Here is the presentation of the 7 wonders of the world.This presentation also contains some brief description of all the wonder given in the presentation. Wonders shows the cultural diversity as well as some most astonishing monuments of the world.

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2. Seven Wonders of
World

3. • Seven wonders of the world refers to the
remarkable constructions made human or
nature
• 7 is thought to be a number for representation
of perfection and plenty
• 7 wonders resembles ancient civilizations in
that time
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Wonders of the New World was announced in July 7 2007
1. Great wall of China (China)
2. Petra (Jordan)
3. Christ the Redeemer (Brazil)
4. Machu Picchu
5. Chichen itza (Mexico)
6. Colosseum (Italy)
7. Taj Mahal
• This list of wonders was announced by “New 7 wonders foundation”
in Switzerland

5. Great Wall of China

6. • Made to protect the Chinese empire from
other military forces
• It was Built in 7th Century BC
• It is made of stone, brick, earth, and wood
• It is stretching some 4000 miles
• Great wall is the world‘s largest human
made structure
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7. Petra

8. • Petra is located in M’aan Governorate,
Jordan
• It was made in 1200 BC
• Famous for its rock-cut architecture and
water conduit system
• Lies on the slope of Mount Hor
• Was unknown to the western world until
1812
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9. • Petra is often called the rose city because
of the rose-red colored sandstone hills
• Enormous city of tombs, monuments
and sacred structures carved into stone
cliffs
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10. C h ris t th e re d e e m e r
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11. Location:
Closest to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
• Was made from 60,000 pieces of stone
• Fifth largest statue of Jesus in the world
• Contains chapel for 150 worshipers
• Located at the top of Corcovado mountain
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12. • In 2008, an enormous thunderstorm
damaged the head, eyebrows, and fingers.
• In 2014, lightning hit and broke one of
Christ’s fingers.
• After taking the train or van or hiking up the
mountain, visitors then had to climb a flight
of 220 steps to reach the Christ the
Redeemer
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13. Machu Picchu
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14. Location:
• It is located in Peru
• It is sometimes called the City of the Incas
• Space is composed of 140 constructions
including temples, sanctuaries, parks, and
residences, houses with thatched roofs
• In the Quechua Indian language, “Machu
Picchu” means “Old Peak” or “Old
Mountain.”
• Is located about 2.350 meters above sea
level
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15. • Machu Picchu is a UNESCO’s World Heritage
site
• Machu Picchu is in a hidden location invisible
from below, making it one of the most preserved
Inca cities and an archeological gem
• Machu Picchu was constructed with a technique
called ashlar which involves stones being
perfectly shaped so that a mortar is not needed.
The stones are fit so well that not even the blade
of a knife would fit between them
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16. Chichen Itza
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17. Location
located in Yucatan, Mexico
• built by Maya people between 9th and 12th
Century
• Chichen Itza means “at the mouth of the well”
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• Some experts think that it may have been built
for the purpose of worshipping the Sun
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18. • The Pyramid of Kukulkan has 365 steps in total 91
on each side and one at the top. This equals the
number of days in a year. Each side represented
one season and was used to figure out the best
times for sowing seeds and harvesting crops.
• The huge pyramid, in fact, functioned as one big
calendar.
• The main pyramid nests multiple smaller
pyramids inside it.
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19. Colosseum
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20. Location
located in Rome, Italy
• Colosseum is in the centre of Rome
• Built in 70-80 AD
• It has almost 80 entrances at ground level
and can accommodate 50,000 spectators
• It took 10 years to complete the construction
• It was built without the use of mortar
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21. • Built with the man power of tens of thousands
of slaves
• Measuring 189 m long, 156 m wide and 50 m
in height, the Colosseum is the largest
amphitheater in the world.
• Natural disasters and vandalism destroyed
approximately two-thirds of the Colosseum but
it was the 847 AD and 1231 AD earthquakes
that did the most damage that you can see
today
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22. Taj Mahal
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23. Location
• located in Agra, India
• Built is 17th Century
• It was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to
be built in the memory if his wife Mumtaz
• White domed marble mausoleum is the most
famous part of the monument
• The materials that were was transported to the
construction site by a whopping 1,000 elephants
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24. • Enormous white onion shaped dome
crowning the tomb is the most remarkable
part of Taj
• Located at the exact center of the structure,
the main doomed is flanked by four smaller
ones on it four corners
• It is rumored that the Emperor ordered that
all the workers who worked on the
mausoleum get their hands chopped of so
that no one could make anything like it ever
again.
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