The New Seven Wonders of the World

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The New Seven Wonders of the World
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Petra

• Petra is an ancient city.
• It was built a long time ago in 100 B.C. but it
  is still there today!
• The buildings were actually carved out of rock,
  into the mountain!
• There is not another city quite like Petra.

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The Taj Mahal

• The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum (a building which
  houses tombs of important figures).
• It is not nearly as old as Petra, but it was
  still built over 300 years ago!
• The Taj Mahal is the worlds most famous
  mausoleum.
• It is considered the finest example of Mughal
  architecture (Mughal architecture is a specific
  style of architecture which combines elements
  from many different cultures, including Persian,
  Ottoman, Indian, and Islamic).

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Chichen Itza

• Chichen Itza was once a powerful city for the
  Mayan civilization.
• It is very old (built around 600 AD), but the
  ruins are still there and many people travel from
  far away to see them.
• Chichen Itza is one of the few Maya ruins which
  retains its original name as given to us by the
  Maya.
• There are special things about the way Chichen
  Itza was built

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Christ Redeemer

• Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ
• It took nine years to built. It was finished
  in1931
• It is 120 ft. tall, weighs 700 tons, and is
  located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain
  which stands 2,300 ft. high.
• It is the second tallest statue of its kind in
  the world.
• The statue was struck by lightning in a violent
  storm in 2008. The storm wreaked havoc on the
  city, but the statue remained unscathed because
  it is covered with soapstone, which acts as an
  insulator.

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The Colosseum

• The Colosseum is an elliptical shaped
  amphitheatre.
• It was built between 70 and 72 AD by the Romans
  and it was the largest one they ever built.
• It seats over 50,000 people!
• It is considered to be one of the greatest works
  of the Roman Empire.

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The Great Wall of China

• The Great Wall of China is actually a series of
  walls built to protect the Chinese Empire from
  its enemies.
• It has been built, rebuilt, and maintained
  between approxametly 400 BC and 1500 AD.
• The Great Wall stretches over 4,000 miles!
  (about the distance from the tip of Alaska to the
  tip of Florida)
• At its peak the wall was guarded by more than one
  million men!

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Machu Pichu

• Machu Pichu is an ancient city that was once
  inhabited by the Incas.
• It is located high in the mountains.
• People travel from all over the world to see the
  ruins.
• The city was built in 1460.

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What is special about the Seven Wonders of the
World that would make people call them wonders
of the world?