Famous Landmarks of the World Quiz at a Glance
86 famous landmarks and wonders on the world map: the New 7 Wonders, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and 12 landmarks on every continent. In the map rounds a landmark is named and you click where it is, scored by how close you get; in the picture round a photo appears and you pick its country. Free, no sign-up.
- Landmarks
- 86, with 84 photos
- Map rounds
- New 7, Ancient 7, and one per continent
- Picture round
- A photo, four countries
- Scoring
- Up to 100 points by distance
- Photos
- Wikimedia Commons, credited
- Cost
- Free, no sign-up
How to Play the quiz
- Pick a round. In a map round a landmark is named and you click where it is: inside the distance shown for the round is right and scores 100, and a miss scores less the farther it is.
- After each answer the real spot, a photo and a fact appear; press Next when you have read it.
- Each continent round opens on its continent, and the Ancient Wonders round on the eastern Mediterranean, where all seven stood. Zoom with the buttons or pinch.
- In the picture round a photo appears: pick the country it is in from four.
The New 7 Wonders
In 2007 a worldwide vote run by the New7Wonders Foundation chose the Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Machu Picchu in Peru, Chichén Itzá in Mexico, the Colosseum in Rome and the Taj Mahal in India. The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only ancient wonder still standing, was given an honorary place.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Greek writers listed seven marvels around the Mediterranean: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Only the pyramid survives. No trace of the Hanging Gardens has been found, and some historians think they were never in Babylon at all, or never existed; the map puts them at Babylon, as tradition does.
Every Landmark in the Quiz
Where each landmark is, when it was built or formed, and one thing to know.
| # | Landmark | Where | Built | Did you know? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Wall of China | China | 7th century BC – 1644 (best-known sections Ming dynasty, 1368–1644) | The first walls date to the 7th century BC; the best-known sections were built by the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). |
| 2 | Petra | Jordan | c. 4th century BC onward (Nabataean city) | Petra is nicknamed the 'Rose City' because of the colour of the sandstone its buildings are carved from. |
| 3 | Christ the Redeemer | Brazil | 1922–1931 | This Art Deco statue of Jesus is 30 metres tall, not counting its 8-metre pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide. |
| 4 | Machu Picchu | Peru | c. 1450 | This 15th-century Inca citadel sits on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres high and is often called the 'Lost City of the Incas'. |
| 5 | Chichén Itzá | Mexico | c. AD 600–1200 (main period) | Chichén Itzá was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya; its great pyramid is El Castillo, the Temple of Kukulcán. |
| 6 | Colosseum | Italy | AD 72–80 | The largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, it was begun under Emperor Vespasian in AD 72 and completed under Titus in AD 80. |
| 7 | Taj Mahal | India | 1631–1648 | Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned this white marble mausoleum in 1631 to hold the tomb of his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal. |
| 8 | Great Pyramid of Giza | Egypt | c. 2600 BC | The oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one largely intact, it was the world's tallest human-made structure for over 3,700 years. |
| 9 | Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Iraq | c. 600 BC (attributed to Nebuchadnezzar II, r. 605–562 BC; existence unproven) | Described as tiered gardens of trees, shrubs and vines like a green mountain, it is unclear whether they ever really existed. |
| 10 | Temple of Artemis at Ephesus | Turkey | c. 550 BC (Croesus’s temple); rebuilt after 356 BC | The version of the temple funded by King Croesus was burned down by an arsonist in 356 BC; only foundations and fragments remain today. |
| 11 | Statue of Zeus at Olympia | Greece | c. 435 BC | Made by the sculptor Phidias from ivory and gold, this seated figure was about 12.4 metres tall and stood in Olympia's Temple of Zeus. |
| 12 | Mausoleum at Halicarnassus | Turkey | 353–351 BC | This 45-metre tomb of Mausolus was so famous that his name gave us the word 'mausoleum' for any grand tomb. |
| 13 | Colossus of Rhodes | Greece | 280 BC (completed) | This statue of the sun god Helios, about 33 metres tall, was the ancient world's tallest statue until an earthquake toppled it in 226 BC. |
| 14 | Lighthouse of Alexandria | Egypt | c. 280–247 BC (reign of Ptolemy II) | Probably at least 100 metres tall, it was ruined by earthquakes; in 1480 its last stones were used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay. |
