2. The seven wonders of the world
The seven wonders of the world are the
winners of a competition organized by
New Open World Corporation company
and inspired by the wonders of the
world site
The seven wonders of the world are
chosen through a public vote
Participants must register an email
on the website of the corporation and
elect their favorite candidates. Could
also vote via SMS and through a toll
payment.
In this selection were admitted
structures developed in the years 2000
The seven wonders were chosen from
among 200 monuments
3. The seven wonders of the world
The seven wonders of the world are
Machu Picchu (Peru ), The Taj-Mahal
(India), The Great Wall of China
(China), Rome’s colisseum (Italia)
, Chichen Itzá (Mexico), The Christ the
Redeemer statue (Brazil) and Petra
(Jordan)
Among the finalists were The Alambra,
The Tour Eiffel, The Acropolis of Athens ,
St. Basil's Cathedral of Moscow (Rusia) ,
The statue of Liberty in New York(EE.UU),
The” Sindney Opera House” ,etc
6. The Machu-Picchu
• Machu-Picchu is in Peru
• Machu-Picchu is a
Maya’s??????????? City(please,
read my presentation on the
blog)
• It is believed to be a city break or a
religious shrine
• In 1911 he was Hiram Bingham who
made the scientific discovery of this
place, supported by an expedition
from Yale University USA and the
National Geographic Society because
there are other theories say that was
discovered in 1901 and again( again
means “otra vez” in 1804
7. The Machu-Picchu
• In Machu-Picchu there
are llamas
• It is a World Heritage of
UNESCO
• and a fantastic work of
architecture and
engineering
• Machu Pichu can only
receive 2500 visitors a
day
9. The taj-mahal
• TheTaj-Mahal is in India
in the province of Agra
• It is a complex of
buildings
• The construction began
around 1632 and was
completed around 1653
• Emperor Shah Jahan
built it in honor of his
favorite wife his 3rd wife
10. The Taj-Mahal
• It was built more than
20,000 workers between
1631 and 1654
• Taj Mahal is the finest
example of Mughal
architecture, a style that
combines elements from
Persian, Turkish and
Indian architectural
styles
• The Taj-Mahal is a World
Heritage of UNESCO.
12. The Great Wall of China
• The Great Wall of China is a
forfification
• It was built by the first
Chinese emperor, Qin Shi
Huang
• It was built in the V century
BC and was later rebuilt in
the sixteenth century
• It was built for to protect
the northern border of the
Chinese Empire
• It was guarded by more
than a million warriors
13. The Great Wall of China
• It is estimated that the
wall measures 8000 km
• From the border with
Korea to the Gobi
Desert
• There is only 30% of the
wall
• The Great Wall of China
is a World Heritage of
UNESCO
15. Rome’s Colisseum
• The colisseum is in
Rome in Italy
• Rome's Colosseum is
an amphitheater
• The colisseum was
built in the 1st century
• Before it was called
Flavian Amphitheatre
• gladiator fights and
public spectaclesTook
place at the Coliseum
16. Rome´s Colisseum
• In ancient times had a
capacity for 50,000
spectators, with eighty
rows of bleachers
• The Coliseum is one of
the most famous
monuments of classical
antiquity
• The Rome’s Colisseum is a
World Heritage of
UNESCO
18. Chichen Itza
• Chichen Itza is in the
state of Yucatan in Mexico
• Chichen Itza was a city or
a ceremonial center
• It is an important vestige
Mayan civilization
• The main buildings are on
the decline of the Maya
• They say that the god
who ruled over this place
is Kukulcan
19. Chichen Itza
• The land under the
monuments had been
privately-owned until 29
March 2010, when it was
purchased by the state of
Yucatán.
• Chichen Itza is one of the most
visited archaeological sites in
Mexico; an estimated 1,2
million tourists visit the ruins
every year.
• Chichen Itza is a World
Heritage of UNESCO
21. The Christ the Redeemer statue
• The Chirst the Redenter
statue is in Rio de
Janeiro
• The statue is 30 metres
high
• it was built in the Tijuca
National Park to 709
meters high with a
spectacular view to the
port city of Rio de
Janeiro
22. The Christ the Redeemer statue
• It took five years to
build the statue
• It was inaugurated on
October 12th, 1931
• It’s the biggest statue of
Art Decó
• The Christ the
Redeemer statue is a
World Heritage of
UNESCO
24. Petra
• Petra is in Jordan
• Petra is an important
archaeological site in
Jordan
• Its name means
stone, because it is a
city carved in stone
• It was built in antiquity
to the late seventh
century. C. by the
Edomites
• The site remained
unknown to the Western
world until 1812
25. Petra
• It was occupied in the
sixth century. C. by the
Nabataeans
• In the seventh century
was abandoned
because of the trade
routes changes and
earthquakes
• Petra is a World
Heritage of UNESCO