This document provides information about 8 famous landmarks from around the world including their name, location, and brief description. It details the Great Pyramid of Giza built in Egypt in 2560 BCE, the Great Wall of China built in China starting in 700 BCE to protect against nomadic groups, and Petra built as the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom in Jordan in 312 BCE and established as a major trading hub. It also mentions the Colosseum built in Rome, Italy in 80 CE, the largest amphitheater ever built, Chichen Itza built by the Maya people in Mexico from 600-900 CE, and Machu Picchu built by the Incas in Peru in 1450 CE.

2. Wonder Location Year
Great Pyramid of
Giza
Egypt 2560 BCE
Great Wall of China China 700 BCE
Petra Jordan 312 BCE
The Colosseum Italy 80 CE
Chichen Itza Mexico 600 CE
Machu Picchu Peru 1450 CE
Taj Mahal India 1643 CE
Christ the
Redeemer
Brazil 1931 CE

3. THE GREAT PYRAMID
Built by the Egyptians in the third century BCE,
the Great Pyramid is one of many large pyramid
structures built to honor dead Pharaoh.

5. The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone,
brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built
along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders
of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids
and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian
Steppe.
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

7. Petra originally known as Raqmu is a historical and
archaeological city in southern Jordan, Petra lies on the slope
of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form
the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead
Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It was established possibly as early as
the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean
Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in
Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a
major regional trading hub.
PETRA OF JORDAN

9. 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, tuff and brick-faced concrete, it
is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is situated
just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the
emperor Vespasian in AD 72,and was completed in AD 80 under
his successor and heir Titus.
THE COLOSSEUM

11. Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by
the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period.
The archaeological site is located in Tinúm
Municipality, Yucatán State, Mexico.
Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the Northern Maya
Lowlands from the Late Classic (c. AD 600–900) through
the Terminal Classic (c. AD 800–900) and into the early
portion of the Postclassic period
CHICHEN ITZA

13. Machu Picchu (Spanish pronunciation is a 15th-century Inca citadel
situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea
level.It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province,
Machupicchu District in Peru,above the Sacred Valley, which is 80
kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the
Urubamba River flows.
MACHU PICHCHU

15. The Taj Mahal meaning "Crown of the Palace" is an ivory-white
marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river 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 favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the
centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre)[5] complex, which includes a
mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded
on three sides by a crenellated wall.
TAJ MAHAL

17. 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 the Brazilian engineer Heitor da
Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer
Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida
fashioned the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931,
the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) tall, excluding its 8-metre
(26 ft) pedestal. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.
CHRIST THE REDEEMER

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