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New Seven Wonders of the World

was a project that attempted to update the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World concept with a modern list of wonders. A popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon.

The Giza Pyramid of Egypt, the only remaining Wonder of the Ancient World, was granted an honorary site.

In 2007 the foundation launched a similar contest, called New7Wonders of Nature, which will be (or, already was) the subject of voting until Nov. 11, 2011.

Click the name of the wonder to find it on the map.

Then click the flag to find out more about the site.

Chichen Itza

Petra

The Great Wall of China

the Great Pyramids of Giza

Machu Picchu

Taj Mahal

Colosseum

Christ the Redeemer (statue)

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"El Caracol" observatory temple.

Chichen Itza

"El Castillo" (the castle)

Chichen Itza, a famous and wonderful monumental site. It was a major site for the Mayans and Aztecs.

Great Ball Court

Columns in the Temple

of a Thousand Warriors

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Templo de los Guerreros

(Temple of the Warriors)

Machu Picchu

Huayna Picchu towers above

the ruins of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu ( "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.

Terraced Fields in the upper

Agricultural Sector

The Intihuatana ("sun-tier") is believed

to have been designed as an astronomic

clock or calendar by the Incas

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Temple of the Sun

Petra

Petra (Greek "πέτρα" (petra), meaning rock) is a historical and archaeological city in Jordan that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourist attraction.

The narrow passage (Siq)

that leads to Petra

The Treasury at Petra

According to Arab tradition, Petra is the spot where Moses struck a rock with his staff and water came forth, and where Moses' brother, Aaron, is buried, at Mount Hor, known today as Jabal Haroun or Mount Aaron.

Petra is known as the Rose-Red City for the colour of the rocks in which Petra is carved

Byzantine mosaic

in the Byzantine

Church of Petra

Petra was the main topic in

John William Burgon's Poem Petra.

To read the poem click here:

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Referring to it as the inaccessible city which he had heard described but had never seen.

The Poem was awarded the Newdigate Prize in 1845 :

It seems no work of Man's creative hand,

by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned;

But from the rock as if by magic grown,

eternal, silent, beautiful, alone!

Not virgin-white like that old Doric shrine,

where erst Athena held her rites divine;

Not saintly-grey, like many a minster fane,

that crowns the hill and consecrates the plain;

But rose-red as if the blush of dawn,

that first beheld them were not yet withdrawn;

The hues of youth upon a brow of woe,

which Man deemed old two thousand years ago,

match me such marvel save in Eastern clime,

a rose-red city half as old as time.

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Petra

Taj Mahal

The Great gate

(Darwaza-i rauza)—gateway to the Taj Mahal

Interior of the Taj Mahal mosque

The Taj Mahal ("crown of palaces") is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third and favourite wife, Arjumand Banu Begum. She was known as Mumtaz Mahal, which means "beloved ornament of the palace". The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."

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Christ the Redeemer

(Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world and the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world. It is 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall

A view of the statue, as seen from a helicopter.

and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.

A panoramic view of Christ the Redeemer at the top of Corcovado mountain. In the background is Sugarloaf Mountain (centre) and Guanabara Bay.

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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.

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.

Today, the Colosseum is a background to the busy metropolis that is modern Rome.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza (called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) over an approximately 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC.

Initially at 146.5 metres (480.6 ft), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, the longest period of time ever held for such a record.

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The

Great

Wall

of

China

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups.

Several walls have been built since the 5th century BC that are referred to collectively as the Great Wall, which has been rebuilt and maintained from the 5th century BC through the 16th century.

One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; the majority of the existing wall was built during the Ming Dynasty.

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Click the picture to take a quiz about the site:

Christ the Redeemer

Chichen Itza

Taj Mahal

The Ancient City of Petra

The Great Wall of China

Colosseum

Mysterious Machu Picchu

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Click your answer. If you guess right letters from “Machu Picchu” will appear.

In what mountain range is Machu Picchu located?

In what modern-day country

is Machu Picchu located?

Andes

Patagonia

Amazon

chu

ic

P

ac

M

hu

Chile

Peru

Bolivia

What civilization is thought to have built Machu Picchu?

When the Spaniards invaded South America in the 16th century, they conquered all the other villages in this empire. Why was Machu Picchu left alone?

Mayan

Incan

Aztec

What architectural feature is Machu Picchu widely known for?

• The Spaniards never found it

• The Spaniards could not tolerate the high altitude

• Largest pyramids

• Jungle snakes, piranha flesh-eating fish, and poisonous spiders took a severe toll of the Spaniards

• Precision stonework, with no mortar between stone joints

• Mass graves

Why was Machu Picchu abandoned?

