The document summarizes information about several famous historical sites around the world: - Petra in Jordan, known for its rock-cut architecture and water system, was an important trading city for the Nabataeans. - Machu Picchu in Peru was an Inca estate built around 1450 but abandoned a century later during the Spanish conquest. - Chichen Itza in Mexico was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya civilization exhibiting various architectural styles. - Other sites briefly summarized include the Taj Mahal mausoleum in India, Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Great Wall of China built to

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4. o Petra is a Greek word, meaning 'stone’
o a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate
of Mayan
o And is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit
system
o It lies on the slope of Mount Hor
o The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812
o It was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
o It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time”
o It is the capital of the Nabataeans and the center of
their caravan trade
o The Nebataean people conducted business in Petra, making it
an important silk and spice trade city

6. MACHU PICCHO
PERU, SOUTH AMERICA
1438–1472
o Machu Picchu is a 15th-
century Inca site
o located 2,430 meters
(7,970 ft) above sea level
o It is situated on a mountain edge
above the Urubamba Valley in Peru
o Often referred to as the "City of the
Incas“
o The Incas built the estate around
1450, but abandoned it as an official
site for the Inca rulers a century later
at the time of the Spanish Conquest

8. CHICHEN ITZA
MEXICAN STATE OF YUCATÁN
600 A.D.
Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya civilization
The site exhibits a huge numbers of architectural styles
Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities
The ruins of Chichen Itza are federal property

10. TAJ MAHAL
AGRA, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
1648 A.D.
o The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum
o It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of
his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal
o Mumtaz Mahal, died during the birth of their 14th
child, Gauhara Begum
o Shah Jahan's grief illustrate the love story traditionally held
as an inspiration for Taj Mahal
o Throughout the complex, passages from the Qur'an are
used as decorative elements

12. Statue Of Christ Redeemer
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
1926-1931
o It is a statue of Jesus Christ
o It is considered the largest Art
Deco statue in the world
o 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world
 Local engineer Heitor da Silva
Costa designed the statue
o It is 30 meters (98 ft) tall, not including its 8 meters (26 ft)
pedestal
o It weighs 635 tones
o located at the peak of the 700-meter
(2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National
Park
o The statue was sculpted by the French artist Paul
Landowski.

14. NAME:- COLOSSEUM
LOCATION:- ROME, ITALY
CONSTRUCTED IN YEAR:- 70-80 A.D
 The Colosseum is the largest
amphitheatre in the world
 It is an elliptical amphitheatre and is
considered one of the greatest works
of Roman architecture and Roman
engineering
 Capable of seating 50,000 spectators
 the Colosseum was used
for gladiatorial contests and public
spectacles such as, animal hunts,
executions, re-enactments of famous
battles, and dramas based
on Classical mythology

16. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
EAST-TO-WEST LINE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BORDERS
OF CHINA
1368-1644

17. o The Great Wall of China is approximately 8,851.8 km
(5,500 miles)
o It is the world's longest human-built structure
o It is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped
earth, wood, and other materials
o It was build to protect the Chinese Empire against
intrusions by various nomadic groups
o It starts from Hushan in the east to Jiayuguan Pass in the
west traversing Liaoning, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi,
Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai.