Modern 7 wonders of world

1. Modern 7 Wonders
of the World

2. • The Great Wall of China (China)
• Petra (Jordan)
• Chichén Itzá (Yucatan, Mexico)
• Christ The Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
• Machu Picchu (Cuzco, Peru)
• Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

3. The Great Wall of China
(China)
Constructed in 7th century B.C.
The Zhou Dynasty first constructed the “Wall”.
Qin Dynasty improved the “Wall” and then it came to be known as
“Great Wall”.
2000 years later Ming Dynasty came and then it built the back up wall.
It took 200 years for Ming Dynasty to complete the wall which we see
today.

5. The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is almost 9000 km long.
It is the longest in defensive fortification in the world. Its primary task was to
defend against invaders from the “Great Steppe” (Mongolia, Manchuria, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan ... etc).
The wonder of the world was being built by human hand for over 2,000 years. It
contains not only a stone fortification, but also natural dam rivers and mountains.

6. Christ The Redeemer
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
It is the symbol and the most impressive part of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The monument is located at the peak of the 700-metre
(2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park
overlooking the city of Rio.
The final project of Christ with outstretched arms was
designed by Hector da Silva and designed by a French sculptor.
Formal unveiling of the statue was followed three times
in history. Last time did it Pope John Paul II. Prior to his arrival the
figure had been washed and cleaned thoroughly.

8. Christ The Redeemer
The statue is located on the 7-meter pedestal.
The statue weighs 635 metric tons, and the head is 3.5 m tall and
weighs 35 tons, each hand weighs 9 tons, and the extent of the
figure is 23 m.
As a symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for
Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.
It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed
between 1922 and 1931.

9. Colosseum
(Rome, Italy)
Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in 72 A.D., and was
completed in 80 A.D. under his successor and heir Titus.
The Roman amphitheater built by the Flavian. It was able to seat up to
73,000 spectators. It had his own underground system of corridors.
Gladiator fights, shows in a special pool, huntings of wild animals were
organized in the amphitheater. Christians were murdered in this place,
too. The name comes from the Greek 'Kolossos' what means 'great'. In
528 the last Olympics were held here.

11. Colosseum
(Rome, Italy)
Although in the 21st century it stays partially ruined because of
damage caused by devastating earthquakes and stone-robbers, the
Colosseum is an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome. It is one of Rome's
most popular tourist attractions and has close connections with the
Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a
torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession that starts in the area around
the Colosseum.

12. Taj Mahal
(Agra, India)
Enchanted Love in marble ... can be described as a mausoleum
built by Shahjahan in memory of a loved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
She was 36 years old and gave birth to 14 children. She died
when the last child was born. The legend says that before death,
her husband gave three promises: he will never marry again, he
will take care of children and he will build a building that will
commemorate her. He fulfilled all the promises. He built the
splendid palace that has no equivalent in the world.

14. Taj Mahal
(Agra, India)
The famed mausoleum complex of white domed marble of the Taj
Mahal actually is an integrated complex of many structures.
The construction began around 1632 and was completed in about 22
years, in 1653, employing around 20,000 artisans and craftsmen
throughout the empire.
The construction was entrusted to a board of architects, the chief
architect probably being Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.

15. Petra
(Jordan)
• Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of
the Nabataeans.
• It is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist
attraction.
• It lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (identified by some as the
biblical Mount Hor) in a basin among the mountains which form the
eastern flank of Arabah, the large valley running from the Dead Sea to
the Gulf of Aqaba.

17. Petra
Petra is a ruin of Nabateans city. To reach it, you have to
overcome only a narrow rocky path that leads to it. Most of the
buildings have been carved in the rocks.
Petra was repeatedly besieged, but even such personalities as:
Cleopatra, Herod the Great, Octavian Augustus, Pompey the
Great, failed to capture the city.
Petra was a trophy until it was reached by a Roman emperor
Trajan, then Hadrian, and at the end Saladin who destroyed the
city.

18. Chichén Itzá
(Yucatan, Mexico)
• Chichén Itzá literally means 'Origins of Itzá people.
• The city was found by the Maya in Mexico in 450 A.D.
• It was developed the most in X-XI century.
• The site exhibits a multitude of architectural styles, reminiscent of
styles seen in central Mexico and of the Puuc and Chenes styles of the
Northern Maya lowlands.

20. Chichén Itzá
• The most famous building in Chichén Itzá is El Castillo - Temple
Cuculcan.
• It was built on the pyramid consisted of nine terraces. Each of
the pyramid's four sides has 91 steps which, when added
together and including the temple platform on top as the final
'step', produces a total of 365 steps (which is equal to the
number of days of the solar year..

21. Machu Picchu
(Cuzco, Peru)
The best preserved city of the Incas to the present day.
It was built in the fifteenth century, according to sensationally
developed plan and was abandoned of unknown reasons in
1537.
Machu Picchu was discovered by an ordinary thief, who in the
agreement with the Peruvian government and the local president
'legally' traded the finding. The material used to build the city is
bright granite.

23. Machu Picchu
(Cuzco, Peru)
The stairs can be seen everywhere. Researchers have found
1200 ones. In the past they were used for communication among
different levels of the city.
The highest place in Machu Picchu is an astronomical
observatory - Intihuatana -place where the sun stops. A stone
pillar was carved in a solid rock.

24. References (April 20, 2015)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
• http://www.new7wonders.com/

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