The New 7 wonders of the World Here is the new seven wonders of the world.

See the pictures and read the description. After reading this your goal should be to visit at least one of the before you die! PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, EGYPT Is the only surviving wonder from ancient list of wonders. The 4,500 year old pyramids were built as tombs for 4th dynasty pharaohs. Also there is a a limestone statue with the face of a man and the body of a lion. Chichen Itza Is a city in mexico built around 500 AD. Four staircases of 91 steps lead upto a platform making 365 levels for all the 365 days of the year. It is built according to solar calendar. Ruins of Petra Ruins, which are in pink color, are located at 200 kms south of Jordans capital Amman. The ruin contains magnificent temples and tombs carved in rock. This is also called as `CITY OF RED ROSES. Only Europeans were allowed to visit this historical place till the end of first world war. Colosseum, Rome The circle shape drama stage is located in heart of Rome city. The place has the capacity to seat more than 50,000 audience at a time. Out of the other contests, fight between culprits and soldiers were the most famous one. Other than fights, drama, mono actingetc were played on the stage. Taj Mahal, India In one word, Taj Mahal can be said as the SYMBOL OF LOVE. Built in memory of his beloved wife by Mogul emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1654. Mumtaz, wife of Shah Jahan had died during child birth. Being not able to come over the tragedy, the Mogul emperor decided to build this beautiful monument. Also Taj Mahal stands as a example for architectural combination of Indian style with Persian and Islamic.

Great Wall of China The always wonder filling Great Wall of China is a 4,160 mile long barricade stretching from east to West. The Great Wall which runs in northern China is the longest man made structure in the world. Machu Picchu, Peru This historical place gives an idea about how the famous Incan empire lived. It was built during 1450 BC and is situated 2430 mtr above sea level. It is said that Machu Picchu was built during the high days of the Incan empire. The remains of the city were discovered during 1911.
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New 7 Wonders of the World I guess many of you heard about Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World. But do you know that there was a project called New Seven Wonders of the World which attempts to revive the same concept with a list of modern wonders. And the result had been announced on July 7.2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. These New 7 wonders of the world have been elected by more than 100 million votes through internet or by telephone. * Without ranking order.

The Roman Colosseum

The Roman Colosseum (70 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy The Colosseum, (the Flavian Amphitheatre) is one of Romes most famous buildings and enduring monuments to the culture of the ancient Romans. Construction was initiated by the Emperor Vespasian around 72 AD. His son Titus reigned over its completion and the official opening ceremonies, about 8 years later, in 80 AD. It was

built near the site of Neros Domus Aurea Golden House. This is significant in that his successor, Vespasian wanted to erase the memory of Neros extravagant reign from the minds of Romans. It got its popular name, the Colosseum, because of Neros colossus (120 ft. high) statue of himself, which was nearby. The Colosseum was the Empires primary stage for gladiatorial combat for nearly 4 centuries. In a show of Romes wealth and extravagance, during the opening ceremonies in 80 AD, 100 days of the games were held.

Pyramid Chichen Itza

The Pyramid at Chichn Itz (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico The sacred city of the Itza, called Chichen-Itza (chee-chehn eet-sah) in Maya, is located 75 miles east of Merida, the Capital of the State of Yucatan, Mexico. This archaeological site is rated among the most important of the Maya culture and covers an area of approximately six square miles where hundreds of buildings once stood. Now most are mounds, but about thirty may still be seen by tourists.

Petra

Petra (9 B.C. 40 A.D.), Jordan The giant red mountains and vast mausoleums of a departed race have nothing in common with modern civilization, and ask nothing of it except to be appreciated at their true value as one of the greatest wonders ever wrought by Nature and Man. Although much has been written about Petra, nothing really prepares you for this amazing place. It has to be seen to be believed.

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru The Incan built structure has been deemed the Lost Cities, unknown until its relatively recent discovery in 1911. Archaeologists estimate that approximately 1200 people could have lived in the area, though many theorize it was most likely a retreat for Incan rulers. Due to its isolation from the rest of Peru, living in the area full time would require traveling great distances just to reach the nearest village.

The Great Wall Of China

The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 1644 A.D.) China The Great Wall is the worlds longest human-made structure, stretching over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles) in total. It is also the largest human-made structure ever built in terms of surface area and mass. At its peak the Ming Wall was guarded by more than one million men. Many thousands of Chinese people died as part of the centuries-long project of building the wall.

