The document lists and briefly describes 7 ancient wonders of the world: 1) The Taj Mahal in India, a mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. 2) The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil standing 105 feet tall. 3) The Colosseum in Rome, Italy which once held 50,000 spectators for gladiator games and animal fights. 4) The Great Wall of China, the world's longest human-made structure stretching over 4,000 miles. 5) Chichén Itzá in Mexico, a famous Maya temple city that was their political and religious center from AD 750 to 1200.

1. 7 wonders of the world by Roy
Kachale Banda

3. The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, is the
mausoleum built by Muslim Mughal
Emperor Shah Jahan to honor the
memory of his beloved late wife,
Mumtaz Mahal.

4. The Taj Mahal

5. The Christ the Redeemer statue
The "Christ the Redeemer" statue,
which stands at 105 feet tall (38
meters tall), is located in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.

6. The Christ the Redeemer statue

7. The Colosseum in Rome
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, once held
up to 50,000 spectators who came to
watch gory games involving gladiators,
wild animals, and prisoners.

8. The Colosseum in Rome

9. The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is the world's
longest human-made structure,
stretching some 4,000 miles (6,400
kilometers).

10. The Great Wall of China

11. Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá, located in Mexico, is possibly
the most famous temple city of the Maya,
a pre-Columbian civilization that lived in
present day Central America. It was the
political and religious center of Maya
civilization during the period from A.D.
750 to 1200.

12. Chichén Itzá

13. Petra
Petra is famous for its many stone
structures such as a 138-foot-tall (42-
meter-tall) temple carved into rose-
colored rock. The ancient city also
included tunnels, water chambers,
and an amphitheater, which held
4,000 people.

14. Petra

15. Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is among the best known
remnants of the Inca civilization, which
flourished in the Andes region of western
South America. The city is thought to have
been abandoned following an outbreak of
deadly smallpox, a disease introduced in the
1500s by invading Spanish forces.

16. Machu Picchu