New 7 wonders of the world
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ContentsThe Pyramid at Chichen ItzaChrist RedeemerThe Roman ColosseumThe Great Wall of ChinaMachu PicchuPetraThe Taj Mahal
Chichen Itza (Mexico)
800 ADThe most famous temple cityCenter of the Mayan
civilizationAn extraordinary
composition
Christ Redeemer (Brazil)
193140 m. tallWeighs 700 tonsAt the peak of 700 m.Heitor da
Silva CostaPaul Landowski
The Roman Colosseum (Italy)
70-82 ADGladiatorial showsType of show:Munera – individual showVenation – the animal hunt
The Great Wall of China 220 BC and
1368-1644 AD4000-5000 m. longHeight: 6-10 m.5–6 m. wideKeeps Mongol tribes invading
Machu Picchu (Peru)1460-1470Incan EmperorLies deep in the Amazon jungle above the Urubamba
RiverClassical Inca style
Petra (Jordan)9 BC-40ADOn the edge of the Arabian DesertGlittering capital of the Nabataean empireWater chambers
The Taj Mahal (India)1630 ADTo honor wife of Shah JahanThe white marble tombAn arch-shaped doorwayTopped by a large dome
Referenceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Taj_Mahalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Colosseum_in_Rome Italyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ElCastillohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeirohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuzcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt