5. Statue Of Christ Redeemer
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
1926-1931

6. o It is 30 meters (98 ft) tall,
not including its 8 meters
(26 ft) pedestal
o It weighs 635 tones
o located at the peak of the
700-meter
(2,300 ft) Corcovado mount
ain in the Tijuca
Forest National Park
o The statue was sculpted by
the French artist Paul
Landowski.
o It is a statue of Jesus Christ
o It is considered the largest Art
Deco statue in the world
o 5th largest statue of Jesus in
the world
 Local engineer Heitor da Silva
Costa designed the statue

11. MACHU PICCHO
PERU, SOUTH AMERICA
1438–1472

12. o Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site
o located 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level
o It is situated on a mountain edge above the Urubamba
Valley in Peru
o Often referred to as the "City of the Incas“
o The Incas built the estate around 1450, but abandoned
it as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later
at the time of the Spanish Conquest

18. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
EAST-TO-WEST LINE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN BORDERS OF CHINA
1368-1644

19. o The Great Wall of China is approximately 8,851.8 km (5,500
miles)
o It is the world's longest human-built structure
o It is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped
earth, wood, and other materials
o It was build to protect the Chinese Empire against intrusions by
various nomadic groups
o It starts from Hushan in the east to Jiayuguan Pass in the west
traversing Liaoning, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner
Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai.

25. PETRA
JORDAN
100 BC

26. o The site remained unknown
to the Western world until
1812
o It was introduced
by Swiss explorer Johann
Ludwig Burckhardt
o It was described as "a rose-
red city half as old as time”
o It is the capital of the
Nabataeans and the center of
their caravan trade
o The Nebataean people
conducted business in Petra,
making it an important silk
and spice trade city
o Petra is a
Greek word, meaning 'stone’
o a historical and archaeological ci
ty in the Jordanian governorate
of Mayan
o And is famous for its rock-cut
architecture and water conduit
system
o It lies on the slope of Mount
Hor

32. CHICHEN ITZA
MEXICAN STATE OF YUCATÁN
600 A.D.

33. o Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by
the Maya civilization
o The site exhibits a huge numbers of architectural styles
o Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities
o The ruins of Chichen Itza are federal property

39. COLOSSEUM
ROME, ITALY
70-80 A.D

40. o The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre in the world
o It is an elliptical amphitheatre and is considered one of
the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman
engineering
o Capable of seating 50,000 spectators
o the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and
public spectacles such as, animal hunts, executions, re-
enactments of famous battles, and dramas based
on Classical mythology

46. TAJ MAHAL
AGRA, UTTAR
PRADESH, INDIA
1648 A.D.

47. o The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum
o It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in
memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal
o Mumtaz Mahal, died during the birth of their 14th
child, Gauhara Begum
o Shah Jahan's grief illustrate the love story
traditionally held as an inspiration for Taj Mahal
o Throughout the complex, passages from
the Qur'an are used as decorative elements