Where? Giza in Egypt
Visitors per year: about 14 million
Wonder of the Ancient World and UNESCO World Heritage Site
It’s about time we got to one of the oldest known sights in the world. At least as far as buildings are concerned.
The pyramids of Giza have been standing in the middle of the desert for over 4,500 years and are the only wonder of the ancient world that still exists. Even the Romans called them ancient.
The largest of them – the Pyramid of Khufu – was even the tallest building in the world for almost 4,000 years. Until it was replaced by Cologne Cathedral in 1880.
Fun fact about the pyramids of Giza: it is still not known exactly how the huge pyramids were built in the first place. With a huge ramp, a kind of crane or by aliens?