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Seven Wonders of the World
By Tessa CampbellCassidy Shen
Carly Tyer
Kiyomizu Temple
• Located in Kyoto, Japan
• Built in 798 AD• Built as a monument
to natureInteresting Facts
• Ancient Capital of Japan
• Built over 1,000 years ago
• Reconstructed in 1633
Kiyomizu Temple
The Great Pyramids Of Giza
The Pyramids of Giza were built in 1,000- 1,700 AD
Built as a tomb for a famous pharaoh, Khufu
It is located Cairo, Egypt
Interesting Facts• Named the pyramid Khufu’s
Horizon• Best known manmade
structure in the world• 481 Feet High and covering
about 13 acres of land
The Great Pyramids of Giza
Easter Island Heads Easter Island heads were made in
300-400 BC They are located on Easter Island in
South America They were made to represent
ancestors, to show power and important symbols
Interesting Facts• One of the most isolated
islands in the world, but 1200 years ago people from another culture landed on it’s shores
• Statues are made of volcanic rock
• Also know as “moai”• People of Easter Island called
themselves the Rapa Nui
Easter Island Heads
Neuschwanstein Castle
The Castle is located in Osterreich, Germany
It was built on September 5, 1869
It was built as a retreat and homage to Richard Wagner
Interesting Facts• It was built at a time when
castles were no longer needed
• It means “New swan stone castle”
• It has over 360 rooms and it took 17 years to build
Neuschwanstein Castle
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France
It was constructed in 1889 Used as a observation tower,
radio broadcasting tower and advertising space- it is now a world wide iconInteresting Facts
• Used as the entrance arch for the world fair in Paris celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution
• It is famous for being perfectly vertical
• Visited by 6 million people every year
Eiffel Tower
Taj Mahal
It was built between 1631 and 1648
It is located in Agra, India It was built as a mausoleum for
his beloved wife, Arjuman Bano Begum
Interesting Facts• The central dome is 187 feet
high in the middle• The material was brought in all
over central Asia with the help of 1000 elephants
• They used 28 different types of stones
Taj Mahal
Machu Picchu It is in South America, Peru in
the middle of nowhere A town was built on top of the
mountain in 1440 The people built it there for god
agricultural reasons and the Inca’s needed the areaInteresting Facts
• It is 7,710 feet above sea level deep in the Amazon Jungle above the Urubamba River
• 750 people lived in the ancient city
• It said that the silhouette of the mountain range behind Machu Picchu represents the face of the Inca looking upward towards the sky, with the largest, Huayna Picchu representing his nose.
Machu Picchu
Seven Wonders of the World Results1. Chichen Itza
2. Christ the Redeemer
3. Great Wall of China
4. Machu Picchu
5. Petra
6. Roman Colosseum
7. Taj Mahal
The End… or is it?Other Finalists
1. Pyramids of Giza2. Acropolis of Athens3. Alhambra4. Angkor Wat5. Easter Island Moais6. Eiffel Tower7. Hagia Sophia
8. Kiyomizu Temple9. Kremlin, Red Square,
and Saint Basil’s Cathedral
10. Neuschwanstein Castle
11. Statue of Liberty12. Stonehenge13. Sydney Opera
House14. Timbuktu
The REAL End!
Thank you for watching the Seven Wonders of the World!