The Christ Redeemer

Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Statue of Christ the Redeemer history starts in the XVIth Century when the Portuguese named the mountain Pinculo da Tentao (The Pinnacle [peak] of Temptation), alluding to the Biblical Mountain. This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de janeiro. Designed by Brazilian.

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India

An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the worlds heritage.

Great Pyramid of Giza

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Great Pyramid of Giza

Khufu

Coordinates 295845.03N 310803.69ECoordinates: 295845.03N 310803.69E Ancient Name Constructed Type Height c. 25602540 BC True Pyramid Khufu's Horizon

146.5 metres (481 ft), ancient 138.8 metres (455 ft), contemporary

Base

230.4 metres (756 ft)

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the threepyramids 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 PharaohKhufu (Cheops in Greek) over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC. Initially at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.

There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock [1] upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so-called Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only pyramid in Egypt known to contain both ascending and descending passages. The main part of the Giza complex is a setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastabatombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one of the Wonders that may have been purely legendary. They were purportedly built in the ancient citystate of Babylon, near present-day Al Hillah,Babil province, in Iraq. The Hanging Gardens were not the only World Wonder in Babylon; the city walls and obelisk attributed to Queen Semiramis were also [1] featured in ancient lists of Wonders. The gardens were attributed to the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled between 605 and 562 BC. He is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his homesick wife Amytis of Media, [2] who longed for the plants of her homeland. The gardens were said to have been destroyed by several [citation needed] earthquakes after the 2nd century BC. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are documented by ancient Greek and Roman writers, including Strabo, Diodorus Siculus and Quintus Curtius Rufus. However, no cuneiform texts describing the Hanging Gardens are extant, and no definitive archaeological [3][4] evidence concerning its whereabouts has been found. Ancient writers describe the possible use of something similar to an Archimedes screw as a process of [5] irrigating the terraced gardens. Estimates based on descriptions of the gardens in ancient sources say the Hanging Gardens would have required a minimum amount of 8,200 gallons (37,000 liters) of water [6] per day. Nebuchadnezzar II is reported to have used massive slabs of stone, a technique not otherwise attested in Babylon, to prevent the water from eroding the ground.

Temple of Artemis
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For other shrines dedicated to Artemis, see Temple of Artemis (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 375659N 272150E

Model of Temple of Artemis, Miniatrk Park, Istanbul, Turkey

The Temple of Artemis (Greek: , or Artemision), also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek templededicated to a goddess Greeks identified as Artemis and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was located in Ephesus(near the modern town of Seluk in presentday Turkey), and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction in 401.[1]Only foundations and sculptural fragments of the latest of the temples at the site remain. The first sanctuary (temenos) antedated the Ionic immigration by many years, and dates to the Bronze Age. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis, attributed it to the Amazons. In the 7th century BC, the old temple was destroyed by a flood. Its reconstruction began around 550 BC, under the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia: the project took 10 years to complete, only to be destroyed in an act of arson by Herostratus. It was later rebuilt. Antipater of Sidon, who compiled the list of the Seven Wonders, describes the finished temple: I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the colossus of the Sun, and the huge labour of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus; but when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, "Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught so grand"

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BCE on the site where it was erected in the Temple of Zeus,Olympia, Greece. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the [1] Ancient World.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus (in Greek, ) was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, who was both his wife and his sister. [2][3] The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pythius of Priene. The Mausoleum stood approximately 45 m (148 ft) in height, and each of the four sides was adorned with sculptural reliefs created by each one of four Greek sculptors [4] Leochares, Bryaxis, Scopas of Paros and Timotheus. The finished structure of the mauloseum was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon identified it as one of his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The word mausoleum has now come to be used generically for an above ground tomb The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek Titan Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindosbetween 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, whose son unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. Before its destruction in 226 BCdue to an earthquakethe Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) [1] high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.

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The Lighthouse of Alexandria (in Ancient Greek, ), was a tower built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos atAlexandria, Egypt. Its purpose was to guide seamen into the port of Alexandria. With a height variously estimated at somewhere between 393 and 450 ft (120 and 140 m), it was for many centuries among the tallest man-made structures on Earth. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World