because it doesn’t have to be an
official wonder of the world to leave
you lost for words welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
underappreciated wonders of the world
for this list we’re looking at those
places on our planet that perhaps don’t
receive the coverage they deserve the
seven ancient wonders of the world and
the new seven wonders are not included
because as incredible as they
undoubtedly are we feel they have enough
recognition already number 10 shout
Cathedral a definite high point of
French Gothic art and architecture shout
Cathedral is often overlooked usually in
favor of Paris’s more immediately famous
knuckle down however
shop is an almost perfectly preserved
example of his era it boasts pristine
stained glass two complementary spires
on its west end and general
architectural features that are largely
unchanged since the early 13th century
it genuinely is the genuine article
speaking of genuine articles shop also
houses the Santa cabeza relic which
legend has it was clothing worn by the
Virgin Mary when Christ was born
number nine encore watt often cited as
the most significant place never to have
received wonder of the world
classification encore watt is one of our
planets largest religious monuments it’s
also enormous ly popular attracting more
than two million tourists every year a
temple complex rather than one lone
structure it was built in the 12th
century as a place for Hindu worship by
the end of the century it was converted
to Buddhist uses one of the first
Western visitors to Angkor Wat Antonio
de Madalena wrote it is like no other
building in the world
and he was right number eight ajunta
caves considered one of the earliest
examples of buddhist art and
architecture anywhere in the world the
agenda caves deserved to be a big deal
by most estimates many of the carvings
date back as early as the second century
BC the caves are situated within dense
jungle and were rediscovered in 1819
largely by accident by a British officer
while on a hunt described by the
Archaeological Survey of India as quote
the finest surviving examples of Indian
art the caves insides offer ancient
depictions of Buddhist teachings and
figures of the Buddha himself number
seven sigiriya rock fortress also known
as the lion rock of Sri Lanka
Sigiriya is the country’s most visited
historic site and a truly unique
attraction when King Kashyapa seized the
throne he made sigiriya his new capital
and fortress the gigantic rock formation
was decorated with distinctive artwork
as well as a gateway adorned with a lion
thus the name lion rock after Kashyap
was death in 495 ad the site became a
Buddhist monastery and fulfilled this
function until the 14th century and now
it’s an archaeological melting pot a
geological peculiarity that offers a
once-in-a-lifetime panoramic view number
six wave rock name a world-famous Rock
located in Australia most would only
ever have one answer ayers rock
otherwise known as guru however if
you’re ever down under you could head to
Perth take a three or four-hour tour out
to Hyden and have yourself a geological
experience that’s a little less
mainstream this rock so named for
obvious appearance related reasons is
some 2.7 billion years in the making
contrary to logical belief the best
waves in Australia aren’t always found
on the
host number five the ancient city of bug
on the capital of the kingdom of pug on
from the ninth to the thirteenth century
at its height Bagon was home to over
10,000 religious temples now those
numbers have dwindled but still there
remain an unprecedented over 2,200
monuments pagodas temples and buildings
within the city scattered across 100
square kilometers it was once an
international center for alchemy
astrology philosophy and medicine and
though it no longer thrives as in
yesteryear it remains one of the most
magical places on earth number four the
Matteo des suspended rock monasteries
with a name meaning suspended in air our
next underappreciated place is
incredible now but was even more so when
first created the matteo de complex is a
series of monasteries carved into and
built atop unique sandstone pillars
rising out of the trees originally
inhabited in the 9th century by
religious recluse ah’s and monks the
buildings were definitely difficult to
access via a frightening leaf fragile
rope and net pulley system there are
carved staircases now but the original
inhabitants were real hardcore Hermits
number three the white temple also known
as wat rong khun today’s most modern
wonder the white temple is a work in
progress not expected to be fully
completed until 2017 privately owned and
constructed by Thai artist shalom chai
cosy pea pot it’s situated in Thailand’s
Chiang Rai province and after falling
into disrepair and being rebuilt by the
artist opened in 1997 the temple is both
a conventional place of Buddhist worship
and an unconventional house for modern
art and ideas you both sought is its
central building inside of which are
murals dedicated not to tradition but to
contemporary events and idols Michael
Jackson features here as does Freddy
Krueger there are images of the oil
industry and of
RISM because one day this will all be
ancient history to number two the
meenakshi amman temple considered as
architectural ii important to southern
India as the Taj Mahal is to the north
the minashi temple is six hectares of
unrivaled art culture legend and history
said to be the home of triple breasted
goddess Meenakshi whose superfluous
breast melted away upon marriage to
Sheba it houses an estimated 33,000
sculptures and welcomes 15,000 visitors
a day many of those visitors stick
around until closing as well for an
important daily ritual in which an image
of Sheba is carried to Minaj’s bedroom
to consummate their union before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
number one angel falls at three thousand
two hundred and twelve feet tall our
winner is the world’s highest
uninterrupted waterfall and if that’s
not Wonder worthy than what is Angel
Falls named after the US aviator who
first flew over them have a legendary
spot within the history of exploration
notoriously difficult to locate and even
harder to navigate once you’re actually
there they’ve become a sort of
unofficial aim for any aspiring
adventurer plus they’re the inspiration
for Paradise Falls in the Pixar film up
quite simply
they’re beautiful they’re breathtaking
and they beat everything else out there
do you agree with our list which
underappreciated place have we
underappreciated for more top 10s worthy
of recognition published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
