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Palace of Versailles1399

The worldwide ranking generated by 264 votes

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Palace of Versailles1399

City of Timbuktu1361

Teotihuacan1354

Great Pyramid of Giza1337

Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba1326

Meteora Monasteries1320

Alhambra of Granada1319

Neuschwanstein Castle1307

Petra1306

#10

Gardens of the Alcázar1303

#11

Sacré-Cœur Basilica1297

#12

Grand Palace, Bangkok1295

#13

Blue Mosque1290

#14

Chichen Itza1288

#15

Karnak Temple1284

#16

Christ the Redeemer1283

#17

Cathedral of Brasília1281

#18

Golden Bridge1278

#19

Great Wall of China1278

#20

Great Pyramid of Cholula1276

#21

Himeji Castle1276

#22

Notre-Dame de Paris1276

#23

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque1276

#24

Ellora Caves1274

#25

Rocher de la Vierge1274

#26

Kingdom of Bagan1273

#27

Osaka Castle1273

#28

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral1269

#29

Tian Tan Buddha1268

#30

Hagia Sophia1266

#31

Shwedagon Pagoda1264

#32

Lotus Temple1262

#33

Sagrada Família1261

#34

Statue of Liberty1260

#35

Cyclades Domed Churches1259

#36

Louvre Museum1259

#37

Cologne Cathedral1258

#38

Chongqing Hongyadong1256

#39

Hawa Mahal1256

#40

Eiffel Tower1254

#41

Palmyra1254

#42

Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica1253

#43

Hanging Temple of Xuankong1253

#44

Angkor1252

#45

Bayonne Cathedral1251

#46

The Colosseum1251

#47

Guggenheim Museum1251

#48

Terracotta Army1249

#49

Stonehenge1248

#50

Atlantean Figures of Tula1248

#51

Great Mosque of Paris1248

#52

Leshan Giant Buddha1246

#53

Abu Simbel Temples1245

#54

Alcázar of Toledo1243

#55

Hanging Gardens of Babylon1243

#56

Borobudur Temple1241

#57

Tower Bridge1241

#58

Kinkaku-ji1241

#59

Sistine Chapel1240

#60

Trevi Fountain1239

#61

Sydney Opera House1239

#62

Gyeongbokgung1239

#63

Reims Cathedral1238

#64

Leaning Tower of Pisa1237

#65

Batu Caves1237

#66

The Bellagio1237

#67

Sigiriya Rock1235

#68

Château de Chambord1234

#69

9/11 Memorial1232

#70

Palace of Fontainebleau1232

#71

Park Güell1232

#72

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood1232

#73

Arc de Triomphe1230

#74

Abbaye aux Hommes1230

#75

Canal Bridge1230

#76

Saint Nicholas Cathedral1228

#77

Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle1228

#78

White Temple1228

#79

St. Michael's Mount1227

#80

Dunnottar Castle1224

#81

Big Ben1224

#82

Château des Ducs de Bretagne1223

#83

Sainte-Chapelle1222

#84

Monument Valley1221

#85

Medieval City of Carcassonne1221

#86

Carnac Stones1220

#87

Westminster Abbey1220

#88

Acropolis of Athens1219

#89

Fushimi Inari Taisha1218

#90

Hungarian Parliament Building1218

#91

National Palace Museum, Taipei1217

#92

Forbidden City1216

#93

Jerónimos Monastery1216

#94

Sensō-ji Temple1215

#95

Sukhothai Temples1215

#96

Imperial City of Huế1214

#97

United States Capitol1213

#98

Gare des Bénédictins1213

#99

Palais Idéal1212

#100

Disneyland Hotel1211

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