| 15 | Great Sphinx of Giza | Egypt | c. 2500s BC (Old Kingdom, reign of Khufu or Khafre) | This limestone statue of a resting lion with a human head is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt. |
| 16 | Abu Simbel temples | Egypt | 13th century BC (moved 1968) | Ramesses II's two huge rock-cut temples were moved to higher ground in 1968 so that Lake Nasser would not flood them. |
| 17 | Valley of the Kings | Egypt | c. 1539–1075 BC (royal burials) | For nearly 500 years, rock-cut tombs for New Kingdom pharaohs and nobles were dug here; 65 tombs and chambers are known. |
| 18 | Victoria Falls | Zambia and Zimbabwe | natural | Called Mosi-oa-Tunya ('Thundering Smoke') in Lozi, it is one of the world's largest waterfalls, 1,708 metres wide. |
| 19 | Mount Kilimanjaro | Tanzania | natural (dormant volcano) | At 5,895 metres, this dormant volcano is the highest mountain in Africa and the world's highest free-standing mountain. |
| 20 | Table Mountain | South Africa | natural | This flat-topped mountain rises about 1,000 metres above Cape Town; visitors reach the top by cableway or on foot. |
| 21 | Great Mosque of Djenné | Mali | 1907 (current building; first mosque c. 13th century) | It is the largest adobe (mud-brick) building in the world; the present structure dates from 1907. |
| 22 | Hassan II Mosque | Morocco | 1986–1993 | Its 210-metre minaret is the world's second tallest, and the mosque stands on a promontory looking out over the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 23 | Church of Saint George, Lalibela | Ethiopia | late 12th or early 13th century | One of eleven churches in Lalibela cut from solid rock, it was carved downwards into volcanic tuff. |
| 24 | Great Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 11th–15th century | Capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe, it is the largest stone structure in precolonial Southern Africa. |
| 25 | Avenue of the Baobabs | Madagascar | natural (trees; protected 2007) | A row of giant Grandidier's baobab trees lines a dirt road in western Madagascar; it received temporary protected status in 2007. |
| 26 | Amphitheatre of El Jem | Tunisia | c. AD 238 | Built around AD 238 in the Roman town of Thysdrus, this amphitheatre could hold an estimated 35,000 spectators. |
| 27 | Angkor Wat | Cambodia | 1113–1150 | The largest religious complex in the world, it was built as a Hindu temple to Vishnu and later became a Buddhist temple. |
| 28 | Burj Khalifa | United Arab Emirates | 2004–2009 (opened 2010) | At 829.8 metres, this skyscraper in Dubai is the world's tallest structure. |
| 29 | Mount Fuji | Japan | natural (active volcano) | Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, this active volcano last erupted in 1707–1708 and is snow-capped about five months a year. |
| 30 | Forbidden City | China | 1406–1420 | Home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors, it is the largest preserved royal palace complex still standing in the world. |
| 31 | Petronas Towers | Malaysia | 1993–1996 | These 88-storey twin skyscrapers were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers. |
| 32 | Mount Everest | Nepal and China | natural | Earth's highest mountain above sea level, it was measured at 8,848.86 metres in 2020 by a joint Nepalese and Chinese survey. |
| 33 | Borobudur | Indonesia | 9th century | This Buddhist temple has nine stacked platforms topped by a dome, and was decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. |
| 34 | Terracotta Army | China | c. 210–209 BC (buried) | These clay soldiers were buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and were found by local farmers in 1974. |
| 35 | Hạ Long Bay | Vietnam | natural | Its name means 'descending dragon', and the bay is dotted with thousands of limestone karsts and islets of many shapes and sizes. |
| 36 | Marina Bay Sands | Singapore | opened 2010 | When it opened in 2010, this resort was the world's most expensive standalone casino property, costing S$8 billion. |
| 37 | Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) | India | 1581–1589 (rebuilt in marble 1809; gilded 1830) | The holiest site of Sikhism, it was rebuilt in marble and copper in 1809 and its sanctum covered in gold leaf in 1830. |
| 38 | Grand Palace (Bangkok) | Thailand | from 1782 | This complex of buildings in Bangkok has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam, later Thailand, since 1782. |
| 39 | Eiffel Tower | France | 1887–1889 | Gustave Eiffel's company built this wrought-iron lattice tower as the centrepiece of the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. |
| 40 | Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) | United Kingdom | completed 1859 | Big Ben is really the nickname of the tower's Great Bell; the clock tower itself was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012. |
