                                - 47 -
The Giants' Causeway
country : Northern Ireland
place : north of the country


                                - 48 -
Milford sound and the Mitre peak
country : New Zealand
place : south-west of the southern island


                                - 49 -
The Buddhistic temple of Borobudur
country : Indonesia
place : in the middle of the Java island

                                - 50 -
The Kilauea and the Hawaii volcanoes
country : United States of America
place : Hawaii


                                - 51 -
The frescoes of the Sixtin church
country : The Vatican
place : inside the city of Rome


                                - 52 -
The Hassan II mosque
country : Marocco
place : Casablanca


                                - 53 -
Florence, the duomo and the ponte vecchio
country : Italia
place : Florence



                                - 54 -
The Acropolis and the Parthenon
country : Greece
place : Athena


                                - 55 -
The Registan at Samarkand
country : Uzbekistan
place : south-west of Tachkent


                                - 56 -
The Versailles castle
country : France
place : south-west of Paris


                                - 57 -
Big Ben and the Parliament Square
country : United Kingdom
place : London


                                - 58 -
The Meteors : monasteries built on rocky peaks
country : Greece
place : west of the country, Thessaly province



                                - 59 -
The mont Saint-Michel
country : France
place : Normandy


                                - 60 -
The royal palace and the Wat Phra Kaeo, the emerald buddha temple
country : Thailand
place : Bangkok


                                - 61 -
Hindu fervour at the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi
country : India
place : Varanasi (ex-Benares)


                                - 62 -
A Nil cruise between Luxor and Assuan
country : Egypt
place : from Luxor to Assuan


                                - 63 -
The Eiffel tower
country : France
place : Paris


                                - 64 -
The colorful waters of the Jiuzhaigou river
country : China
place : in the middle of the country, north of the Sichuan province



                                - 65 -
The Kremlin and the Saint Basil the blest cathedral
country : Russia
place : Moscow


                                - 66 -
The Komodo island
country : Indonesia
place : south, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores


                                - 67 -
The Louvre museum
country : France
place : Paris



                                - 68 -
The Alhambra
country : Spain
place : Granada, Andalucia province


                                - 69 -
The Canaima park and the Salto Angel waterfalls
country : Venezuela
place : east of the country


                                - 70 -
The aeolian islands and the Stromboli
country : Italia
place : north of the Sicilia island


                                - 71 -
The Plitvice park and its waterfalls
country : Croatia
place : north of Gospic


                                - 72 -
The Neuschwanstein castle
country : Germany
place : near the border with Austria, south of Munich


                                - 73 -
The Reims cathedral
country : France
place : Reims


                                - 74 -
The Uluru giant monolith at Ayers Rock
country : Australia
place :in the middle of the country


                                - 75 -
The Baikal lake
country : Russia
place : near the border with Mongolia


                                - 76 -
The Wulingyuan rocky peaks
country : China
place : south-east of the country, Hunan province


                                - 77 -
The Karnak temple
country : Egypt
place : near Luxor



                                - 78 -
The statue of Liberty and the Manhattan view
country : United States of America
place : New-York


                                - 79 -
The Sagrada Familia
country : Spain
place : Barcelona


                                - 80 -
The Meidan-e Imam at Ispahan
country : Iran
place : south of Teheran


                                - 81 -
The city of Prague
country : Czech Republic
place : Prague


                                - 82 -
Giant sequoias
country : United States of America
place : in the sequoia national park, south-west of the country, California state


                                - 83 -
The Tasmania island
country : Australia
place : south-east of the country


                                - 84 -
Chorus of lights at Las Vegas
country : Etats-Unis
place : Las Vegas


                                - 85 -
The pagoda of Shwedagon
country : Myanmar
place : Yangoon


                                - 86 -
The emperor Qin I's mausoleum and his terracotta army
country : China
place : Xi'an, Shaanxi province


                                - 87 -
The city of Sydney and the opera house
country : Australia
place : Sydney


                                - 88 -
Nightlife on the Djemaa Elfna square
country : Marocco
place : Marrakech


                                - 89 -
The Badshahi mosque at Lahore
country : Pakistan
place : south-east of Islamabad


                                - 90 -
The parliament of Budapest
country : Hungary
place : Budapest


                                - 91 -
Baalbek
country : Lebanon
place : north-east of the country


                                - 92 -
The forbidden city
country : China
place : Beijing


                                - 93 -
El Tajin
country : Mexico
place : north-east of Mexico city


                                - 94 -
The Burj al arab hotel
country : the United Arab Emirates
place : Dubai


                                - 95 -
Sigiriya
country : Sri Lanka
place : in the middle of the country


                                - 96 -
The mosque of Djenné
country : Mali
place : Djenné, east of Bamako


                                - 97 -
The golden gate bridge and the San Francisco bay
country : United States of America
place : California state


                                - 98 -
The Kennedy space center
country : United States of America
place : south-east of the country, Florida state


                                - 99 -
The Ermitage winter palace
country : Russia
place : Saint-Petersburg


                               - 100 -
The Petronas towers
country : Malaysia
place : Kuala Lumpur

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