The Taj Mahal was built around 1632 and completed around 1653 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The mausoleum of the Taj Mahal, located in Agra (northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India) combines elements from Persian, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. White domed marble mausoleum, minarets on each corner, white marble walls inlaid with semiprecious stones, and Mughal gardens. One of the architectural wonders of the world.

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American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY)
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paris, France)
British Museum (London, England)
Busch Gardens (Tampa Bay, FL)
Centre Pompidou (Paris, France)
Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Disney World’s Magic Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Disneyland Paris (Marne-La-Vallee, France)
Disneyland Park (Anaheim, CA)
Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)
Empire State Building (New York, NY)
Everland (Kyonggi-Do, South Korea)
Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco, CA)
Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square (Beijing, China)
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
Grauman’s Chinese Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Tennessee/North Carolina)
Great Wall of China (Badaling area, China)
Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Hong Kong Disneyland (Hong Kong, China)
London Eye (London, England)
Lotte World (Seoul, South Korea)
Metropolitan Museum (New York, NY)
Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)
National Gallery (London, England)
National Mall & Memorial Parks (Washington, D.C.)
Natural History Museum (London, England)
Niagara Falls (Ontario, Canada & New York State)
Notre Dame de Paris (Paris, France)
Ocean Park (Hong Kong, China)
Palace of Versailles (France)
Pleasure Beach (Blackpool, England)
Pompeii (Italy)
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
Sea World California (San Diego, CA)
Sea World Florida (Orlando, FL)
Statue of Liberty (New York, NY)
Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia)
Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
Tate Modern (London, England)
Times Square (New York City, NY)  (number 1)
Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea (Tokyo, Japan)
Trafalgar Square (London, England)
Universal Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Universal Studios Japan (Osaka, Japan)
Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure (Orlando, FL)
Vatican and its museums (Rome, Italy)
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (Japan)
Yosemite National Park (California)

Great Wall of China (5th century BCE – 16th century CE, China)
Petra (c.100 BCE, Jordan)
Christ the Redeemer (1931, Brazil)
Machu Picchu (c.1450 CE, Peru)
Chichen Itza (c.600 CE, Mexico)
Roman Colosseum (80 CE, Italy)
Taj Mahal (c.1648 CE, India)
Honorary Candidate: Great Pyramid (c.2560 BCE, Egypt)