A disastrous fire destroyed much of the town

The inhabitants were devastated by European disease caught from the Spaniards

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No one really knows, but these are all possibilities

Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza was built by the:

What does the name 'Chichen Itza' mean?

The Chicken is hungry for Itza

Incas

Mouth of the Well of the Itza

Mayans

Spanish

The God of Wealth, Human, and Itza

Is Chichen Itza one of the

"Seven Wonders of the Ancient World"?

What are the buildings of

Chichen Itza made of?

Yes

No

Sandstone

Granite

The largest, most prominent step pyramid at the center of Chichen Itza is called:

Limestone

Packed brick

Tzompantli

El Castillo

Ossario

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The Great Wall of China

What was the main reason

for constructing

the Great Wall of China?

How old is the Great Wall of China?

Over 2,000 years

Over 1,000 years

To keep citizens from

immigrating to other countries

Over 4,000 years

Protection from barbarians

How long is the Great Wall of China?

Communication between towns

Over 2,500 miles

Trade

Over 4,000 miles

Which Chinese Dynasty is responsible

for the construction of most of

the Great Wall of China?

Over 6,000 miles

What percentage of the wall

is still in good condition?

Qin

Ming

Xiang

15%

31%

The Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon.

72%

True

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False

Petra

The City was built by .

1

the Romans

Nabatean Arabs

the Greeks

Egypt

Lebanon

Israel

Jordan

Petra is in .

2

first called Petra "a rose-red city half as old as time“.

3

Percy Bysshe Shelley

William Blake

John William Burgon

On entering the City the modern-day visitor will be confronted

by , one of the most dramatic of all Petra's buildings.

4

the Treasury

the Al-zantur House

Lion Fountain

The main entrance to Petra is called ; it has sides as high as 200 m.

5

the Siq

t he Carmine Facade

“ the Monastery"

6

The last permanent residents left the ancient city .

around AD 100

e arly 19th century

i n the mid 1980's

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In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal located?

Taj Mahal

Which Mughal Emperor built the Taj Mahal?

Thane

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

Akbar

Babur

Nashik

Of what material is the outside of the Taj Mahal mainly made?

Agra

Ludhiana

White marble

Ivory

Gold painted stone

Gray stone

Which of these is NOT one of the only five things allowed to be brought into the Taj Mahal?

When is the Taj Mahal open for night viewing?

Two nights before, the night of, and two nights

after the full moon

Cell phones

The night of the full moon, and the night after

Water in water bottles

Only the night of the full moon

Food in plastic bags

One night before, the night of, and one

night after the full moon

Still cameras

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What was the original purpose of the spectacles performed in the arena?

One impressive feature of the Colosseum was the "velarium". What was this?

An awning to provide shade for the spectators

To mark the proclamation of a new emperor

The series of tunnels underneath the arena

To commemorate military victories

To honour the dead

The entrance to the arena

The emperor's box

All of these

The Colosseum

All of these

Trojan's Forum

Naval Battles

The Circus Maximus

Animal Hunts

The Theatre of Marcellus

75,000

60,000

Gladiator Battles

The Flavian Amphitheatre

100,000

50,000

What event could spectators view at the Colosseum?

Although now commonly known as "The Colosseum", the building does have a more formal name. What is it?

How many spectators is it estimated that the Colosseum could hold?

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The statue of Christ the Redeemer is located at the top of Corcovado Mountain.

Corcovado, meaning "hunchback" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 710-metre (2,329 ft) granite peak is located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. It is sometimes confused with nearby Sugarloaf Mountain.

Right

Rio de Janeiro (River of January), commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the second largest city of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is the most visited city in the southern hemisphere. The 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Rio de Janeiro, which will mark the first time a South American city hosts the event.

Right

The statue is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. The four-month restoration in 2010 involved one hundred people and used in excess of 60,000 pieces of stone, taken from the same quarry as the original statue.

Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically due to the strong winds and rain to which the statue is exposed.

The statue was completed in what year?

Near what city is the statue located?

Right

1931

The monument of statue of Christ the Redeemer was inaugurated on the day of Our Lady of Aparecida, 12 Oct 1931. It was built from 1926 to 1931, with funds raised from donations. There's a chapel for 150 people on the base of the statue.

Rio de Janeiro

1876

Mexico City

1975

São Paulo

1910

Bogotá

X

The statue is located on:

X

What is the statue constructed of?

X

Mount Everest

X

marble

Sugarloaf Mountain

concrete and soapstone

Corcovado Mountain

sandstone

Mount Olympus

concrete and limestone

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