Top 10 Underappreciated Wonders of the World - Best of WatchMojo
Top 10 Underappreciated Wonders of the World - Best of WatchMojo
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Because it doesn't have to be an official 'Wonder of the World' to leave you lost for words! Join www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Underappreciated Wonders of the World!
For this list, we’ve looked at those places on our planet that perhaps don’t receive the coverage that they deserve. The seven Ancient Wonders ofthe World and the New7 Wonders are not included because, as incredible as they undoubtedly are, we feel they have enough recognition already!
Special thanks to our user WordToTheWes for submitting the idea on our Interactive Suggestion Tool at www.WatchMojo.com/suggest
List Entries and Rank:
#10. Chartres Cathedral
#9. Angkor Wat
#8. Ajanta Caves
#7. Sigiriya Rock Fortress
#6. Wave Rock
#5. Ancient City of Bagan
#4. Metéora Suspended Rock Monasteries
#3, #2, #1 ???
Meenakshi Temple is really a masterpiece , so gorgeous .
😊
I guess I know you
@@sdas3829 How do you know me??
I don't know.... I guess... 😕
Yes it is, but equally amazing are the temples at Trichy and Thanjavur...Tamil architecture is breathtaking!
It's a failure of Indian governments .they neglected tourism because that didn't bring votes. definitely Indian architecture has special place in history
Yeah instead they build " statues" in the name of "tourism " .Out of around 1300 monuments in India only less than 50 are monetised .If they could have concentrated on boosting tourism instead of making a giant statue for politics ,it would have been much better.
@Agraj Anuj You are right
@@amritprusty6097 modiphobic right ?
believe me, you don't want mass tourism and everything that brings with it
Thank you Congress
You guys missed two masterpieces Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur and Kailasa temple, Ellora
More than a 1000 years old..😢..
Yes exactly....
Yep the Brihadeshwara Temple's architecture is amazing it is fully built of granite with a stone on the top known as the women of weighing over 81 tons and is even older than the Leaning Tower of Pisa with not even the scratch on it and with no cement used and Unlike the Leaning Tower of Pisa it is it hasn't leaned over for the past 1007 years of its existence.
*known as the vimana
And Srirangam temple largest living temple in the world
To anyone watching this, do visit meenakshi temple, it is really beautiful.... The art and sculptures are simply marvellous.... Its unbelievable
Vishesh Likhitkar right
From madurai ♥
33,000 sculptures in four towers 👌
I will ... After got job!
I already visited 8 years ago
I think natural wonders should be separated from the man made wonders as a different group of wonders...
indeed
First time watching the mess that Watch Mojo is?
Ancient India itself one of the wonders of the world !!
India is dirty
@@LahMoo-zn6nn Fact, it's the resemblance of corrupt politicians and Indophobians !!
@@25kasa1 why the politicans corrupted
yeah ancient India is great
@@LahMoo-zn6nn Learn some manners first Dog... India is really weird yet wonderful country
Birahadeesvarar temple at Tanjavur, India, is one of the most underrated architectural structure. With over 1000 yrs of standing, and many unknown secrets to it's construction techniques is surely one of the finest engineering marvels of Tamils.
Its called Thanjai Peruvudaiyar Temple, not Brihadeeshvara 🙏🙏
Yeah its a magnificeny temple
Periya kovil 👀🙏
Angkor vat was built by pallavas. Meenakshi Amman temple was built by Pandyas. They are the frontrunners in architecture and literacy.
Considering you know so much about it... it’s amusing you spelt Wat with a V
Seems you are misinformed..!!..khemers builted combodian temples..not any "Tamil" kings..
Versatile Indian Films they only have been influenced by us but the khmers build it
ragz s Yh i am tamil too, but all this motherfuckers exaggerate our beautiful history and culture. I am getting sick of it.
ragz s exactly, I cringed at that movie
Once TamilNadu India had around 35,000 Temples..Now its very less. Most destroyed and looted, even now sad.!
Not sad to me lol
Just like Pandyans and Choles invaded ,looted and destroyed buddhist monuments in Sri Lanka. Karma is a bitch aint it.
