7 Wonders of the World

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7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD Presented by :- Daksh Sharma

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7 Wonders of the World. Presented by :- Daksh Sharma. contents. Stonehenge Colosseum Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa Great wall of China Porcelain Tower of Nanjing Hagia Sophia L eaning Tower of Pisa Taj Mahal . Stonehenge . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Presented by :-Daksh Sharma

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contents Stonehenge Colosseum Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa Great wall of China Porcelain Tower of Nanjing Hagia Sophia Leaning Tower of Pisa Taj Mahal

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Stonehenge Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in

the English county of Wiltshire, about 2 miles west of Amesbury and 8 miles north of Salisbury.

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Colosseum

The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, built of concrete and stone. 

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Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.

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GREAT WALL OF CHINA The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of

stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various warlike peoples or forces.

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Porcelain Tower of Nanjing

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, also known as Bao'ensi, is a historical site located on the south bank of the Yangtze in Nanjing, China. 

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Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of

Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side.

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Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a white marble

mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

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