The New 7 Wonders of the World
The 7 Wonders of the World include:
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The Taj Mahal
Petra
Machu Picchu
The Great Wall of China
The Colosseum
Christ the Redeemer
Chichen Itza
The Taj Mahal
Located in Agra, India
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Built between 1632-1653
by Shah Jahan in memory
of his third wife.
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The Taj Mahal holds the 2
tombs that holds the
couple.
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Attracts 2-4 millon people a
year.
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Petra
A historical city located in
Ma’an Governorate, Jordan.
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Established around 7000
BCE as the capital of the
Nabataeans (the ancient
people of Jordan)
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Jordan’s most visited tourist
attraction.
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Machu Picchu
Located in the Cuzco
Region, Peru
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A pre-Columbian 15th century
Inca site.
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The estate was bulit around
1450 CE.
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Believed to be bulit for the
Inca emperor Pachacuti.
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The Great Wall of China
• Located in Bejing, China.
• Started construction in 200’s BCE,
under order of Qin Shi Huang (first
Chinese emperor).
•There is no official end to the wall but it
took about 2,000 years to get to the size
it is.
• 5,500.3 mi long
• So long that you can see it from
space.
• Made originally to protect the northern
borders of the Chinese Empire.
The Colosseum
• Located in Rome, Italy
• Bulit between 72-80 CE.
• Bulit as an amphitheatre
(used for gladiatorial contests,
animal hunts, executions, reenactments of famous battles,
and dramas based on classical
mythology).
• One of Rome’s most popular
tourist attraction.
• Has close connections with
the Roman Catholic Church.
Christ the Redeemer
• Located in Rio de
Janerio, Brazil
• Built between 19221931
• 5th largest Jesus statue
in the world.
• 130 ft tall
• Cost $250,000 which is
equivalent to $3,068,097
(now)
• A symbol of Peace.
Chichen Itza
• Located in Yucatán,
Mexico
• A pre-Columbian city
bulit by the Mayans.
• One of the largest
Mayan city.
• Believe to be founded as
early as 600 CE.
• Mexico’s second most
visited archaeological site.
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