Best Monuments
Take the stone people throw at you and use them to build
a monument.
Topics to be covered
7 Wonders
of the
world
Tallest
monuments
India’s best
monument
Indian
monument
Facts
7 Wonders of the world
OLD 7 WONDERS :-
1. The Great Pyramid at Giza
2. The Hanging Gardens of
Babylon.
3. The Statue of Zeus
4. The Temple of Artemis
5. The Mausoleum
6. The Colossus of Rhodes.
7. The Lighthouse
NEW 7 WONDERS :-
1. Great Wall of China
2. Petra
3. Christ the Redeemer
4. Machu Picchu
5. Chichen Itza
6. Colosseum
7. Taj Mahal
NEW 7
WONDERS OF THE
WORLD
Great wall of china
The Great Wall is more than 2,300 years old.
The official length is 21,196.18 km (13,170.7 mi)
Nearly 1/3 of the Great Wall has disappeared without trace.
Great Wall reconstruction and protection began with Badaling
in 1957.
Petra
Petra Often referred to as “Rose city”
An ancient southern Arab people made the city of Petra as
a trade route to connect to southern Asia and Greece.
Petra was the city of traders and hence was commercially
rich
Christ the Redeemer
The original design was very different from what we see today.
 Its covered with 6 million stone tiles
Construction took 9 years
Machu Picchu
“Machu Picchu” means “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain.”
Structures were built with a technique called “ashlar.”
Stones are cut to fit together without mortar. Remarkably, not
even a needle can fit in between two stones.
Many of the stones that were used to build the city weighed
more than 50 tons.
Chichen Itza
“Chichen Itza” is actually derived from a Mayan name which
means, “on the mouth of the well of Itza”
The Chichen Itza was discovered in the year 514 A.D. by the
priest Lakin Chan.
Along with fine stones some pyramids have an inner layer of
mica.
Colosseum
 The Colosseum was built between 72 A.D and 80
A.D
 Made from stone and concrete, this magnificent
monument was built with the man power of tens of
thousands of slaves.
 This brilliant building had 80 entrances and could
seat approximately 50,000 spectators who would
come to watch sporting events and games.
Taj Mahal
 There is a small hole on the ceiling of the main hall
perpendicularly above the tombstone of Mumtaz
Mahal .
 The minarets were built tilting outwards to protect
the Taj from calamities like earthquakes.
 The foundation of Taj Mahal would have eroded
years ago if Yamunawasn't there.
Tallest building
1. Burj Khalifa
2. Shanghai Tower
3. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower
4. One World Trade Center
5. Lotte World Tower
Take a look at Tallest Building
Jeddah Tower, the Soon-To-Be
Tallest Building
Jeddah tower image gallery A rendering
showing the
bottom of the
unique, glass-
floored,
circular sky
terrace that will
overlook the
Red Sea from
over 610
metres
(2,000 ft)
INDIA’s BEST
MONUMENT
Best Monument List
 Taj Mahal
 Hawa Mahal
 Lotus Temple
 Mysore Palace
 Sanchi Stupa
 Qutub Minar
 Victoria Memorial
7 Shocking Facts About
Indian Monuments
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    Best Monuments Take thestone people throw at you and use them to build a monument.
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    Topics to becovered 7 Wonders of the world Tallest monuments India’s best monument Indian monument Facts
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    7 Wonders ofthe world OLD 7 WONDERS :- 1. The Great Pyramid at Giza 2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 3. The Statue of Zeus 4. The Temple of Artemis 5. The Mausoleum 6. The Colossus of Rhodes. 7. The Lighthouse NEW 7 WONDERS :- 1. Great Wall of China 2. Petra 3. Christ the Redeemer 4. Machu Picchu 5. Chichen Itza 6. Colosseum 7. Taj Mahal
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    Great wall ofchina The Great Wall is more than 2,300 years old. The official length is 21,196.18 km (13,170.7 mi) Nearly 1/3 of the Great Wall has disappeared without trace. Great Wall reconstruction and protection began with Badaling in 1957.
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    Petra Petra Often referredto as “Rose city” An ancient southern Arab people made the city of Petra as a trade route to connect to southern Asia and Greece. Petra was the city of traders and hence was commercially rich
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    Christ the Redeemer Theoriginal design was very different from what we see today.  Its covered with 6 million stone tiles Construction took 9 years
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    Machu Picchu “Machu Picchu”means “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain.” Structures were built with a technique called “ashlar.” Stones are cut to fit together without mortar. Remarkably, not even a needle can fit in between two stones. Many of the stones that were used to build the city weighed more than 50 tons.
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    Chichen Itza “Chichen Itza”is actually derived from a Mayan name which means, “on the mouth of the well of Itza” The Chichen Itza was discovered in the year 514 A.D. by the priest Lakin Chan. Along with fine stones some pyramids have an inner layer of mica.
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    Colosseum  The Colosseumwas built between 72 A.D and 80 A.D  Made from stone and concrete, this magnificent monument was built with the man power of tens of thousands of slaves.  This brilliant building had 80 entrances and could seat approximately 50,000 spectators who would come to watch sporting events and games.
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    Taj Mahal  Thereis a small hole on the ceiling of the main hall perpendicularly above the tombstone of Mumtaz Mahal .  The minarets were built tilting outwards to protect the Taj from calamities like earthquakes.  The foundation of Taj Mahal would have eroded years ago if Yamunawasn't there.
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    1. Burj Khalifa 2.Shanghai Tower 3. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower 4. One World Trade Center 5. Lotte World Tower Take a look at Tallest Building
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    Jeddah Tower, theSoon-To-Be Tallest Building Jeddah tower image gallery A rendering showing the bottom of the unique, glass- floored, circular sky terrace that will overlook the Red Sea from over 610 metres (2,000 ft)
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    Best Monument List Taj Mahal  Hawa Mahal  Lotus Temple  Mysore Palace  Sanchi Stupa  Qutub Minar  Victoria Memorial
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    7 Shocking FactsAbout Indian Monuments
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