The world's monuments
Every monument in our write-ups, all 372 of them, grouped by continent. Each card opens the full page: what it is, its best season, time to allow and how to reach it.
Europe 123
The Belfries
Angla Windmills
Arc de Triomphe
Arenes de Nimes
Eiffel Tower
Mont-Saint-Michel
Bergpark Wilhelmshohe
Berlin Wall and East Side Gallery
Brandenburg Gate
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Roman Trier
The Reichstag
Zollverein Coal Mine
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Trevi Fountain
The Medieval Monasteries
Orheiul Vechi
Piazza della Liberta
The Idrija Mercury Mine
La Lonja de la Seda
Park Guell
Plaza de Espana, Seville
Segovia Aqueduct
The Global Seed Vault
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
The Eckero Post and Customs House
Altenburg Abbey
Anker Clock
Austrian Postal Savings Bank
Bergkirche Eisenstadt
Engelszell Abbey
Gaming Charterhouse
Gottweig Abbey
Hallein Salt Mine on the Durrnberg
Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Hundertwasserhaus
Imperial Crypt
Kefermarkt Altarpiece
Klosterneuburg Abbey
Lilienfeld Abbey
Linz Main Square
Maria Saal
Maria Worth
Mariazell Basilica
Millstatt Abbey
Nonnberg Abbey
Otto Wagner Pavilions
Rein Abbey
Rogner Bad Blumau
Secession Building
Seckau Abbey
Seitenstetten Abbey
Silent Night Chapel
St Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal
St Peter's Church, Vienna
Stams Abbey
The Semmering Railway
Vienna City Hall
Votivkirche
Wilhering Abbey
Wotruba Church
Zwettl Abbey
The Struve Arc Points
Flanders Fields
The Atomium
The Horta Town Houses
Blagaj Tekke
SteÄci Medieval Tombstones
The Madara Rider
The Rila Monastery
Mirogoj Cemetery
The Pula Arena
The Sea Organ, Zadar
Kykkos Monastery
Dolni Vitkovice
Krusne Hory Mining Landscape
Kuks
Villa Tugendhat
The Little Mermaid
Meteora
Fisherman's Bastion
Heroes' Square
The Sopron Fire Tower
Eggin i Gledivik, Djupivogur
Sun Voyager
Kilmainham Gaol
The Laxey Wheel
Freedom Monument
Hill of Crosses
Saharna
Tipova Cave Monastery
The Casino de Monte-Carlo
The Ostrog Monastery
Pyramid of Austerlitz
Rotterdam's Modern Architecture
The Afsluitdijk
The Beemster Polder
The Delta Works
The Dom Tower, Utrecht
The Kinderdijk Windmills
The Van Nelle Factory
The Woudagemaal Steam Pumping Station
Haraldshaugen
Sverd i Fjell
Vigeland Sculpture Park
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
Centennial Hall, Wroclaw
Palace of Culture and Science
Aguas Livres Aqueduct
Belem Tower
Cristo Rei
PadrĂŁo dos Descobrimentos
University of Coimbra
The Merry Cemetery of SÄpĂąnÈa
The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina
Red Square and the Kremlin
Manasija and Ravanica
The Studenica Monastery
Casa Batllo and La Pedrera
Skogskyrkogarden
Stockholm City Hall
Grande Dixence Dam
St Peter's Square
Asia 173
The Mosque City of Bagerhat
Bumthang Valleys
Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an
Gelati Monastery
Man Mo Temple
Borobudur
Chusonji and Hiraizumi
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
Izumo Taisha
Kamakura Great Buddha
Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion
Koyasan
Nara Park and Todai-ji
Nikko Toshogu
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
A-Ma Temple
Old Friday Mosque
Karakorum and Erdene Zuu
The Aflaj Irrigation Systems
Makli Necropolis
Beopjusa Temple
The Burj Al Arab
The Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif
The Minaret of Jam
Garni and Geghard
Khor Virap
Tatev Monastery
The Noratus Khachkar Field
Sheki Caravanserai
The Tiger's Nest (Paro Taktsang)
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Banteay Srei
Preah Vihear
Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Shaolin Temple and the Pagoda Forest
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou
The Confucius Temple and Cemetery, Qufu
The Eastern Qing Tombs
The Hanging Temple, Hengshan
The Kaiping Diaolou
The Leshan Giant Buddha
The Temple of Heaven
David Gareja
Gergeti Trinity Church and Kazbegi
The Katskhi Pillar
The Big Buddha and Lantau
Victoria Harbour and the Skyline
Bara Imambara
Chand Baori at Abhaneri
Charminar