official wonder of the world to leave
you lost for words welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
underappreciated wonders of the world
for this list we’re looking at those
places on our planet that perhaps don’t
receive the coverage they deserve the
seven ancient wonders of the world and
the new seven wonders are not included
because as incredible as they
undoubtedly are we feel they have enough
recognition already number 10 shout
Cathedral a definite high point of
French Gothic art and architecture shout
Cathedral is often overlooked usually in
favor of Paris’s more immediately famous
knuckle down however
shop is an almost perfectly preserved
example of his era it boasts pristine
stained glass two complementary spires
on its west end and general
architectural features that are largely
unchanged since the early 13th century
it genuinely is the genuine article
speaking of genuine articles shop also
houses the Santa cabeza relic which
legend has it was clothing worn by the
Virgin Mary when Christ was born
number nine encore watt often cited as
the most significant place never to have
received wonder of the world
classification encore watt is one of our
planets largest religious monuments it’s
also enormous ly popular attracting more
than two million tourists every year a
temple complex rather than one lone
structure it was built in the 12th
century as a place for Hindu worship by
the end of the century it was converted
to Buddhist uses one of the first
Western visitors to Angkor Wat Antonio
de Madalena wrote it is like no other
building in the world
and he was right number eight ajunta
caves considered one of the earliest
examples of buddhist art and
architecture anywhere in the world the
agenda caves deserved to be a big deal
by most estimates many of the carvings
date back as early as the second century
BC the caves are situated within dense
jungle and were rediscovered in 1819
largely by accident by a British officer
while on a hunt described by the
Archaeological Survey of India as quote
the finest surviving examples of Indian
art the caves insides offer ancient
depictions of Buddhist teachings and
figures of the Buddha himself number
seven sigiriya rock fortress also known
as the lion rock of Sri Lanka
Sigiriya is the country’s most visited
historic site and a truly unique
attraction when King Kashyapa seized the
throne he made sigiriya his new capital
and fortress the gigantic rock formation
was decorated with distinctive artwork
as well as a gateway adorned with a lion
thus the name lion rock after Kashyap
was death in 495 ad the site became a
Buddhist monastery and fulfilled this
function until the 14th century and now
it’s an archaeological melting pot a
geological peculiarity that offers a
once-in-a-lifetime panoramic view number
six wave rock name a world-famous Rock
located in Australia most would only
ever have one answer ayers rock
otherwise known as guru however if
you’re ever down under you could head to
Perth take a three or four-hour tour out
to Hyden and have yourself a geological
experience that’s a little less
mainstream this rock so named for
obvious appearance related reasons is
some 2.7 billion years in the making
contrary to logical belief the best
waves in Australia aren’t always found
on the
host number five the ancient city of bug
on the capital of the kingdom of pug on
from the ninth to the thirteenth century
at its height Bagon was home to over
10,000 religious temples now those
numbers have dwindled but still there
remain an unprecedented over 2,200
monuments pagodas temples and buildings
within the city scattered across 100
square kilometers it was once an
international center for alchemy
astrology philosophy and medicine and
though it no longer thrives as in
yesteryear it remains one of the most
magical places on earth number four the
Matteo des suspended rock monasteries
with a name meaning suspended in air our
next underappreciated place is
incredible now but was even more so when
first created the matteo de complex is a
series of monasteries carved into and
built atop unique sandstone pillars
rising out of the trees originally
inhabited in the 9th century by
religious recluse ah’s and monks the
buildings were definitely difficult to
access via a frightening leaf fragile
rope and net pulley system there are
carved staircases now but the original
inhabitants were real hardcore Hermits
number three the white temple also known
as wat rong khun today’s most modern
wonder the white temple is a work in
progress not expected to be fully
completed until 2017 privately owned and
constructed by Thai artist shalom chai
cosy pea pot it’s situated in Thailand’s
Chiang Rai province and after falling
into disrepair and being rebuilt by the
artist opened in 1997 the temple is both
a conventional place of Buddhist worship
and an unconventional house for modern
art and ideas you both sought is its
central building inside of which are
murals dedicated not to tradition but to
contemporary events and idols Michael
Jackson features here as does Freddy
Krueger there are images of the oil
industry and of
RISM because one day this will all be
ancient history to number two the
meenakshi amman temple considered as
architectural ii important to southern
India as the Taj Mahal is to the north
the minashi temple is six hectares of
unrivaled art culture legend and history
said to be the home of triple breasted
goddess Meenakshi whose superfluous
breast melted away upon marriage to
Sheba it houses an estimated 33,000
sculptures and welcomes 15,000 visitors
a day many of those visitors stick
around until closing as well for an
important daily ritual in which an image
of Sheba is carried to Minaj’s bedroom
to consummate their union before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
number one angel falls at three thousand
two hundred and twelve feet tall our
winner is the world’s highest
uninterrupted waterfall and if that’s
not Wonder worthy than what is Angel
Falls named after the US aviator who
first flew over them have a legendary
spot within the history of exploration
notoriously difficult to locate and even
harder to navigate once you’re actually
there they’ve become a sort of
unofficial aim for any aspiring
adventurer plus they’re the inspiration
for Paradise Falls in the Pixar film up
quite simply
they’re beautiful they’re breathtaking
and they beat everything else out there
do you agree with our list which
underappreciated place have we
underappreciated for more top 10s worthy
of recognition published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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