The Lotus Temple

The Lotus Temple Baha'i House of Worship located in New Delhi, India. It opened in December of 1986 and is one of the most visited edifices in the world. On average 8,000 to 10,000 people visit the temple every day. In 2001 CNN reported that the Lotus Temple was the most visited place in the world. The architecture of the building was designed to represent a lotus flower. The chose a lotus flower because it is common in several religions including Hinduism and Buddhism.

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal was completed in 1653 and it took 21 years to complete the building. The Taj Mahal is made out of ivory-white marble and it was built at a cost of an estimated $827 million. Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built as a mausoleum for his favorite wife. The building also houses a mosque and guest house. It is located in Agra, India and it gets between 7 and 8 million visitors a year.

Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was constructed in 1889 and was the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel Tower was named after the lead engineer, Gustave Eiffel, who designed it. The tower is the tallest building in Paris at 1,063 feet tall. Today the Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world. The tower has three levels for visitors, two with restaurants, and the highest one being 906 feet from the ground.

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House was opened on October 20, 1973. It was designed by Jorn Utzon in 1958. Today the Sydney Opera House is the third largest opera house in the world. It has over 1,500 performances annually attended by more than 1.2 million people. Also, over 350 thousand  people tour the opera house every year. The opera house has a total seating capacity of 5,738 in all six of its theaters.

The Louvre

The Louvre is the world's largest and second most visited museum located in Paris France. The Louvre gets around 9.2 million visitors a year. The Louvre opened on August 10, 1793 and is housed in the Louvre Palace. When The Louvre opened it had 537 paintings and  were either royal property or confiscated church property. The museum today consists of more than 380,000 objects and 35,000 works of art.