MonumentDB
104 monuments, memorials, and landmarks from every continent. From ancient wonders to modern marvels, the structures that define civilizations.
New Seven Wonders
Great Wall of China
Not a single wall but a series of walls built over 2,000 years. The most well-known sections were bu...
Taj Mahal
Built by Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Took 22 years and 20,000 worke...
Colosseum
Could hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators. Had a retractable canvas roof called the velarium o...
Machu Picchu
Known as the Lost City of the Incas. Built as an estate for Emperor Pachacuti. Rediscovered by Hiram...
Petra
Called the Rose City for the color of the stone. Half-built and half-carved into the rock. The Treas...
Chichen Itza
The pyramid of Kukulcan has 365 steps, one for each day of the year. During equinoxes a shadow serpe...
Christ the Redeemer
Voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Arms stretch 28 meters wide. Weighs 635 tonnes. Bui...
Tallest Statues
Statue of Unity
The tallest statue in the world at 182 meters. Depicts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a founding father o...
Spring Temple Buddha
The tallest statue in the world until 2018. Located inside a Buddhist monastery. Made of 1,100 piece...
Motherland Calls
Commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad. The tallest statue in Europe at 85 meters. The sword alone is...
Statue of Liberty
A gift from France, dedicated on October 28, 1886. Her full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. ...
Christ the Redeemer
Voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Arms stretch 28 meters wide. Weighs 635 tonnes. Bui...
Ancient Wonders
Pyramids of Giza
The Great Pyramid was the tallest structure on Earth for 3,800 years. Built with approximately 2.3 m...
Stonehenge
The largest stones weigh 25 tonnes and were transported 30 km. The smaller bluestones came from Wale...
Parthenon
Built in just 9 years, remarkably fast for its size. Uses no straight lines, every surface curves sl...
Colosseum
Could hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators. Had a retractable canvas roof called the velarium o...
Borobudur
The largest Buddhist temple in the world. Has 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. Abandoned ...
Angkor Wat
The largest religious monument in the world at 162.6 hectares. Originally built as a Hindu temple de...
Terracotta Army
Discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well. Over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots, and 670 horses. Eac...