@@SSchithFoo u think Buddha was not Hindu ...u lack knowledge
@@SSchithFoo lol Typical Srilankan Budda also born as Hindu And he never considered himself as god
@@gowsick4027 he is born Hindu...no one denied that...but now there is religion Buddhism
True. Meenakshi temple is breathtaking than taj mahal
I love this list. Indian political pseudo-secularism has made it so that the Ajanta caves, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Somnath, Hampi, Chidambaram, like half of Kumbakonam and Odisha have been overlooked by India's own tourism department. It's pretty weird that a Persian tomb is one that has taken precedence over incredibly intricate and much older architecture that is still alive and in use today. The Chidambaram Temple is spectacularly well constructed. The architectural layout is meant to model the layout of the universe and it's far older than even the Meenakshi Amman Temple. All of these structures are at risk of falling into ruin because of government oversight. An uptick in international attention can help put some pressure to preserve them!
@@pikapika8918 And yet, public perception is that only Christian Missionaries do humanitarian work
This is so sad. I think our minds are still ruled by the foreign moguls and brits.
Ajadha caves are Buddhist
@Anonimous 1277 yeah!! And where did you get that information from?? Surely rss and bjp runned whatsapp university lol
@@daniellaevans3547 you should go through the history of Qutub Minar. And it is nothing to do with RSS and BJP. stop your childish behaviour pal.
We live in a wonderful world don't we? Beautiful and so amazing
Ya we do bro
meenakshi Amman temple is a true wonder
Hampi should have been included in the list. A part 2 maybe...
Not only hampi bro it takes many episodes to made if they had included many ancient temples across our south India...... particularly virupaksha,hampi,marudeshwar,pattadakkal,and I'm my native TN too many temples.....these if just for formality to get look from indian audience....
True hampi must be included
This entire list could be filled with only Indian monuments.
@@nickjohnson2257 and that is your response?
@@nickjohnson2257 so much hate. Your life must be really miserable.
@@nickjohnson2257 Shows ur mentality and racial prejudice.
@@nickjohnson2257 come on dance with me🕺🕺
@@nickjohnson2257 .... don't u have autocorrect...y u pretending to know eng ?...
Even u forgot the big temple of Thanjavur in south India 😞
Foreigners avoid this Indian temple... They go only some places of India... But India is huge... Jai Hindu.... Jai India...❤️🇮🇳🙏
You mentioned Ajanta caves, undoubtedly beautiful and unique. But the Ilora Caves is the real deal. It is so majestic, it could've been in the top 3.
Musical pillars of Hampi, India and Kailashnath Temple, India, should have been on this list.
Yep true
ELLORA Temple and Hampi should definitely be on the list. Unparalleled architecture.
Do not compare Meenakshi Amman Temple with a grave please... Taj Mahal is a grave of Human.. North India can also be recognized with many other places...
Totally agree
It doesn't matter if it is grave or temple they're recognizing architecture not the purpose idiots
Taj Mahal is overrated
Taj Mahal is a tomb not a grave.
@Sachin Pandit meenakshi temple was much better than taj mahal in architectuure but in past congress was promotiong taj mahal 👿👿
"Om Shakti Parashakti" #2. Meenakshi Amman Temple. 😊😘😘😘
Interesting choices. Thanks for some good travel ideas!
I played with my orchestra at Chartres Cathedral, it was one of the highlights of my life
Hit like if u are watching from Tamil Nadu
Proud Hindu
Proud INDIAN sounds better @kartikey
Proud to be a tamilian
Watching from India sounds better
balamurali krishna The reality is Tamil nadu has itself caused these amazing temples to be underappreciated. Most of the temples have a Mosque or Church musroomed around them, playing azan all day next to a Hindu pilgrimage site, and the you have Periyar statues next to temples just to irritate pilgrims proclaiming "worship of god is foolish'. Wake up, Dravidian supremacists are destroying tamil Nat's pristine Hindu traditions in the name of pseudo secularism.
Angorvat - pallava Thanjai perungovil - chola Madhurai meenaatchiyamman kovil - pandya Praise to be தமிழன்
Praise !!!!!!!!!!!
Thumbnail: ancient Indian Hindu temple Indians: I have been summoned.
Umid bhi kya kar sakte hain in katue bhosdivalon se
Mf katua
@@musicalmaniac1725 Bhai zabaan jandi karke kya mil gya tujhe
@@musicalmaniac1725 katua hons scientifically acha hota h......gadhe ke bache
@@deepankarroy774 dil ko chan or mann ko shanti or kuch
Sadly in today's time.. If it comes to Tamilians more than 80% of them will want to put a cross over these magnificent temples, or a Maoist flag or worse even make it family houses of DMK family...
DMk And AIDMK both neglected Hindu religion and anything related to it...that's the reason lot of India don't know about our hindu culture...I never heard about Sabimala Temple before the controversy....no wonder there is a communist govt.
@@tstanmoysamanta even BJP govt didn't allow excavation work in keezhadi near Madurai it's one of the great culture and heritage which unearthed in southern India ......let's came to your point if indian govt(BJP) really concern about our identity and culture why they stopped working there? You blame DMK and ADMK here but I can say all the politicians are same when they comes to power!! You know even DMK people atleast raise their voices for keezhadi just for formality...but bjp just silence!!!
@@user-pk4hh7ke5b you realize BJP is national party and dmk is regional party? Why are you blaming national parties for regional problems!? Promoting religious tourism is work of state governments not national governments. You let dmk destroy 90% then bjp destroys 10% and you blame bjo for everything!? What is wrong with you?
Then why Hindi imposition in. Tamil Nadu ?
@@10ksubscriberswithoutvideo70 what tf are you talking about!? Get the fuck outta whatsapp university
World biggest religious gathering of Hindus : kumbh mela World richest religious structure Of Hindus : padmanabhan temple World most beautiful religious structure Of Hindus : Minakshi temple Yippeeeee
Free man Pretty subjective tbh m8.
In short Asia is rich in historical significance
Pankaj Biswakarma As is Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania, and..well maybe not Antarctica lol. Your point?
@@deakasparov1502 India is overlooked cuz out of abrahamic world view?
@@meghanachauhan9380 Ahahahah it's not overlooked. It's lost in a jungle of people
@@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462 why i am laughing at your Indonesia who has almost all things related to us in history , jungles acronym = Indonesia actually , The name Indonesia derives from the Latin Indus, meaning "India", and the Greek nesos, meaning "island" THANKS it's our island in a sense PERIOD!
@@nilabhshivam4875 ahahahah It's not, but our people ironically going down your way.
Lovely video thank you very much
Totally agree on number 1 pick. Cheers
You mentioned Ajanta Caves, but what about Ellora, only a few kilometres away from that place? Kailasha, the central monument of Ellora is incredible! What about the church of Saint George in Lalibela (Ethiopia) and all the other churches there? What about Newgrange in Ireland? Jökulsarlón in Iceland? Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia? Milford Sound in New Zealand? Calakmul in Mexiko? If you mention Angkor although there are millions of visitors each year, why not mentian Petra in Jordan as well? You cant make a list ike this which really is objective. Interesting to hear about places, you didnt know, but really no need to make a Top 10 out of this. ;)
cale1981 Petra of Jordan is one of the seven wonders of the world tho
Calm down. Lol.
Yep the Kailasa Temple located in the Ellora caves is carved out of a single Rock piece which seem impossible even with today's Technology because of the beautiful detailed carvings and architecture of the temple and then to it was achieved with the help of chisel and hammer.
Once again Ellora kailash temple ignored ... believe me it's best architecture in this world... According to me...
Agree, Kailash temple is amazing. Hampi, Belur and Halebeedu in Karnataka also has amazing architechture.
Really great list. Love that they are not as popular, though Ankor wat is the most popular one amongst my friends.
I visited both the Meteora monasteries and the white temple. The landscape around the monasteries is truly breathtaking, it feels like the mountains are in the wrong place, since there are no similar mountains around. The white temple is a very artistic creation, but it was very touristic. For your Thailand trip: I recommend going to the north of Thailand, since there are less tourists and better food as in the south. We spent some time in Chiang Mai, which was one my favorite cities we visited in our trip.
Two of them from small island SRI LANKA 🇱🇰 ❤️
Thanks for mentioning Meenakshi Amman temple ... Truly great monument.
All look so awesome!
I am from Madurai.... Meenakshi temple is such a delight to set your foot... Apart from the architecture the traditional ancient Tamil culture practiced in the city and the temple will give you a certain feeling of stepping back into the past.....
There is much more other wonders in India except of Taj Mahal.... One should be must added from India is Minaxi Amman Mandir
Shubham Verma This isn’t an Indian list though m8. It was meant to be World wonders, not Indian. Although just like a lot of other countries, India has a lot of very impressive structures
Man, our Hindu monuments are simply out of this world. They can make a whole series on just Indian monuments. And that's only for South India. Other can be made for North.
