7 wonders

Group members

Members

Diyuni Vishwani

Shashith Pathiraja

Bethmi Ihara

Chamudika Sanduni

Gevindu Fernando

Malmee Bhagya

Group C

The Great Wall of China

About

1. Length: 13,200 miles

2. The great wall mainly covers 15 provincal level areas.

3. Different parts of the great wall were built, destroyed

and rebuilt by 9 dynasties.

4. But, the vast majority of the great wall was built during

the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644).

5. Reason for building : To prevent the invasion of

barbarian nomads and to expand and protect the Silk

Road.

6. It's construction lasted over 2300 years.

7. Used materials : Stone, Soil, Sand, Brick

8. Labor force providers : soldiers, farmers & convicts

Chichén Itzá

About

1. location:tinum municipality mexico

2. Ancient name: kukulcan

3. constructed: 8th-12th century AD

4. Type: mesoamerican step pyramid

5. Material: Limestone

6. Height: 24m(79ft),without temple

: 30m(98ft)with temple

:6m(20ft)Temple itself

7. Built by: pre-coloumbian maya civilization

8. Architectural style: maya architecture

9. Importance: typical of mayan pyramids,El

castillo serves as a monumenta'

representation of the mayan calendar

Petra

1.Location: southern jordan.

2.Area : 264 Km2

3.Built By : Possibly as early as the 5th 4.centuary Bc

5.Length: 450 m (1480 ft )

6.Material : sandstone

7.Cultures : Nabatean

8.Height : up to 45m

9.Width : 30m

10.Excavation date : 1957 -1983

11.Another name : "Rose city"

12.Chosen date : 2007 (vote of 100 million people )

* Built as the capital of the Arab Nabataeans

About

Christ the Redeemer

About

1. Location : Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2. Designed by : Paul Landowski (French sculptor )

3. Built by : Heitor da silva costa ( Brazilian engineer ) in

collaboration with Albert Caquot ( French engineer)

4. Gheorghe Leonida ( Romanian sculptor) created the

face.

5. Height : 30 meters (98 ft)

6. Weight : 635 metric tons

7. Used materials : rainforced concrete and soapstone

tiles.

8. Year of construction: 1922

9. Year of completion : 1931

Machu Picchu

About

1.location: peru

2.cultures: Inca civilization

3.official name: Historic sanctuary of machu picchu

4.founded: c.1450

5.An astronomical observatory

6.In the quechua indian language,machu picchu means "old mountain"

7.UNESCO world heritage site

8.discovered by: hiram bingham 1911

9.Known as a "lost city"

Colosseum

About

1. Location:Rome, Italy

2. Built by:vespasian

3. Height:48m

4. Area:2ha

5. Used material:travertine limestone,volcanic rock

6. Construction started:70AD

7. Opened:80AD

8. Architectural style: ancient roman architecture

Taj Mahal

About

1. Location - The banks of River Yamuna in Agra , India.

2. Built by - The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial for his 3rd wife , Mumtaz Mahal.

3. Built - Between 1631 and 1648 (It took 17 years).

4. Area - 17 hectares

5. Used Materials - Entirely out of White Marble.

6. The main structure is surrounded by gardens , fountains and pools.

Conclusion

How many miles long is the Great wall of china estimated

A)13000 miles

B)13600 miles

C)13200 miles

D)14000 miles

Question

1

At which italian version of the euro coin is the colosseum depicted on

A)One cent

B)Seven cent

C)Five cent

D)Ten cent

Question

2

Question

3

What is the area of the land occupied by Taj mahal

A)12 hectares

B)15 hectares

C)17 hectares

D)19 hectares

What type of building is the colossem

A)An theater

B)An Amphitheater

C)A circus

Question

4

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