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There are many places in the world that are worth beauty and they should be visited for their history, beauty and iconic structures. There are many attractions in the world but here I will discuss the top most attractions that are visited by most of the people.
Teotihuacan is at the top most ranking in the world. It is located in what we call as the Federal District of Mexico and it was built on an island in Lake Texcoco. The city of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325 and according to Aztec legend this region was chosen on the ancient prophecy that Aztec capital would be build on a place where the people saw an eagle eating snake while sitting on cactus.
When you will visit the place two structures will immediately capture your eyes that are the Great Temple and the House of the Eagles. They are still preserved and were built 500 years ago. The carving on the stone can still be seen in Eagle house. They are splendid ruins.
Niagara Falls has been among the most visited tourist attraction in the world. It is arguably the most famous attracting nearly 20 million visitors each year and it’s expected to have 28 million visitors in 2009.Its the series of waterfalls straddling the US-Canadian border between the Ontario province and New York State.
It consists of three waterfalls that are Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the fall, American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls on the US side of the border.
Pisa Tower also known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, it was a labor of love and took almost 150 years to build. It was built in the field of Miracles in Italy. The leaning angle of the tower is 5.5 degree.
Construction of Pisa Tower began in August of 1173.Number of events happened at Pisa Tower that is impossible to know. If you visit Pisa Tower don’t forget to visit knight’s Square, the churches of St.Sixtus and St Francis, the Medici Palace, the Borgo Stretto and the Palazzo Reale (the Royal Palace). It is a very beautiful and old city which is famous because of its historic places.
There is lots of other Top world Attractions for example Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Forbidden City, Mount Everest, Amazon Rain Forest, Taj Mahal, and Old Jerusalem and so on.
