7 wonders of the world
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7 wonders of the world
7 wonders of the world
Where they exist Purpose of construction Their features
Christ redeemer Great wall of china
List of seven wonders
Machu PicchuPetraPyramid at Chichen ItzaRoman CollosseumTaj Mahal
Christ redeemer
It is in Brazil , at Rio de Janerio This is statue of Jesus Its height is 38 meters It is designed by Brazilion Heitor da
Silva costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski
It took 5 years to construct and was inaugurated on October 12,1931
It is constructed as a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people ,who receive visitors with open arms
Great wall of china
It is the largest manmade monument ever to have been built
It is the only one monument visible from space
It was built to link existing fortifications into a united defence system and better keep invading mongol tribes out of china
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is located In Peru It is a city in the clouds on the
mountain known as Machu Picchu which means old mountain
It lies halfway up the Andes plateau ,deep in the amazon jungle and above the Urubamba river
It was built by the Incan emperor Pachacutec and was abandoned by him due to a smallpox outbreak
It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
Petra
Petra is in JordanOn the edge of a Arabian
desert Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of king Aretas
Palace tombs of Petra with 42 meters high Hellenistic temple facade are impressive examples of middle eastern culture
Pyramid of Chichen Itza
It is in Yucatan peninsula at Mexico
It is the most famous Mayan temple city
It is served as a political and economic center of the Mayan civilization
It is the last and arguably the greatest of all Mayan temples
Roman Colosseum
It is located in Rome at Italy It was built to give favours to
successful legionnaries and to celebrate the glory of the roman empire
Today ,through films and history books ,we are even more aware of the cruel fights and games that took place in the arena
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is located in Agra ,India
It was built by Shah Jahan ,the fifth Muslim Mughal emperor
He built it to honour the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz
It was built of white marble and standing in formally laid out walled gardens
It is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India