The document provides information on several notable historical sites around the world, including their locations, dates of construction, sizes, functions, and interesting facts. It describes the Colosseum in Rome which hosted gladiator battles, Petra's reservoir system in Jordan, the Taj Mahal in India built as a monument to love, sections of the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru which was an Inca city, the ancient Maya city of Tulum in Mexico, and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. Details are given for each site such as their areas, heights, and curiosities like the Taj Mahal being considered the greatest monument to love.

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Student: Rayane Mazzini.
Teacher: Ana Carolina Mansur.
August 2013

4. Construction started: 70 A.D.
Area: 2 ha.
Heigth: 48 m.
Function: Amphitheatre.
Located: Rome, Italy.

5. Curiosity: Thousands of men and animals
fought for their lives in the sandy arena. A
few gladiators and warriors found glory
there. Some even found fame and richness
but many others died an anonymous
death, providing entertainment for eager
Roman spectators.

7. Construction started: 312 B.C.
Heigth: 810 m.
Function: columns archaeological and
ancient city.
Located: Ma'na governorate, Jordan.

8. Curiosity: In 2002 was found a reservoir
the size of an Olympic swimming pool in
the center of Petra. They estimate that
the aqueduct system can be loaded 40
million liters of drinking water per day.

10. Construction started: 1632.
Area: 12.000 m².
Heigth: 171 m.
Function: Monument.
Located: Agra, India.

11. Curiosity: Emperor Shah Jahan built the monument
over the tomb of his favorite wife. Therefore, the Taj
Mahal is also known as the greatest proof of love in
the world, with inscriptions taken from the Koran,
with stones precious details and its dome sewn with
gold thread.

13. Construction started: 220 b.C
Extension: 6450 km.
Heigth: 7 m.
Function: defensive military structure.
Located:From Jiayuguan (Gansu Province),
west side, until the mouth of the river
Yalujiang (Liaoning Province), east side.

14. Curiosity: only third of the original 6450 km
existed at that time and each year that passes
the length gets shorter. The lack of
awareness of conservation is a serious threat.
Nowadays it is the largest tourist spot of
China.

15. Peru

16. Construction started: fifteenth century.
Area: 13 km².
Heigth: 2,430 m.
Function: lost city that was inhabited by
the Inca civilization.
Located: Andes, Peru.

17. Curiosity: Only 30% of the buildings are
original , the rest was restored and
adapted for the visitations.

18. Mexico

19. Construction started: 435 b.C.
Function: city built by the Maya civilization.
Located: municipality of Tinum, in the
Mexican state of Yucatán.

21. Brazil

22. Construction started: 1921.
Heigth: 8 meters in pedestal and thirty the
statue.
Function: monument.
Located: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

23. Curiosity: In the original design Jesus
hold a globe and a cross in his hands,
celebrating 100 years of independence
of Brazil.