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1. TAJ MAHAL
Location ~ Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height ~ 73 m (240 ft)
Built ~ 1632–1653
Architect ~ Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
2.Giza Necropolis
Location ~ Giza, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Region ~ Lower Egypt
Type ~ Necropolis
3.Petra
Location ~ Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
Area ~ 264 square kilometres (102 sq mi)
Elevation ~ 810 m (2,657 ft)
Built ~ possibly as early as 5th century BC
Visitors ~ 580,000 (in 2007)
Governing body ~ Petra Region Authority
4.Colosseum
Location ~ Regio IV Templum Pacis ("Temple of Peace")
Built in ~ 70–80 AD
Built by/for ~ Vespasian, Titus
Type of structure ~ Amphitheatre
5.Chichen Itza
Country ~ Mexico
Region ~Yucatán
Municipality ~ Tinum
6.Machu Picchu
Location ~ Cusco Region, Peru
Height ~ 2,430 metres (7,970 ft)
Foundedc. ~ 1450
Abandoned ~ 1572
Cultures ~ Inca civilization
7.Great Wall of China
Type ~ Fortification
Country ~ China
Size ~ 21,196 km (13,171 mi)
8.Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Location ~ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Designer ~ Created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa Brazil in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot.
Material ~ Soapstone
Height ~30 metres (98 ft) and 38 metres (125 ft) tall with its pedestal