| 41 | Sagrada Família | Spain | 1882–present (unfinished; central tower completed 2026) | Designed by Antoni Gaudí, it is the tallest church in the world; its construction began on 19 March 1882. |
| 42 | Acropolis of Athens | Greece | 5th century BC (main buildings, under Pericles) | This ancient citadel on a rocky hill above Athens holds the remains of famous buildings, the best known being the Parthenon. |
| 43 | Leaning Tower of Pisa | Italy | 1173–1372 | The bell tower of Pisa Cathedral leans by nearly four degrees because it was built on an unstable foundation. |
| 44 | Brandenburg Gate | Germany | 1788–1791 | This neoclassical gate, built for King Frederick William II of Prussia, is crowned by Johann Gottfried Schadow's bronze quadriga. |
| 45 | Neuschwanstein Castle | Germany | 1869–1892 | Built as a private home for King Ludwig II of Bavaria, it opened to the public shortly after his death in 1886. |
| 46 | Saint Basil's Cathedral | Russia | 1555–1561 | Ivan the Terrible ordered this church on Red Square to mark the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan; it is now a museum. |
| 47 | Stonehenge | United Kingdom | c. 3100–1600 BC (in phases) | This prehistoric ring of standing stones is aligned with the sunrise on the summer solstice and the sunset on the winter solstice. |
| 48 | Tower Bridge | United Kingdom | 1886–1894 | This combined bascule and suspension bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and was built from 1886 to 1894. |
| 49 | Mont-Saint-Michel | France | abbey from the 8th century (legend: 708) | Pilgrims could walk to this tidal island at low tide, while the incoming tide protected it from attackers on foot. |
| 50 | St. Peter's Basilica | Vatican City (Holy See) | 1506–1626 | Designed mainly by Bramante, Michelangelo and Carlo Maderno, this Renaissance church in Vatican City was built from 1506 to 1626. |
| 51 | Statue of Liberty | United States | dedicated 1886 | A gift from the people of France, the copper-clad statue was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, with a metal frame by Gustave Eiffel. |
| 52 | Grand Canyon | United States | natural | Carved by the Colorado River, the canyon is 446 km long, up to 29 km wide and over 1,800 metres deep. |
| 53 | Golden Gate Bridge | United States | opened 1937 | When it opened in 1937, this bridge over the Golden Gate strait was the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world. |
| 54 | CN Tower | Canada | 1973–1976 | At 553.3 metres, it was the world's tallest free-standing structure for 32 years, until the Burj Khalifa passed it in 2007. |
| 55 | Moraine Lake | Canada | natural | Fed by snow and glacier melt, this lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks turns a striking azure blue when full. |
| 56 | Teotihuacan | Mexico | c. 100 BC – AD 250 (main monuments) | This ancient city is home to the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, and it predates the Aztecs by centuries. |
| 57 | Tulum | Mexico | 13th–15th century (height of the city) | This walled Maya port stands on 12-metre cliffs above the Caribbean Sea and was one of the last cities the Maya built. |
| 58 | Tikal | Guatemala | 4th century BC – 10th century AD | Hidden in the Guatemalan rainforest, Tikal was the capital of one of the most powerful ancient Maya kingdoms. |
| 59 | Panama Canal | Panama | 1904–1914 (US works; opened 1914) | This 82-km waterway links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, using locks to lift ships up to the artificial Gatun Lake. |
| 60 | Great Blue Hole | Belize | natural | This circular marine sinkhole is 318 metres across and 124 metres deep, and lies near the centre of Lighthouse Reef. |
| 61 | El Capitolio (National Capitol of Cuba) | Cuba | 1926–1929 | Commissioned by President Gerardo Machado, this public building in Havana was built between 1926 and 1929. |
| 62 | Arenal Volcano | Costa Rica | natural | This cone-shaped volcano, 1,633 metres high, had been dormant for hundreds of years until it erupted unexpectedly in 1968. |
| 63 | Iguazu Falls | Argentina and Brazil | natural | Together these falls make up the largest waterfall system in the world; most of the falls are on the Argentine side. |
| 64 | Angel Falls | Venezuela | natural | The world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, at 979 metres, it drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain. |
| 65 | Salar de Uyuni | Bolivia | natural | The world's largest salt flat covers about 10,582 km² at 3,656 metres above sea level and is extremely flat. |
| 66 | Galápagos Islands | Ecuador | natural | The islands' many endemic species, studied by Charles Darwin in the 1830s, inspired his theory of evolution by natural selection. |
