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Palace of Versailles1399

The worldwide ranking generated by 264 votes

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Palace of Versailles1399

City of Timbuktu1361

Teotihuacan1354

Great Pyramid of Giza1337

Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba1326

Meteora Monasteries1320

Alhambra of Granada1319

Neuschwanstein Castle1307

Petra1306

#10

Gardens of the Alcázar1303

#11

Sacré-Cœur Basilica1297

#12

Grand Palace, Bangkok1295

#13

Blue Mosque1290

#14

Chichen Itza1288

#15

Karnak Temple1284

#16

Christ the Redeemer1283

#17

Cathedral of Brasília1281

#18

Golden Bridge1278

#19

Great Wall of China1278

#20

Great Pyramid of Cholula1276

#21

Himeji Castle1276

#22

Notre-Dame de Paris1276

#23

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque1276

#24

Ellora Caves1274

#25

Rocher de la Vierge1274

#26

Kingdom of Bagan1273

#27

Osaka Castle1273

#28

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral1269

#29

Tian Tan Buddha1268

#30

Hagia Sophia1266

#31

Shwedagon Pagoda1264

#32

Lotus Temple1262

#33

Sagrada Família1261

#34

Statue of Liberty1260

#35

Cyclades Domed Churches1259

#36

Louvre Museum1259

#37

Cologne Cathedral1258

#38

Chongqing Hongyadong1256

#39

Hawa Mahal1256

#40

Eiffel Tower1254

#41

Palmyra1254

#42

Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica1253

#43

Hanging Temple of Xuankong1253

#44

Angkor1252

#45

Bayonne Cathedral1251

#46

The Colosseum1251

#47

Guggenheim Museum1251

#48

Terracotta Army1249

#49

Stonehenge1248

#50

Atlantean Figures of Tula1248

#51

Great Mosque of Paris1248

#52

Leshan Giant Buddha1246

#53

Abu Simbel Temples1245

#54

Alcázar of Toledo1243

#55

Hanging Gardens of Babylon1243

#56

Borobudur Temple1241

#57

Tower Bridge1241

#58

Kinkaku-ji1241

#59

Sistine Chapel1240

#60

Trevi Fountain1239

#61

Sydney Opera House1239

#62

Gyeongbokgung1239

#63

Reims Cathedral1238

#64

Leaning Tower of Pisa1237

#65

Batu Caves1237

#66

The Bellagio1237

#67

Sigiriya Rock1235

#68

Château de Chambord1234

#69

9/11 Memorial1232

#70

Palace of Fontainebleau1232

#71

Park Güell1232

#72

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood1232

#73

Arc de Triomphe1230

#74

Abbaye aux Hommes1230

#75

Canal Bridge1230

#76

Saint Nicholas Cathedral1228

#77

Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle1228

#78

White Temple1228

#79

St. Michael's Mount1227

#80

Dunnottar Castle1224

#81

Big Ben1224

#82

Château des Ducs de Bretagne1223

#83

Sainte-Chapelle1222

#84

Monument Valley1221

#85

Medieval City of Carcassonne1221

#86

Carnac Stones1220

#87

Westminster Abbey1220

#88

Acropolis of Athens1219

#89

Fushimi Inari Taisha1218

#90

Hungarian Parliament Building1218

#91

National Palace Museum, Taipei1217

#92

Forbidden City1216

#93

Jerónimos Monastery1216

#94

Sensō-ji Temple1215

#95

Sukhothai Temples1215

#96

Imperial City of Huế1214

#97

United States Capitol1213

#98

Gare des Bénédictins1213

#99

Palais Idéal1212

#100

Disneyland Hotel1211

#101

Rialto Bridge1211

#102

Statue of Zeus at Olympia1211

#103

Windsor Castle1210

#104

Taj Mahal1210

#105

Griffith Observatory1210

#106

Colossus of Rhodes1209

#107

Tourlitis Lighthouse1209

#108

St. Basil's Cathedral1209

#109

Genghis Khan Statue1209

#110

Milan Cathedral1208

#111

Temple of Artemis1208

#112

Cordouan Lighthouse1208

#113

Tikal1208

#114

Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey1208

#115

Supertree Grove1207

#116

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus1207

#117

Rijksmuseum1206

#118

Sorrisniva Ice Hotel1206

#119

African Renaissance Monument1204

#120

Queen Victoria Building1203

#121

Château de Pierrefonds1203

#122

Charles Bridge1203

#123

The Alhambra1203

#124

Mont Saint-Michel Abbey1203

#125

Easter Island Moai1202

#126

Empire State Building1201

#127

