World Wonders (Modern)

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• 1. Chichén Itzá

  Located in Mexico, a large pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site

• 2. Christ the Redeemer

  Located in Brazil, a monumental statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro

• 3. Colosseum

  Located in Italy, a massive Roman amphitheater built in the first century

• 4. Great Pyramid of Giza

  Located in Egypt, the only surviving wonder of the ancient world

• 5. Great Wall of China

  Located in China, an ancient series of fortifications stretching thousands of miles

• 6. Machu Picchu

  Located in Peru, a 15th-century Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains

• 7. Petra

  Located in Jordan, an archaeological city carved into rose-colored rock cliffs

• 8. Taj Mahal

  Located in India, a white marble mausoleum built in the 17th century