Découvrez les sites et monuments les plus célèbres dans le monde et apprenez leur date de construction.
The Pyramids of Giza
Between 2600 et 2500 BC
The Sphinx of Giza
around 2500 BC
Golden Gate Bridge
Built from 1933 to 1937
Abu Simbel
around 1250 BC
Ka'Ba, the holiest site of the Muslim world
It would have been built during the lifetime of Ibrahim and Ismail, according to Muslim tradition
Acropolis and Parthenon of Athens
5th century BC
The Wailing Wall or Western Wal
1st century BC
Coliseum
1st century
Petra, a troglodyte city
built between the 4th century BC and the 2nd century
Hagia Sophia basilica
6th century
Borobudur, a Buddhist temple
9th century
St Mark's Square
9th century
The Alhambra, a royal palace and fortress
13th and 14th centuries
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
built between 1173 and 1372
Angkor Wat, sacred temple in the medieval city of Angkor
built between the 9th and the 15th century
The Forbidden City
15th century
Machu Picchu
15th century
The Great Wall of China
built between the 5th century BC and the 16th century
Moai, monumental statues
They were built between the 9th century and the 17th century
Timbuktu
During the 12th century the firsts settled populations are established and the city will be at its zenith during the 15th and 16th centuries.
St Basil's cathedral
16th century
St Peter's Basilica
1614
Kiyomizu-dera, Buddhist temples
Built for the first time during the 8th century, they were rebuilt in the 17th century
Taj Mahal
17th century
The Palace of Versailles
17th century
Big Ben
First rang on 31 may 1859
The Statue of Liberty
1886 (official inauguration)
The Eiffel Tower
1889 (official inauguration)
The Statue of Christ the Redeemer
It was built between 1926 and 1931
The Sagrada Familia
Never achieved, its construction began in 1882 and the project was entrusted to Gaudi as soon as 1883
The building is still under construction nowadays.
The Empire State Building
1931 (official opening)
Syndey Opera House
1973 (official opening)
The Lighthouse of Alexandria or the Pharos of Alexandria
Built at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, it was used for 17 centuries before it completely falls apart in the 14th century.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The project began in 1923 and the sculpture would be done between 1927 and 1941.
Sky Tower
1997 (official inauguration)
The Arch de Triomphe in Paris (triumphal arch)
It was built between 1806 and 1836
CN Tower
1976
Neuschwanstein Castle
19th century
Chichén Itzá, a Mayan temple
Between 600 and 1000 BC
Stonehenge
Around 3100 and 1600 BC