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Great Wall of China
 The Great Wall of China is the collective name
of a series of fortification systems generally
built across the historical northern borders of
China to protect and consolidate territories of
Chinese states and empires against various
nomadic groups of the steppe and their polities.
 Address: Huairou District, China
 Length: 21,196 km
 Diameter: 21,196 km
 Size: 21,196 km (13,171 mi)
Chichén Itzá
 Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on
Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. A massive step
pyramid, known as El Castillo or Temple of
Kukulcan, dominates the ancient city, which
thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s.
Graphic stone carvings survive at structures like the
ball court, Temple of the Warriors and the Wall of
the Skulls. Nightly sound-and-light shows
illuminate the buildings' sophisticated geometry.
 Address: Yucatan, Mexico
 Periods: Late Classic to Early Post classic
 State Party: Mexico
Petra
 Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan's
southwestern desert. Dating to around 300 B.C., it was the
capital of the Nabatean Kingdom. Accessed via a narrow
canyon called Al Siq, it contains tombs and temples
carved into pink sandstone cliffs, earning its nickname,
the "Rose City." Perhaps its most famous structure is 45m-
high Al Khazneh, a temple with an ornate, Greek-style
facade, and known as The Treasury.
 Address: Jordan
 Area: 264 km²
 Elevation: 810 m (2,657 ft)
 Built: possibly as early as 5th century BC
Machu Picchu
 Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes
Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley.
Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s
renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse
huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing
buildings that play on astronomical alignments and
panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery.
 Address: 08680, Peru
 Elevation: 2,430 m
 Abandoned: 1572
 Founded: c. 1450
 State Party: Peru
Christ the Redeemer
 Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus
Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French
sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian
engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration
with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian
sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned the face.
 Address: Parque Nacional da Tijuca - Alto da Boa
Vista, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
 Height: 38 m
 Construction started: April 4, 1922
 Locations: Brazil, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro
Colosseum
 The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian
Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the
city of Rome, Italy. Built of travertine limestone, tuff, and
brick-faced concrete, it was the largest amphitheatre ever
built at the time and held 50,000 to 80,000 spectators.
 2 min walk from Arch of Constantine
 Address: Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
 Construction started: 70 AD
 Height: 48 m
 Architectural style: Ancient Roman architecture
 Architect: Vespasian
Taj Mahal
 The Taj Mahal lit. 'Crown of the Palace is an ivory-white
marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the
river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was
commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of
his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb
of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centerpiece of a
17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes
a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens
bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.
 Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
 Area: 17 hectares
 Height: 73 m (240 ft)
 Built: 1632–53

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7 wonders of the world

  • 2. Great Wall of China  The Great Wall of China is the collective name of a series of fortification systems generally built across the historical northern borders of China to protect and consolidate territories of Chinese states and empires against various nomadic groups of the steppe and their polities.  Address: Huairou District, China  Length: 21,196 km  Diameter: 21,196 km  Size: 21,196 km (13,171 mi)
  • 3. Chichén Itzá  Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. A massive step pyramid, known as El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, dominates the ancient city, which thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s. Graphic stone carvings survive at structures like the ball court, Temple of the Warriors and the Wall of the Skulls. Nightly sound-and-light shows illuminate the buildings' sophisticated geometry.  Address: Yucatan, Mexico  Periods: Late Classic to Early Post classic  State Party: Mexico
  • 4. Petra  Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan's southwestern desert. Dating to around 300 B.C., it was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom. Accessed via a narrow canyon called Al Siq, it contains tombs and temples carved into pink sandstone cliffs, earning its nickname, the "Rose City." Perhaps its most famous structure is 45m- high Al Khazneh, a temple with an ornate, Greek-style facade, and known as The Treasury.  Address: Jordan  Area: 264 km²  Elevation: 810 m (2,657 ft)  Built: possibly as early as 5th century BC
  • 5. Machu Picchu  Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery.  Address: 08680, Peru  Elevation: 2,430 m  Abandoned: 1572  Founded: c. 1450  State Party: Peru
  • 6. Christ the Redeemer  Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned the face.  Address: Parque Nacional da Tijuca - Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil  Height: 38 m  Construction started: April 4, 1922  Locations: Brazil, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro
  • 7. Colosseum  The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of travertine limestone, tuff, and brick-faced concrete, it was the largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and held 50,000 to 80,000 spectators.  2 min walk from Arch of Constantine  Address: Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy  Construction started: 70 AD  Height: 48 m  Architectural style: Ancient Roman architecture  Architect: Vespasian
  • 8. Taj Mahal  The Taj Mahal lit. 'Crown of the Palace is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centerpiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.  Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India  Area: 17 hectares  Height: 73 m (240 ft)  Built: 1632–53