7 WONDERS OF THE

WORLD
 1. Petra

Petra (Greek "πέτρα" (petra), meaning rock; Arabic: ‫البتراء‬, Al-

Batrāʾ) is a historic andarchaeological city in
the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that has rock cut
architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime
around the 6th century BC as the capital city of theNabataeans,
[1]
it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourism
attraction.[1] It lies on the slope of Mount Hor[2] in a basin among
the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi
Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of
Aqaba. Petra was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the
World in 2007 and a World Heritage Site since 1985. Petra was
chosen by the BBC as one of "the 10 places you have to see
before you die"

1. Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza (pronounced /tʃiːˈtʃɛn iːˈtsɑː/; from Yucatec

Maya: Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha', "At the mouth of the well of the Itza") is a
large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya
civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán
Peninsula, in the Yucatán state, present-day Mexico.

2. Christ the Redeemer

Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: O Cristo Redentor,

formerly Portuguese: Christo redemptor) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil; considered the largest art deco statue in the world.[1] The
statue stands 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 metre (31 ft)
pedestal, and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tons (700 short tons),
and is located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain
in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It is one of the tallest
of its kind in the world. The statue of Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba,
Bolivia, is slightly taller, standing at 40.44 metres (132.7 ft) tall with its
6.24 metres (20.5 ft) pedestal and 34.20 metres (112.2 ft) wide. A symbol
of Catholicism, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil.[2] It is made
of reinforced concrete and soapstone.

3. Colosseum

The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian

Amphitheatre (Latin:Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro
Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of
the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman
Empire. It is one of the greatest works of Roman
architecture and Roman engineering.
 4. The Great Wall of China

(simplified Chinese: 长城; traditional Chinese: 長

The Great Wall of China
城; pinyin:Chángchéng; literally "long city/fortress") or (simplified Chinese: 万
里长城; traditional Chinese:萬里長城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng; literally "The
long wall of 10,000 Li (里)"[1]) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in
northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC
and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese
Empire during various successive dynasties. Since the 5th century BC,
several walls have been built that were referred to as the Great Wall. One of
the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor
of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; the majority of the
existing wall were built during the Ming Dynasty.
 5. Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old Peak", pronounced [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpiktʃu]) is a pre-
Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level.[1] It is situated on a
mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest
of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Often referred to as "The Lost City of
the Incas", Machu Picchu is one of the most familiar symbols of the Inca Empire.

The Incas started building it around AD 1430 but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca
rulers a hundred years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Although
known locally, it was largely unknown to the outside world before being brought to international
attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu has
become an important tourist attraction.
 6. The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal (pronounced /taːdʑ mɛɦɛl/; Hindi: ; Persian/Urdu: ‫ )تاج محل‬is
a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in
memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal
architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Indian,
and Islamic architectural styles.[1] In 1983, the Taj Mahal became
a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in
India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's
heritage."