The Sydney Harbour Bridge
This arch bridge, the largest in the world, was built outwards from the two shores over 134 meters of waters and then joined in the middle.

Sydney Opera House
This modern building has an unusual roof that looks like boat sails, and is surrounded on three sides by water. Though called the Opera House, it houses a cinema, a concert hall, restaurants and other rooms.

New Zealand

The Waitangi Meeting House
This Maori meeting house was built in 1940 to mark the singing of the Waitangi Treaty 100 years before.

Geysers
The world's biggest area of geysers is in Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. Jets of hot water and steam, produced by volcanic activity, are thrown out of the ground, sometimes at regular intervals.

China

The Temple of Heaven
This is the Hall of Prayers in the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors once offered prayers to the heavens. Inside is a circular "Echo Wall" where echoes run clearly from one end to the other.

The Terra Cotta Warriors
This underground army of over 7,000 life-size clay soldiers, complete with weapons, chariots and bonze horses, was unearthed from Shih Huang Ti's huge tomb.

The Great Wall
The massive 6,700-kilometers mountain wall, built by China's first emperor Shih Huang Ti to protect his empire, is the only man-made structure visible from the moon. Thousands of workers died building this wall, sometimes called the "longest cemetery in the world".

The Potala Palace
The 1,000-room palace and monastery in Tibet's mountain-top capital of Lhasa is the home of the Dalai Lama, who is the spiritual head and ruler of Tibet.

India

Mount Everest
This 8,848-meter peak in the Himalayan Range is the world's highest mountain. Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing were the first mountaineers to reach its top in 1953.

The Taj Mahal, Agra
Known as the world's most beautiful building, this tomb was built by a mogul ruler for his favourite queen. It is set in a garden with canals and appears to float in the moonlight.

The Palace of the Winds, Jaipur
Tiers upon tiers of beautifully designed balconies and windows rise up on the front of this building. It was built for noble womenfolk to watch processions through the city street. Today it is a museum.

Japan

Mount Fuji
This snow-capped dormant volcano is Japan's highest mountain and its national symbol. Nearly all Japanese climb it at least once in their lifetime.

The Daibutsu, Nara
Japan's biggest bronze statue and most famous giant Buddha image sits in Todaiji Temple, the world's largest wooden building. Its coasting by Emperor Shomu is said to have used up all of the country's bronze and precious metals.

Cambodia

The Angkor Wat
This vast Hindu temple complex was a religious center for the Khmer people. It was mysteriously abandoned and was only discovered in 1858 after being buried in the jungle for hundreds of years.

Burma

Mount Popa
Burmese believe that the monasteries on top of this extinct volcano are the homes of nats, or spirits.

The Shwedagon Pagoda
This huge stone lion is one of the many beasts guarding the golden pagoda, which has a spire that was once studded with jewels.

Thailand

Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn)
The whole surface of this 86-meter high temple on the bank of Chao Phraya is covered with millions of bits of ceramic and porcelain that make it sparkle in the sunlight.

The Grand Palace
Once the home of the Thai king, it is now used  only for ceremonial occasions. It has multi-tired roofs and spires.

Indonesia

The Borobudur
The entire mountain was carved into terraces of hundreds of Buddhist shrines and bell-shaped domes containing stone statues of seated Buddhas.

Malaysia

A Famosa
Only the gate has remained of the Portuguese hill-fortress in Malacca, which once occupied the whole hill and enclosed a castle, two palaces and five churches.

Singapore

The Merlion
The Melion, a beast with a lion's head and a fish's body, is the symbol of Singapore, the Lion City. This statue sits at the mouth of the Singapore River.

The Philippines

The Rizal Monument Manila
This monument, in memory of the Philippines' national hero, Jose Rizal, was erected near the spot where he was executed during Spanish rule. The body of Dr Rizal rests beneath the monument.

Brunei Darussalam

Kampung Ayer
This unusual water village of thousands of houses on stilts has its own mosque, school, shops and police posts. The buildings are linked to one another by wooden bridges and platforms.