South india has more beautiful temples than north.
@@daniellaevans3547 did I compare North and South?
@@daniellaevans3547 🙏🙏
@@balakumart562 what do you want to ask?
Great video 👍 👍
thank for the information.
Failure of indian govts and contributions of western media...these were enough to be underrated
Madurai ♥
Awwww Meenakshi temple is located in my mom’s hometown and we would always go for an early morning prayer (around 4 am). It’s truly divine. If anyone visits the place, do check out the Aiyiram Kaal Mandapam (1000 pillar Mandap) and breakfast in Modern Cafe.
Very cool video, Up is awesome.
Ancient Meenakshi temple in INDIA built thousands of years ago is miracles of architecture...
If you add Meenakshi Amman Temple in the list, Tanjore Temple deserves a spot as well..
I was recently in Europe and I fell in love with it, I hope to go back soon!
Went to angkor wat. Beautiful place!!!!
Next time when someone says Taj Mahal is India's face. Tell them to read some history. The whole list could be filled with only Hindu Temples (even when thousands of them were destroyed). But it was the Congress's Muslim appeasement which gave Taj Mahal so importance and appealed to 7 wonders committee to include Taj Mahal
Will you just shut up with your Hindu fanatic? No one cares. Build toilets and clean up your surroundings, will you?
@ Julia P. Only people like you domt care. The reason is that you simply know practically nothing about the extent to which the really impressive history of Hindus has been deliberately suppressed by the Indian govt (as well as the western world) for a very long time. Learn some history first before calling someone a Hindu fanatic.
மீனாட்சி அம்மன் கோயில்
Tanjore periyal kovil.. Shiva hindu temple located in tanjore, Tamilnadu, India.. It is 1000 years old.. Most wonderful architecture of the world.. It is build up of granite but the city doesn't have any granites around few kilometers.. The feather on the cap is it's tomb stone which is 80 ton of stone and it's still a mystery how they lifted it to the top of the monument which is such a tough deal.. Google it
I love this kind of destinations very exotic... unfortunately i only manage to visit 3 destinations they mention 1. Angkor Wat In Cambodia 2. White Temple(Wat Rung Khun) in Chiang Rai Thailand and Bagan in Myanmar. All are indeed magical and breathtaking at the same time that you guys should visit as well. Nice video 👍 i might visit some of it in the future.
U forgot kailash Temple....In Maharashtra....
the spot should go to most temples in India bro... It is a superposition
Actually, it is our responsibility to spread such facts around the world. And we need 10 parts to feature all places of heritage in India
Most overrated Italy leaning tower of pizza, Paris effil tower.
Sss highly overrated
Gommateshwar statue at shravanbelagola( Karnataka state, India) is the biggest monolithic statue in the world is also considered as 9th wonder of world...and ajantha and ellora temples were built by rashtrakuta kings(ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟ)
You forgot to mention Brihadishvara Temple, also called Rajarajesvaram or Peruvudaiyār Kōvil, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in South bank of Kaveri river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest South Indian temples and real architectural wonder. It is still a wonder how they pulled off a mammoth task in 1010AD
You have forgotten the Tanjore Brideshwara temple. Which is fully made of granite stone at 1010 C.E. by The Raja Raja Cholan the great.
bagan is my favorite
It's Ajanta and Ellora Caves that go together, Now that's a Double Decker Masterpiece !
I've been to Bagan and it is truly truly beautiful!
Angkor Wat is a *appreciate* 7 Wonders
Where's Kailasa Temple? It would easily beat every other name on the list.
New Grange in Ireland should be on the list!! Great example of ancient astronomy. Older then the pyramids as well
Seven out of ten, and three of the honorable mentions. Was at Ajanta a month ago.
I have been to most of them.
O J Marin lucky u
2-3 million visit Angkor Wat so why is it in this list as underapreciated? Then most zoos, museums and theme parks are underestimated. So is the Amphitheater in el Djem and many other places of beauty
Here are my honorable mentions: 1.Tigers nest(Bhutan). 2.Loktak freshwater lake , manipur (India) . 3.keibul lamjao national park, the only floating park above a lake where there is an endangered species which is not found elsewhere in the world , brow antlers deer also called Sangai(manipur, India). 4..derankuyu cave ( turkey)...
