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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

GRET PYRAMID OF GIZA2584-2561 BC

HANGING GARDEN OF BABYLON

Around 600 BC

STATUE OF ZUES AT OLYMPIA

435 BC

TEMPLE OF ARTMIS AT EPHESUS

c. 550 BC

MAUSOLUM OF MAUSSOLLOS AT HALICARNASSUS

351 BC

LIGHTHOUSE AT ALEXANDRIA

c. 280 BC

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On July 7, 2007, seven sites were designated 'new'wonders of the world by the New7Wonders, a

nonprofit organization that conducted the selection

process done through Internet voting. The Agence

France-Presse (AFP) reported from Lisbon, Portugal

that the announcement of the 7 'new' wonders of the

world was made during a celebrity-studded ceremony

held at Lisbon's Stadium of Light on July 7, 2007

"which was broadcast in more than 170 countries to

an estimated 1.6 billion viewers."

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SEVEN NEW WONDERS OF THE WORLD

GRET WALL OF CHINA

COLOSSEUM IN ROME

TAJ MAHAL IN INDIA

THE RUINS OF PETRA IN JORDAN

THE STATUE OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER IN RIO DE JANEIRO

THE STATUE OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER IN RIO DE JANEIRO

THE ANCIENT MAYAN CITY OF CHICHEN ITZA IN MEXICO.

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NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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Even the selection, and eventual designation, of World

Heritage Sites by the UNESCO goes through a rigidprocess of evaluation based on thorough historical,

scientific, and cultural studies. The UNESCO has outlined

10 criteria in the selection of World Heritage Sites in its

website

http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria/. According to

the UNESCO: "To be included on the World Heritage List,

sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at

least one out of ten selection criteria, which are as follows:

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1) to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius;

2) to exhibit an important interchange of human values,over a span of time or within a cultural area of the

world, on developments in architecture or technology,

monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design;

3) to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a

cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or

which has disappeared;

4) to be an outstanding example of a type of building,

architectural or technological ensemble or landscape

which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human

history;

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settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of

a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the

environment especially when it has become vulnerable

under the impact of irreversible change;

6) to be directly or tangibly associated with events or

living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic

and literary works of outstanding universal

significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion

should preferably be used in conjunction with other

criteria);

7) to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of

exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance;

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8) to be outstanding examples representing major

stages of earth's history, including the record of life,

significant on-going geological processes in thedevelopment of landforms, or significant geomorphic

or physiographic features;

9) to be outstanding examples representing significant

on-going ecological and biological processes in the

evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water,

coastal and marine ecosystems and communities ofplants and animals;

10) to contain the most important and significant

natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological

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A group of students were asked to list what they

thought were the present 'Seven Wonders of the

World.' The following received the most votes

and were made into an inspirational PowerPoint

presentation:1. TO HEAR

2.TO TOUCH

3.TO SEE

4.TO TASTE

5.TO FEEL

6.TO LAUGH

7.TO LOVE

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THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN

LIFE CAN NOT BE BUILT

BY HANDS OR BOUGHT BY MAN

DONT BE TOO BUSY TO PASS

THESE ALONE