Named the 15 most popular attractions in the world
Miscellaneous / / August 10, 2023
Analytical Portal Switch On Business named 15 most popular attractions in the world. The authors of the rating used statistics on search queries and visits for the year. Judging by the top, everyone has already seen enough of the pyramids and the Colosseum and now travelers prefer modern architecture.
So, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai took the first place by a wide margin. This modern wonder of the world holds the title of the tallest (828 meters) and multi-storey (163 spans) building in the world, and also has the longest spire. Now, the status of the most popular place among tourists is added to this honorary list - 17 million people come to see it every year, and the number of Google searches reaches 22 million. Due to this popularity, the skyscraper "earns" 621 million dollars a year.
In second place was the mausoleum-mosque of the Taj Mahal in India. Every year it is visited by 7.5 million people and googled about 22 million times.
Bronze went to Niagara Falls with 13 million visits and 1.2 million Google searches.
The entire top 15 most popular attractions looks like this:
- Skyscraper Burj Khalifa (UAE).
- Mausoleum-mosque Taj Mahal (India).
- Niagara Falls (USA/Kanda).
- Bridge Golden Gate (USA).
- Eiffel Tower (France).
- The ancient city of Machu Picchu (Peru).
- Temple of the Sagrada Familia (Spain).
- Statue of Liberty (USA).
- Clock tower of the Palace of Westminster Big Ben (UK).
- Great Wall of China (China).
- Cromlech Stonehenge (UK).
- Buckingham Palace (UK).
- Mount Everest (Tibet/Nepal).
- Island-fortress Mont-Saint-Michel (France).
- Hagia Sophia Mosque (Türkiye).
How many of these attractions have you already visited? Tell in the comments.
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