Ancient Indian architecture is something to die for.... If only people knew more... It's sad that India hasn't really made it known to the world
Watch mojo should do a top ten mojo videos
or top ten worst videos
Angkor Wat should have been #1.
Nazca lines! 😍
i love that the insides of wat rong khun (white temple) is about recent year events and people bc one day it will also be ancient history too. 💘
Did I actually hear you pronounce Chartres correctly?! Wow! *Claps*, a round of drinks for everyone....and then you butcher "Notre dame".
What is the definition of "underappreciated" in this video?
Tanjavur temple!!! It is 1000 years old. Build by Raja Cholan... And so many amazing thing covering the temple
“Tanjavur periya kovil” 1000s of years old. The temple’s kopuram will never have shadow. Built by great raja raja cholan
Let uluru remain low on tourist. its not a climbing rock its a sacred site
The thai white temple is very underwhelming, a tourist trap...
Dismas A I agree!
in what sense? it looks beautiful to me.
I have to mention the caves in Phong Nha national park Vietnam ( especially Son Doong cave) these caves gotta have to be on your bucket list, these huge cave entries in which almost a building could fit in are impressive
Kailash temple built out of a single large rock without any modern computers and that too from top to bottom is truly a real masterpiece
Taj Mahal is simply overrated
How a tomb turned into romantic thing is beyond me
Absolutely
Damn right.
@Risha jiminah ARMY butthurt hindu lol. Taj mahal is one of the most searched landmark in the world.
@Risha jiminah ARMY if it was built by a hindu ruler, you wouldn't be hating it so much. Indians (especially hindus) should promote their architectures if they are that desperate. Stop putting blames on others.
Including 3 indian sites, i see what u did there watchmojo
You know, who doesn't like free views in bulk
Your comment is most under appreciated here
Kailasa temple,Ellora & Brihadeeswara temple ,Thanjavur should have been on this list,real breath taking wonders , unbelievable architecture
You can't miss Kailasa temple ellora. Its super amazing. 😕
"visitors" to Meenakshi Amman temple ? they are devotees going there to worship
Wasn't Up inspired by Mount Roraima?
I can say that being from Guyana it is quite beautiful and Kaieteur Falls is also amazing 😅
You forgot Ireland's Newgrange. It's a passage tomb with a mound built on top of it that is older then the pyramids and has the bonus feature of having an entrance that perfectly aligns with the sun on the winter solstice, illuminating the interior only on this one day.
It's good to know Southern India had a part in Watchmojo! 😍😍
You didn't mention Akshardham Temple, New Delhi India.
Sorry, I visited Akshardham and I didn't like it :(
How is the Sagrada Familia not even in the honorable mentions?
Because the world is big and there are better places?
WOW! It's incredible, looks futuristic. Thanks for introducing me to it.
@@shreejilpv2537 sure thing XD
@@shreejilpv2537 Timbuktu is cool also.
@Mojo Travels u missed out on Ellora (largest cut out structure of art from a single rock, top down) which also UNESCO World heritage site, Hampi(the grandest and richest city in the ancient world) is also UNESCO World heritage site. Kumbhalgarh Fort(2nd longest fort wall of 36km in the world) and Golden Temple.
I think going on a wildlife tour in Africa is so under appreciated. I know there are a good amount of tourists that do this, but the majority of the world would definitely not pick Africa as their #1 choice for tourism. I visited Kenya and South Africa for a few weeks and seeing all of this wildlife so up close really gives you some perspective. Humans lived in these "inhospitable" lands for an unfathomable amount of time, and it is amazing to see that humanity has evolved from worrying about a pack of lions to worrying about whether their instagram post got enough likes. Really makes you appreciate life more.
I dont think anything on France is under appreciated, they literally had tourist on the video you showed at cathedral.
samuel villa alcala So did most of the others, and Chartres cathedral is certainly less known that somewhere like the Norte-Dame, Reims, or Orleans
You can't include both natural and manmade creations together..
Wow! Now I should name this Channel Wojotravel
I totally agree ..Taj Mahal is special no doubt but Indian Tourism Ads never shows true wonders (Mountain Forts in Maharashtra, Temples in South India, West Bengal Arts etc etc ) All they show is Rajasthan and Delhi and Mumbai