Petra: Jordan On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A...

Machu Picchu: Peru In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu (...

Taj Mahal: Agra, India This immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memo...

Christ Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio d...

Pyramid at Chichén Itzá: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Chichén Itzá, the most famous Mayan temple city, served as the political and econom...

Great Wall of China: China The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system an...

Roman Colosseum: Rome, Italy This great amphitheater in the centre of Rome was built to give favors to successful legionnaires and to c...

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