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7 wonders of the world by Roy Kachale Banda

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, is the mausoleum built by Muslim Mughal

Emperor Shah Jahan to honor the memory of his beloved late wife,

Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal

The Christ the Redeemer statue

The "Christ the Redeemer" statue, which stands at 105 feet tall (38 meters tall), is located in Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil.

The Christ the Redeemer statue

The Colosseum in Rome

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, once held up to 50,000 spectators who came to watch

gory games involving gladiators, wild animals, and prisoners.

The Colosseum in Rome

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching

some 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers).

The Great Wall of China

Chichén Itzá

Chichén Itzá, located in Mexico, is possibly the most famous temple city of the Maya, a pre-Columbian civilization that lived in present day Central America. It was the

political and religious center of Maya civilization during the period from A.D.

750 to 1200.

Chichén Itzá

Petra

Petra is famous for its many stone structures such as a 138-foot-tall (42-meter-tall) temple carved into rose-colored rock. The ancient city also

included tunnels, water chambers, and an amphitheater, which held 4,000

people.

Petra

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is among the best known remnants of the Inca civilization, which

flourished in the Andes region of western South America. The city is thought to have been

abandoned following an outbreak of deadly smallpox, a disease introduced in the 1500s by

invading Spanish forces.

Machu Picchu