Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

The Pyramids at Giza are among the best-known ancient monuments in the world and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world still standing. Of the three pyramids, the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), which was built by the pharaoh Khufu around 2560BC is the oldest and largest. It is 136m high with each side measuring 229m.It consists of two million blocks of stone.The third pyramid, the Pyramid of Menkaure (Mycerinus), which stands some 67m (220ft) high, was started by Khafre's son Menkaure. The famous Sphinx stands in front of the Great Pyramid, with the body of a lion joined to the head of a man. The Sphinx, which is 60m (200ft) long and 20m (65ft) high, was carved over 4500 years ago out of a single block of sandstone left over from building the Great Pyramid.

Leaning tower of Pisa, Italy

Official Name: TORRE PENDENTE DI PISA
Function: Bell Tower (Campanile)
Original Architect: Bonanno Pisano
Architect who realized that the Leaning Tower could not be straightened:
Tomasso di Andrea da Pontedera (1275)
Years Built: 1173-1350

Latitude: 43.7167 (43° 43' 0" N)
Longitude: 10.3833 (10° 22' 60" E)
Elevation of Piazza dei Miracoli: About 6 feet, (2 meters) (DMS)

First Construction Stop: 1178 (War with Firenze)
Year in which lean became obvious: 1178 (Third Story)
Height at which lean became obvious: 10.6 meters (35 ft.)
Level at which Tower Straightens to North: 5 (About 110 meters)
Second Construction Stop: 1185 (War with Firenze)
Later Construction Stop: 1284 (War with Genoa, Major Sea Battle Defeat)

Height: 55.863 meters (185 feet). 8 stories.
Outer Diameter of Base: 15.484 meters
Inner Diameter of Base: 7.368 meters

Weight: 14,700 metric tons
Thickness of Walls at the Base: 8 feet
Direction of Lean: 1173-1250 North, 1272-1997 South
Lean: 1.63 meters (1360)
Lean: 1.43 meters (1372)
Lean: 3.77 meters (1550)
Lean: 4.75 meters (1817)
Lean: 4.8 meters (1935)
Lean: 5.2 meters (1997)

Empire State Building, New york city, USA

The Empire State Building is located at 350 Fifth Avenue (between 33rd and 34th Streets) in New York City.
The total height of the building, including the lightning rod, is 1,454 feet. The height of the building from the ground to its tip is usually given as 1,250 feet. The measurement from the ground to the 102nd floor observatory is 1,224 feet and from the ground to the 86th floor observatory is 1,050 feet.
The building was actually completed ahead of schedule, taking only one year and 45 days to build.
The building cost $24,718,000 to build (nearly half the expected cost because of the Great Depression). Including the property on which the building sits, the total cost for the Empire State Building was $40,948,900.
There are 102 floors.
There are 1,860 steps from street level to 102nd floor
There are 6,500 windows.
It took 57,000 tons of steel to construct the steel skeleton.

Statue of Liberty, New York, USA

Event at which a gift from France to the US was conceived: Dinner Party
Date: 1865
Location: Glatigny, France (near Versailles)
Host: Edouard-Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye (1811-83)
Honored Guest: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
(As accounted by Bartholdi in 1885 - ref: Trachtenberg)

Date Construction of the Statue began in France: 1875
Title of Statue: "Liberty Enlightening the World"

Sculptor: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Bartholdi's Military Rank: Quartermaster to a force of five thousand soldiers
Bartholdi's Commander at Autun during Franco-Prussian War in 1870:
Giuseppe Garibaldi (FS1986)

Structural Engineer: Gustave Eiffel
Method of Fabrication: Repousse Process

Statue completed in Paris: June 1884
Statue presented to America by the people of France: July 4, 1884
Statue dismantled and shipped to US: Early 1885

1885 Transport Ship: French frigate "Isere"
Number of individual pieces shipped to US: 350
Number of crates required: 214

Elephanta Caves,Mumbai, India

Earlier called Gharapuri is today's Elephanta Island, which is known for embracing the remarkable Elephanta Caves. To be found about 10 kms off the eastern coast of Mumbai, Elephanta Caves has been given the position of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The caves are believed to have been carved during the 9th to 13th century, in the ruling period of Silhara kings. The Portuguese vandalized majority of their sculptures in the 17th century. Take a flight of over 100 steps and reach the hill, where you will get the heavenly glimpse of the entire island and nearby caves.