The TAJ MAHAL    (Agra, India) 

Shah Jahan,  a  Mogul ruler, erected a tomb for his beloved wife Arjumand Banu, better known for her title of Muntaz Mahal . She died in 1631 after bearing 14 children in 18 years 

The construction of the tomb begun in 1632 and employed some 20,000 workmen for a period of 20 years.

The EIFFEL TOWER Champ de Mars,  Paris, France

Named for its architect, Alexander, Gustave Eiffel The tower was built for the Paris Exposition of 1889 at a cost of more than $1,000,000. 

The Tower is 300 m (984 ft) high and 30 m (330 ft) square at the base.   It has of a 9 m (30 ft) masonry wall and 7,300 tons of steel piers and iron latticework. 

The LEANING TOWER OF PISA Italy

This tower is tilted about 5 degrees from the perpendicular and continue to increase its tilt by about  0.6 cm (!/4 Inch) every year.  Work on the tower began in 1174 in the Romanesque style. Halfway through its construction,  the tower started to tilt so all work was halted.  

The Tower was finally completed in 1350 with the top story built as true vertical in an effort to alter the tower's  center of gravity   

St. PETER'S BASILICA The VATICAN, ROME

The World's largest and most famous church. 
The present basilica was constructed over the original church built  by Emperor Constantine of Rome,   in A.D.326  

In 1447 Pope Nicolas V  commissioned  Bernardo Rossellini  to build a basilica over the old church.  Two centuries later Pope Paul  III prevailed upon Michelangelo to take over the supervision of the project. 

The basilica was finally dedicated by Pope Urban VIII on November 18,  1626

The STATUE OF LIBERTY New York City

During the Centennial celebration of the declaration of Independence of the United States,  Edouard de La-boulaye, a French author, proposed the erection of a monument to commemorate the alliance of 1778 between France and the US. 

The statue was completed on July 4, 1884 and assembled on the island of Bedloe in New York harbour.

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sydney, Australia

Built on Bannelong Point, Sydney Cove and became a construction wonder of the World.  In a competition to find a designer for the project, Danish architect, Joern Utzon unfinished drawings were picked out of 233 entries from 32 countries. 
Constructions started in 1957 and the full project was completed in 1973. 
 

ARC DE TRIOMPHE Paris, France

Located in Paris at the end of the Avenue des Champs Elysees, in the Plaza Charles De Gaulle. Standing in the middle of the square, the arch commemorates the victories of Napoleon Bonaparte, by who's degree it was built. 

Construction was started in 1806 by J. F. Chalgrin, who worked from his own drawings.The arch is 49m (160 ft) high,  46 m  (150 ft) wide and 22m (72 ft) deep.  The arch was completed in 1836.    

 MOUNT RUSHMORE National Memorial

A reserve of 517 hectares in the Harney Mountains of the Black Hills of  South Dakota.  The memorial authorize by Congress in 1925 contains four 18.3 m (60 ft)  high sculptures of George Washington,  Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln,  and Theodore Roosevelt 

The sculptures were unveiled separately between 1930 and 1939 

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE San Francisco, California  

The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of  San Francisco with Marin County  to the north.  

The suspension bridge was opened in 1937 and since then has been one of the principal landmarks of both San Francisco and California.  
     

MOUNT SUGAR LOAF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The most famous landmark of Brazil is Sugarloaf Mountain, situated on a peninsula in Guanabara Bay, with the large statue called Christ the Redeemer, atop Corcovado Mountain. Many old churches and other colonial structures contrast sharply with the architecture of the period since the 1950s. Nearby recreational areas include the islands of Guanabara Bay and the mountain glens of the Tijuca Forest.     

TOWER BRIDGE London

The 244-m (800-ft) London Tower Bridge spans the Thames River in London.   This bridge designed by Sir Horace Jones was the only movable bridge crossing the Thames. 

The bridge was completed in 1894 by  Sir John Wolfe Barry       

THE LITTLE MERMAID  Langelinie in Copenhagen

The sculpture was put up in 1913, and has since then been the symbol of Denmark. THE sculpture is 1.25 meter (approx. 4 feet) high,  

The sculpture is a statue of a  mermaid half human and half fish. With naked breasts and a fish tail.