Place de la Bourse1200

#128

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau1200

#129

Domaine de Chantilly1199

#130

St. Mark's Basilica1198

#131

Potala Palace1197

#132

State Historical Museum, Moscow1197

#133

Arena of Nîmes1197

#134

Pont du Gard1195

#135

Luma Tower1195

#136

Ponte Vecchio1195

#137

Burj Al Arab1195

#138

Temple of Confucius1194

#139

Château de Chenonceau1193

#140

Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna1191

#141

Napoleon Bridge1191

#142

Vizhinjam Lighthouse1189

#143

Sintra1189

#144

Temple of a Thousand Buddhas1188

#145

St Paul's Cathedral1188

#146

Summer Palace1187

#147

Tower of London1186

#148

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal1185

#149

Hospices de Beaune1185

#150

Zócalo1183

#151

Place Stanislas1183

#152

Washington Monument1183

#153

Gateway Arch1183

#154

Biarritz Lighthouse1182

#155

Machu Picchu1181

#156

Brandenburg Gate1181

#157

Nijō Castle1180

#158

Lincoln Memorial1180

#159

Crooked House1180

#160

Arles Amphitheatre1178

#161

St. Peter's Basilica1178

#162

Château d'Angers1177

#163

Château de Peyrepertuse1176

#164

Vatican Museums1175

#165

Royal Tombs of Meroë1175

#166

Shaolin Temple1175

#167

Taipei 1011175

#168

Royal Château of Amboise1175

#169

Chartres Cathedral1173

#170

Citadel of Sisteron1172

#171

Garabit Viaduct1172

#172

Vittorio Emanuele II Monument1171

#173

Hermitage Museum1171

#174

Citadel of Belfort1170

#175

Arras Belfry1169

#176

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild1169

#177

Parish Close1169

#178

Giant's Causeway1169

#179

Mount Rushmore1169

#180

Durbar Square1168

#181

Stade Jean-Dauger1167

#182

Marina Bay Sands1167

#183

Burj Khalifa1167

#184

Cité du Vin1167

#185

Château Frontenac1167

#186

Plaza de España, Seville1166

#187

Buckingham Palace1166

#188

Jardin Majorelle1166

#189

Plaza Botero1165

#190

Palais des Papes1165

#191

Amiens Cathedral1165

#192

Metz Cathedral1164

#193

Notre-Dame de Fourvière Basilica1163

#194

Pont Neuf1163

#195

Casa Milà1163

#196

Palais Garnier1163

#197

Reina Sofía Museum1163

#198

Soneva Jani1161

#199

Royal Palace of Oslo1161

#200

Historic City of Djenné1161

#201

Lusail Stadium1160

#202

Bourges Cathedral1160

#203

Holocaust Memorial1159

#204

Strasbourg Cathedral1159

#205

Louvre Abu Dhabi1157

#206

Kew Gardens1156

#207

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes1155

#208

Golden Gate Bridge1155

#209

Koutoubia Minaret1154

#210

Great Sphinx of Giza1154

#211

Lighthouse of Alexandria1154

#212

Atomium1153

#213

Couvent des Jacobins1153

#214

Roman Baths1152

#215

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas1151

#216

Sibelius Monument1151

#217

Millau Viaduct1150

#218

La Maison Picassiette1146

#219

Azadi Tower1146

#220

Space Needle1146

#221

Élysée Palace1142

#222

Tokyo Tower1142

#223

Casa Rosada1141

#224

Fort Boyard1141

#225

Maintenon Aqueduct1140

#226

Roman Theatre of Mérida1140

#227

Basilica of Saint-Sernin1139

#228

Place du Capitole1139

#229

Western Wall and Dome of the Rock1138

#230

The British Museum1137

#231

Melbourne Skydeck1135

#232

The White House1134

#233

Times Square1130

#234

Cloud Gate1128

#235

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse1127

#236

Geisel Library1126

#237

Florence Cathedral1126

#238

Doge's Palace1125

#239

Kiyomizu-dera Temple1121

#240

Metropol Parasol1119

#241

Pont d'Avignon1117

#242

Hollywood Sign1114

#243

Villa Cavrois1114

#244

Chand Baori1114

#245

L'Arbre Blanc1113

#246

Albi Cathedral1109

#247

Strasbourg Grand Mosque1107

#248

Manneken Pis1103

#249

Palacio Barolo1102

#250

Temple of Donon1099

#251

Sydney Harbour Bridge1092

#252

Faisal Mosque1090

#253

Tokyo Skytree1077

#254

Walt Disney Concert Hall1076

#255

Little Venice, Cyclades1029

#256

Boudhanath1022

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.