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7 Wonders of The World

The document lists the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The Ancient Wonders include the Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Modern Wonders are Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Colosseum, Christ the Redeemer, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and Petra. Each wonder is briefly described in terms of its location, when it was built, and notable features.

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7 Wonders of The World

The document lists the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The Ancient Wonders include the Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Modern Wonders are Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Colosseum, Christ the Redeemer, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and Petra. Each wonder is briefly described in terms of its location, when it was built, and notable features.

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SEVEN (7) WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

(1) THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA


Built: About 2600 B.C. Egypt
Massive tombs of Egyptian pharaohs, the pyramids are the only
ancient wonders still standing today. The tallest of the three is called
the Great Pyramid.

(2) HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON


Built: Unknown, in Iraq
Legend has it that this garden paradise was planted on an artificial
mountain and construct to please the wife of King Nebuchadnezzar II,
but many experts say it never really existed.

(3) TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS


Built:16 century B.C. in Ephesus, Turkey
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Built to honor Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, this temple was
said to have housed many works of art.

(4) STATUE OF ZEUS


Built: 15th century B.C. in Greece
This 40-foot (12-meter) statue depicted the king of the Greek gods.

(5) MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS


Built: 4th century B.C. in Turkey
This elaborate tomb was built for King Mausolus and admired for its
architectural beauty and splendor.

(6) COLOSSUS OF RHODES


Built: 4th century B.C. on the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean
Sea, Greece
A 110-foot (33.5-meter) statue honored the Greek sun god Helios.

(7) LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIAV


Built: 3rd century B.C. in Egypt
Towering over the Mediterranean coast for more than 1,500 years, the
world's first lighthouse used mirrors to reflect sunlight for miles out to sea.
SEVEN (7) WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
(1) MACHU PICCHU
Built: 1450–1460 in Cuzco Region, Peru by Incan Empire
Discovered in 1902 by Agustín Lizárraga and made known to the world in 1911 by
Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, the mountain where it is located, means “Old
Mountain” in Quechua. According to research, this site served as a resting place for the
Inca and was destined to house approximately 300 people.

(2) CHICHÉN ITZÁ


Built: 5th-13th century in Yucatán, Mexico by Maya-Toltec civilization
In the Mayan language, its name means “Mouth of the Well of the Water
Witches” since, according to the belief of that time, the sacred cenote served as an
entrance to the underworld. It served as a temple for the god Kukulkán and consists of a
pyramid with a series of square terraces with stairs leading to the top of the pyramid
from each of its four sides. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

(3) THE COLOSSEUM


Built: A.D. 70-72 in Rome, Italy by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty
This amphitheater (largest), which is the treasure that the Roman Empire left as
inheritance to the Eternal City. Its original name was Flavian Amphitheater and here
gladiator fights were organized, among other shows. It was used for more than 500 years
and was built to hold more than 50 thousand spectators.

(4) CHRIST THE REDEEMER


Built: 1922 – 31 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by engr. Heitor da Silva Costa
A 30-meter-high Art Deco monument at the peak of the Corcovado mountain. It is
the large statue of Jesus of Nazareth with open arms that can be seen from anywhere in
the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Fact: the statue was built in France and arrived in
Brazil in hundreds of parts to be assembled from head to toe to be able to be erected on
the mountain.

(5) THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA


Built: 5th century BC- 16th century AD in China by Qin Dynasty, Ming dynasty
This wonder of the modern world, which is the emblematic construction of
China, served as a fortress made of stone, brick, wood and rammed earth to protect this
Asian country from possible invasions of the Mongols from the north.

(6) TAJ MAHAL


Built: 1632–53 in Agra, India by Emperor Shah Jahān
Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, built a stunning tomb to remember the death of his
wife Mumtaj Mahal. Its construction began in 1632.

(7) PETRA
Built: 5th century BC in Ma’an, Jordan by The Nabataean
Originally known as Raqmu, the “City of Stone” earned a place among the 7 Wonders
of the Modern World for its rock-cut architecture, as well as its advanced system of
water conduits. Its high walls, which housed drinking water and provided security for
merchants, are a definite symbol of Jordan. It was declared a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO in 1985.

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