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Gateway of India
Humayun's Tomb
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Rani ki Vav, Patan
Statue of Unity
The Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
The Golden Temple, Amritsar
The Great Stupa at Sanchi
The Hoysala Temples of Belur and Halebidu
The Khajuraho Temples
The Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
The Qutb Minar
The Sun Temple at Konark
The Taj Mahal
Thiksey Monastery
Candi Mendut and Candi Pawon
Candi Sukuh and Candi Cetho
Chicken Church
Equator Monument
Garuda Wisnu Kencana
Gedung Sate
Gua Sunyaragi
Gunongan
Lawang Sewu
Masjid Raya Baiturrahman
National Monument
Prambanan
The Mosques of Demak and Kudus
The Temples of Bali
Isfahan and Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
The Malwiya of Samarra
The Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount
The Western Wall
The White City of Tel Aviv
Senso-ji and Asakusa, Tokyo
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
Tomioka Silk Mill
Mount Nebo
Turkestan
The Grand Mosque
Burana Tower
Tash Rabat
Vientiane
Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
Eagle Square
Kek Lok Si Temple
Khoo Kongsi
Kota Kinabalu City Mosque
Masjid Jamek
Sultan Abdul Samad Building
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque
The Batu Caves
The Labuan Chimney
Thean Hou Temple
The Genghis Khan Statue
Mount Popa
The Golden Rock
The Shwedagon Pagoda
Changu Narayan
Swayambhunath
The Boudhanath Stupa
The Pashupatinath Temple
Pohyon Temple and Myohyangsan
Pyongyang
The DMZ at Panmunjom
The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Solomon's Pools
Sagada
Temple of Leah
The Doha Corniche and Skyline
Marina Bay and the Skyline
Raffles Hotel
Beomeosa Temple
Bongjeongsa Temple
Bulguksa and Seokguram
Buseoksa Temple
Donggureung Royal Tombs
Dosan Seowon
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Haeinsa Temple
Jongmyo Shrine
Piram Seowon
The DMZ
Unjusa Temple
The Dambulla Cave Temple
The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
The Norias of Hama
Bao'an Temple, Taipei
Fo Guang Shan
Longshan Temple
The Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung
Phra Pathom Chedi
Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn
Wat Pho and the Reclining Buddha
Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Wat Phra That Phanom
Cristo Rei of Dili
Basilica Cistern
Hadrian's Gate
Hagia Sophia
Selimiye Mosque
Sultanhani Caravanserai
The Blue Mosque
The Green Mosque and Tomb, Bursa
Ashgabat
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
The Palm Jumeirah
Moynaq and the Aral Shore
Shah-i-Zinda
Saigon Central Post Office
The Cu Chi Tunnels
The Temple of Literature
The Tomb of Khai Dinh
The Tomb of Minh Mang
The Tomb of Tu Duc
The Tran Temples, Nam Dinh
Africa 21
The Great Mosque of Djenné
Grand Bassin
The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
The Kasubi Tombs
Ouidah and the Slave Route
The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso
The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
The Tomb of Askia
Almoravid Koubba
Ben Youssef Madrasa
Bou Inania Madrasa, Fes
Meknes
The Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan Tower
The Koutoubia Mosque
The Saadian Tombs
The Kigali Genocide Memorial
Dakar
Afrikaans Language Monument
Donkin Reserve
Huguenot Monument
Americas 34
Nelson's Dockyard
The Jesuit Block of CĂłrdoba
BrasĂlia
The Salt Pans and Slave Huts
The Temple in the Sea
Empire State Building
Fallingwater
Gateway Arch
Hollywood
Independence Hall
Monticello
Mount Rushmore
Statue of Liberty
The National Mall
Cristo Redentor de los Andes
The Queen's Staircase
Gun Hill Signal Station
Morgan Lewis Windmill
Christ the Redeemer
Marco Zero Monument
Ottawa and the Rideau Canal
Vegreville Pysanka
The Columbus Lighthouse
Leapers Hill
Angel de la Independencia
Carcamo de Dolores
Cristo Rey del Cubilete
Kiosco Morisco
Monumento a la Revolucion
Polyforum Siqueiros
The Atlantic Locks
The Panama Canal
The San Juan City Walls
The 99 Steps
Oceania 21
TaputapuÄtea
Tarawa and the Pacific War
Guadalcanal and the Pacific War
