The book 70 wonders of the world is an Urdu translated version by Shahida Latif of the original book written by Edmund Swinglehurst with the same title. A reference to 70 of the most exciting natural and manmade sights to be seen today. While translating the book in Urdu, shahida has made it all the more interesting by using simple and clearly defined words. While going through the book of Swinglehurst, when she came across the page where the author included ‘Lahore Fort’, as one of the ancientwonders of the world , that inspired her to translate the book in Urdu to preserve it, as a historical document of Pakistan’s rich historical heritage. Some of the wonders covered in this book are: Stonehenge England, Tower of London, Durham Cathderal, Windsor Castle, St Paul's Cathedral, Eiffel Tower, Centre George Pompidou, Roman Forum, Venus, Vatican City, Altamira Caves, Alhamra, El Escorial, Kremlin, Istanbul, Jungfrau Railway, Monaco, Ahrame Misr (Pyramids), Thebes, Aswan Dam, Suez Canal, Victoria Falls, Okavango Delta, Baalbek, Petra Jordan, Asfahan, Jerusalem, Mount Everest, Ajanta caves ki gharain, Taj Mahal, Borobudur Java, Horyuji japan, China Wall, Forbidden City China, Lahore Fort, Hong Kong, Chichen Itza, Great Canyon, Niagrafall, Manhattan, Las Vegas, Dysny world, Disney World, mount palomar california, Easter Island, Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu, Inca Civilization, Rio de Janeiro, South Pole, Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock Australia, Sydney Opera House
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