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Wonder | Description | Year built |
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The Great Wall of China | The Great Wall of China is a series of walls located across northern China and parts of southern Mongolia that span over 5,500 miles. | circa 1368-1644 |
Chichén Itzá | Chichén Itzá was an ancient Maya city located in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. | Founded circa 6th century CE |
Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu is believed to have been a royal retreat of Incan ruler Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui. | Built and occupied circa mid-15th to early or mid 16th century CE |
Petra, Jordan | Petra was an ancient city at the center of Arab kingdom in Hellenistic and Roman times. | Built circa 3rd or 4th century BCE |
The Taj Mahal | The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahān as a mausoleum to honor his late wife after she died in childbirth. | Construction began in 1632 and was finished by 1643, with further decoration being done until 1647. |
The Colosseum | The Colosseum was built as a gift to the Roman people. It existed to hold spectacles of entertainment. | Construction began circa 70-72 CE and lasted for nearly a decade. |
Christ the Redeemer | The Christ the Redeemer Statue is a 98 ft tall statue of Jesus Christ that stands at the summit of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. | Construction began in 1922 and concluded in 1931. |