The Official New 7 Wonders of the World (Part 2)

Hi again... part II time.

The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India 

Taj Mahal was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife Mumtaz Mahal. The mausoleum It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love and is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window. Emperor Shah Jahan himself described the Taj in these words: 

Should guilty seek asylum here, 

Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin.

Should a sinner make his way to this mansion,

All his past sins are to be washed away.

The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs;

And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes.

In this world this edifice has been made; 

To display thereby the creator's glory. 

To see the picture click here. 

The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China 

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortification in Northern China and was built to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by outsiders. It stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east, to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. The Great Wall of China is the largest man-made monument ever to have been built and it is disputed that it is the only one visible from space. And to built this site, thousands have given their lives during the construction. To see the pic just click here. 

Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan 

Petra has been known as historic and archeological city which boasts its rock out architecture and water conduits system. Petra lies in the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Moreover, a theater, modeled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Petra was chosen by the BBC as one of "the 40 places you have to see before you die” (I surely want to visit this one ^v^). Check out the site in this pic.  

Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru 

Love this one… love this one… Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 meters above sea level and lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River. Machu Picchu is often referred as “The Lost City of the Incas.” Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. Recently, in January to be exact, heavy rain caused flooding which buried or washed away roads and railways leading to Machu Picchu, trapping over 2,000 tourists in addition to 2,000 locals. The site was temporary closed but was later reopened the following month. Take a look at Machu Picchu.  

 
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