Word Important Monuments

1. The Leaning tower of Pisa

The leaning of the Tower of Pisa comes into the story in 1173, when construction began. Thanks to the soft ground, it had begun to lean by the time its builders got to the third story, in 1178. Shifting soil had destabilized the tower's foundations. ... It kept leaning more and more

2.Imperial Palace Tokyo                                                                                                                           

The Imperial Palace of Tokyo was built on the sites of former Edo castle, which dates back to the fifteenth century and was used as the residence of the ruling Tokugawa shogun during the end of the Kamakura Shogunate. Imperial Palace history started when the original Edo castle was destroyed in fire in 1873

3. Statue of Liberty

1865 - 1886. In 1865, a French political intellectual and anti-slavery activist named Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that a statue representing liberty be built for the United States. This monument would honor the United States' centennial of independence and the friendship with France.

4. Opera House Sydney

Built to “help mould a better and more enlightened community,” in the words of New South Wales Premier Joseph Cahill in 1954, the Sydney Opera House has been home to many of the world's greatest artists and performances, and a meeting place for matters of local and international significance since opening in 1973.

5. Eiffel Tower Paris

The Eiffel Tower, La Tour Eiffel in French, was the main exhibit of the Paris Exposition — or World's Fair — of 1889. It was constructed to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution and to demonstrate France's industrial prowess to the world. 

6. Great Wall Of China

The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from its enemies and invaders from the North, especially the Mongols. ... The Great Wall of China, originally built in the seventh century B.C, worked as a defence for the feudal states of the Zhou Dynasty (1046-771ad) to the north.

7. Kremlin Moscow  Russia

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow. Inextricably linked to all the most important historical and political events in Russia since the 13th century, the Kremlin (built between the 14th and 17th centuries by outstanding Russian and foreign architects) was the residence of the Great Prince and also a religious centre.

8. Parthenon Athens  Greece 

The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to Goddess Athena. ... The residents of Athens constructed the Parthenon at the time when they were at the height of their dominance. The Parthenon was mainly constructed as a temple for the Goddess Athena who was the chief deity worshipped by the residents of Athens.Nov 5, 2018

9. Pyramid Giza  Egypt

Pyramids were built for religious purposes. The Egyptians were one of the first civilizations to believe in an afterlife. They believed that a second self called the ka lived within every human being. ... Three pyramids were built at Giza, and many smaller pyramids were constructed around the Nile Valley.

10. Wailing Wall  Jerusalem

The wall was originally erected as part of the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple begun by Herod the Great, which resulted in the encasement of the natural, steep hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount, in a huge rectangular structure topped by a flat platform, thus creating more space for the Temple ...

11 Taj  Mahal India

The Taj Mahal was built as a monument of love. ... The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to expressed his love for his late wife, Arjumand Banu Begum popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal, after her marriage to him. Mumtaz Mahal means "Jewel of the Palace" which exemplified his love for her.