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1.Taj Mahal
3.Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is a huge town, made of stone where
Mayans did a lot of rituals. It was discovered by
Christophur Columbus in Yucatan Mexico. Chichen Itza
means "at the mount of the well Itza".The place was
used for astronomical sciences and calender. In those
times there wasn't much water and the Mayans used to
use the water from one lake in Chichen Itza called The
Sacred Cenote. The human bones and gold which were
found there show that ancient people used the lake for
religious rituals in which they made sacrifices.
5.The Colosseum
6. Petra
7. Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a small city built by the Incas in the
fifteenth ventury.The city is located in the present day
city of Peru on the Andes.The other name of Machu
Picchu is "the Lost City of the Incas".The town was
found in 1911 by the American archaeocologist Hiram
Bingam. In Machu Picchu there are about 200
structures. It is a mystery how Incas transported the
huge boulders to the top of the mountain to built the
city.