WONDERS OF THE WORLD

India's Taj Mahal, a tomb built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his favourite wife, is one of the most well-known of the

Jordan's Petra - the famed Rose City - also made the list. The Khazneh, or Treasury, featured prominently in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Peru's Machu Picchu, 2,430m (8,000ft) up a mountain slope, is the remains of an Inca city. The competition was the brainchild of a Swiss man, Bernard Weber.

Peru's Machu Picchu, 2,430m (8,000ft) up a mountain slope, is the remains of an Inca city. The competition was the brainchild of a Swiss man, Bernard Weber.

The Colosseum in Rome, where gladiators once fought, is the only European building to make the list. Stonehenge, the Acropolis and The Kremlin all lost out.

Brazil's Statue of Christ the Redeemer, which gazes down over Rio de Janeiro, is one of three winners from Latin America.

The winners of a competition to name the modern wonders of the world have been announced in Lisbon. One of them is the ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico.