The New Seven Wonders of the World

In Order of Built

1. Great Wall of China 700 BC 2. Petra 312 BC 3. Colosseum 70 AD 4. Chichen Itza 600 AD 5. Machu Picchu 1438 BC 6. Taj Mahal 7. Christ the Redeemer

Petra

A tribe named the Nabataeans built this structure This is built in Ma'am, Jordan This was built as the capital for the Nabataeans This city is considered as a "Lost City" and it is completely carved out of a side of a cliff

Machu Picchu

It was built by the Inca Emperor, Pachacuti It is located in Aguas Calientes, Peru The purpose of this is still unknown This city has a nickname called "The City in the Sky" because of how high it is in the sky

Colosseum

The Colosseum was built by Vespasian and Titus, both were emperors It is located in Rome, Italy The Colosseum was an arena that people went to see Christians and Warriors fight to the death as "games" This arena has 80 entrances and can hold 50,000 people and 500,000 people lost their lives in battle

Great Wall of China

This structure was built by many soldiers and common people in China but built buy the orders of Emperor of Qin Dynasty It is located in 15 different provinces This was built to protect them from the Mongolians and other tribes This structure can be seen from outer space and stretches over 13,170 miles long

Chichen Itza

This temple was built by the Mayans It is located in Yucatan, Mexico This temple was made for worship and for sacrificing This is only a part of a large city the Mayans lived in

Christ the Redeemer

This was built by Paul Landowski and Heitor da Silva Costa Located in Rio de Janerio, Brazil It was made to show Brazilian Christianity It is the most recognized object in Brazil

Taj Mahal

This was built by Ustad Ahmad Lahouri and Ustad Isa It is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India This was built for the memory of Queen Mumtaz Mahal It looks like it changes colors in different times of the day