this is about seven wonders of the world

1. by
Dr. Attka Maryam
PGR FCPS Radiology

2. The Official New 7
Wonders of the World were
announced during the
Official Declaration
ceremony in Lisbon,
Portugal on Saturday, July
7, 2007
07.07.07.

3. 7 Wonders were
chosen because the
original list of Ancient
Wonders, drawn up
more than 2,000 years
ago
Why?

4. The popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss
Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders
Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with
winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Libson
After 7 years of campaigning and 100 million votes
received, the results of the world’s first-ever global
vote were announced in random order.
They are all equal – there is no rank among the list.
How?

5. www.new7wonders.com

7. The Great Wall of
China is actually a
series of walls built to
protect the Chinese
Empire from its
enemies.
over 6,000 km long
runs from east to
west is called the
world’s longest man-
made structure.
The Great Wall of China

8. It took hundreds of
years to complete.
can be seen from
space with the naked
eye

9. The Great Wall of China

10. Established sometime
around the 6th century
BC in southwestern
Jordan
. It continued to flourish
under the rule of the
Romans.
This city is famous for
water tunnels and stone
structures carved in rock.
Petra

11. This is chosen by
the BBC as one of "the
40 places you have to see
before you die

12. Petra

13. Chichen Itza was once a
powerful temple city for the
Mayan civilization.
Built in the first millennium
B.C around 600 AD
Chichen Itza is one of the
few Maya ruins which retains
its original name as given to
us by the Maya.
Chichén Itzá

14. .
Each of its four sides
has 91 steps—one step
for each day of the year,
with the 365th day
represented by the
platform on the top.
symbolizes Worship &
Knowledge!

15. Chichén Itzá

16. Christ the Redeemer is
a statue of Jesus Christ
It is 120 ft. tall, weighs
700 tons, and is located
at the peak of the
Corcovado Mountain
which stands 2,300 ft.
high.
It is the second tallest
statue of its kind in the
world.
The Statue of Christ Redeemer

17. Its construction took nine
years, from 1922 to 1931
icon of Rio and Brazil
The statue was struck by
lightning in a violent storm
in 2008. The storm wreaked
havoc on the city, but the
statue remained unscathed
because it is covered with
soapstone, which acts as an
insulator.

18. The Statue of Christ Redeemer

19. The Colosseum is
an elliptical shaped
amphitheatre.
was built between
70 and 72 AD
Capable of seating
50,000 spectators
The Colosseum

20. remained in use for
nearly 500 years
largest amphitheatre
ever built in the Roman
Empire
It is considered to be
one of the greatest
works of the Roman
Empire.

21. The Colosseum

22.  "The Lost City of the
Incas“
located at an altitude of
2,400 meters above sea
level
built around 1460
Machu Picchu

23. Also called the city of
clouds
most known symbol
of the Inca Empire

24. Machu Picchu

25. Is in Agra, India
built by Mugal emperor
Shah Jahan in memory of
his favorite wife, Mumtaz
Mahal
Took 15 yrs to complete.
completed around 1653
Taj Mahal

26. Emperior ordered that the
hands of the craftsmen and
architect be chopped off
after building Taj Mahal, as
he did not want them to
build another grand
monument as this one

27. Taj Mahal

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