7 wonders of the world

7 wonders of the world

Where they exist Purpose of construction Their features

Christ redeemer Great wall of china

List of seven wonders

Machu PicchuPetraPyramid at Chichen ItzaRoman CollosseumTaj Mahal

Christ redeemer

It is in Brazil , at Rio de Janerio This is statue of Jesus Its height is 38 meters It is designed by Brazilion Heitor da

Silva costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski

It took 5 years to construct and was inaugurated on October 12,1931

It is constructed as a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people ,who receive visitors with open arms

Great wall of china

It is the largest manmade monument ever to have been built

It is the only one monument visible from space

It was built to link existing fortifications into a united defence system and better keep invading mongol tribes out of china

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is located In Peru It is a city in the clouds on the

mountain known as Machu Picchu which means old mountain

It lies halfway up the Andes plateau ,deep in the amazon jungle and above the Urubamba river

It was built by the Incan emperor Pachacutec and was abandoned by him due to a smallpox outbreak

It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

Petra

Petra is in JordanOn the edge of a Arabian

desert Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of king Aretas

Palace tombs of Petra with 42 meters high Hellenistic temple facade are impressive examples of middle eastern culture

Pyramid of Chichen Itza

It is in Yucatan peninsula at Mexico

It is the most famous Mayan temple city

It is served as a political and economic center of the Mayan civilization

It is the last and arguably the greatest of all Mayan temples

Roman Colosseum

It is located in Rome at Italy It was built to give favours to

successful legionnaries and to celebrate the glory of the roman empire

Today ,through films and history books ,we are even more aware of the cruel fights and games that took place in the arena

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is located in Agra ,India

It was built by Shah Jahan ,the fifth Muslim Mughal emperor

He built it to honour the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz

It was built of white marble and standing in formally laid out walled gardens

It is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India