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Man Made Wonders of the World

Miss Erica G

7 Wonders of the World

What are the Wonders of the World?

- 100 million people voted for these 7 wonders in 2007

Chichen Itza

Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

- Built in the early 400s A.D by the Mayan civilization

- Was once a powerful city and trading center for cloth, honey and salt

Mexico

- Multiple temples and pyramids

- 'El Castillo' - largest pyramid

- Spring/Fall equinox light show

- Astronomical observatory

- Climb the steps? (91)

Machu Picchu

Peru

Peru

- Built in the mid-1400s by the Incan Empire

- built houses, temples and fields by cutting the rock

- Sacred archaelogical center

- Unknown until 1911

- Very difficult to get to - high and

protected

- By Foot, Train or Helicopter

Christ the Redeemer Statute

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Brazil

- Built in 1931

- Stands on top of Corcovado Mountain

- 130 ft tall

- Built to celebrate the 100 year

anniversary of Brazil's independence

- but also.. a miracle

- Damaged by lightening...

twice!

The Roman

Colosseum

Rome, Italy

Italy

- Built between 72 - 81 A.D

- It took 60,000 slaves, 9 years to build!

- Used for 500 years

- 50,000 people could sit inside

to watch gladiators, battle reenactments, and animal hunts

- There are tunnels and chambers under the arena floor

- Earthquakes and stone robbers have ruined it

Petra

Jordan

Jordan

- Built as early as 5th Century BC by the Nabataean empire

- maybe 9000 BC

- A city carved into a mountain - known as the Rose City

- Masters of manipulating water technology, created tunnels and water chambers

- Unknown until rediscovered in 1812

Taj Mahal

Agra, India

India

- Built between 1632 - 1653 for the wife of Empire Shah Jahan

- It's a mausoleum for the empress, she died giving birth to their 14th child

- 20,000 workers over 20 years to build

- Building materials came from all over Asia - needed about 1000 elephants to transport it all!

- Surrounded by gardens, pathways and a reflecting pool - it sits on 55 acres

- Nearly 10 million tourists visit every year!

- In 2007 it was selected as one of the Man Made Wonders of the World

- Damage from pollution and acid rain

The Great

Wall of China

China

China

- Built between the 5th and 16th century

- Created to protect the borders

of the Chinese Empire

- Over 21,000 km long, the worlds longest man made structure

- 7000 watch towers

- 19 separate walls were built - very little of the 1st is left - Thieves!

- Thousands of workers died from giant falling stones, exhaustion, disease, animal attacks, and starvation - myth...

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