Showing posts with label heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heritage. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Great Wall of China, China

Great Wall of China or the Great Wall of China (Traditional Hanzi: 长城; Hanzi simple: 长城; Pinyin: Changcheng), also known in China as the Wall Along the 10,000 Li ¹ (万里长城; 万里长城; Wanli Changcheng) is the longest building that human ever made , located in People's Republic of China.
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Great Wall of China is considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In 1987, the building was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Great Wall of China is not a continuous length, but a collection of short walls that follow the shape of mountains of northern China. On April 18, 2009, after an investigation by the government accurately People's Republic of China, announced that the giant wall constructed in the Ming Dynasty period length is 8851 km.

Angkor Wat, Kamboja

Built in the mid 12th century by the Khmer empire in Cambodia country, it was built in honor of the god Vishnu. It takes 418 years to complete.
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Angkor Wat (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត), is a shrine or temple is located in the city of Angkor, Cambodia, and is regarded as one of the wonders of the world. It was built by King Suryavarman II in the mid 12th century. Angkor Wat temple construction took 30 years. Angkor Wat is located in the plain of Angkor temples which are also filled