100 Wonder of the world : the finest treasures of civilization and nature on five continents. /

100 Wonder of the world : the finest treasures of civilization and nature on five continents. / [English text by Stephen Challacombe]. - New York : Todtri Book Publishers, c2001. - 207 p. : chiefly col. ill. 33 cm.

Europe - Chambord: a dream turned to stone , The Eiffel Tower: the best known face of Paris , Palace of the Sun King , The rocky miracle of Mont-St.-Michel, Beautiful St.Petersburg , Benedictine monastery of Melk , Prague and the Charles Bridge Africa - Pyramids of the pharaohs , Thebes: city of a hundred gates , Fez: Mecca for the Maghrib , The thundering Victoria Falls. Asia - Mausoleum for a beloved wife , India's seven pagodas , Mecca's most sacred shrine , Jerusalem the holy city Australia - Australia's red heart , Sydney's graceful shells Features man-made structures , national parks and nature reserves found in the different nations of the world. Contents: America - The Forgotten Machu Picchu , The Mysterious giant picutres of Nazca , Riches amidst poverty, The American Dead Sea, etc.

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Curiosities and wonders