| 67 | Sugarloaf Mountain | Brazil | natural | Rising 396 metres above the harbour, this peak is named after the shape of a traditional sugarloaf and is famous for its cable car. |
| 68 | Torres del Paine | Chile | natural (national park since 1959) | The Cordillera del Paine mountains are the centrepiece of this national park in Chilean Patagonia, which was created in 1959. |
| 69 | Perito Moreno Glacier | Argentina | natural | This 30-km-long glacier, fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, is one of the top tourist attractions of Argentine Patagonia. |
| 70 | Lake Titicaca | Bolivia and Peru | natural | South America's largest lake lies 3,812 metres above sea level and is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. |
| 71 | Nazca Lines | Peru | c. 500 BC – AD 500 | These giant desert drawings were made by removing pebbles from the ground; together the lines stretch more than 1,300 km. |
| 72 | Kaieteur Falls | Guyana | natural | Plunging 226 metres in a single drop, it is among the world's most powerful waterfalls thanks to its height and volume of water. |
| 73 | Las Lajas Sanctuary | Colombia | 1916–1949 | This neo-Gothic basilica, built between 1916 and 1949, stands inside the canyon of the Guáitara River. |
| 74 | Obelisco de Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1936 | Erected in 1936, this concrete obelisk marks 400 years since the first founding of Buenos Aires. |
| 75 | Sydney Opera House | Australia | 1959–1973 | Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, this performing arts centre was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973. |
| 76 | Uluru (Ayers Rock) | Australia | natural | This huge sandstone monolith, also called Ayers Rock, is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. |
| 77 | Great Barrier Reef | Australia | natural (living coral) | The world's largest coral reef system, it has over 2,900 reefs and is the biggest single structure made by living organisms. |
| 78 | Milford Sound | New Zealand | natural | New Zealand's most famous tourist destination, this fiord was called the eighth Wonder of the World by Rudyard Kipling. |
| 79 | Aoraki / Mount Cook | New Zealand | natural | New Zealand's highest mountain, listed at 3,724 metres in 2014, stands in the Southern Alps of the South Island. |
| 80 | Sky Tower (Auckland) | New Zealand | completed 1997 | This 328-metre tower was the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere from 1996 to 2022. |
| 81 | Bora Bora | French Polynesia | natural | The main island is ringed by a lagoon and barrier reef, with the remains of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks at its centre. |
| 82 | Mount Yasur | Vanuatu | natural (active volcano) | This volcano on Tanna Island has been erupting nearly continuously for several hundred years, often several times an hour. |
| 83 | Nan Madol | Micronesia | c. 1180–1628 (megalithic building from 1180–1200) | Capital of the Saudeleur dynasty until about 1628, it is a city of 92 artificial islets linked by canals in a lagoon. |
| 84 | Rock Islands | Palau | natural | Between 250 and 300 small limestone or coral islands lie in Palau's Southern Lagoon; they became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012. |
| 85 | Haʻamonga ʻa Maui | Tonga | 13th century | This stone trilithon, sometimes called the 'Stonehenge of the Pacific', was built in the 13th century by King Tuʻitātui. |
| 86 | Moai (Easter Island statues) | Chile | c. 1250–1500 | The Rapa Nui people carved these stone figures with huge heads between 1250 and 1500; nearly half remain at the Rano Raraku quarry. |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the New 7 Wonders of the World?
The Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichén Itzá, the Colosseum and the Taj Mahal, chosen in a worldwide vote announced on 7 July 2007.
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still stands?
Only the Great Pyramid of Giza, built around 2600 BC. The other six were destroyed by earthquakes, fire or time, and the Hanging Gardens may never have existed.
Where were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Tradition puts them in Babylon, near today's Hillah in Iraq, but no remains have been found there. One theory says they were really the gardens of Nineveh, near Mosul.
How is the map round scored?
By distance: within the round's range (300 km for the New 7, 60 km for the Ancient Wonders, 100 to 200 km for the continents) is right and scores 100 points; farther away scores less, down to nothing.
Where do the photos come from?
Wikimedia Commons. Every photo is free to use under the licence listed with it below (public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA), and its photographer is credited.
Made by Kashif Sulehria in Lahore, Pakistan. Updated November 1, 2026.