Statue Of Christ Redeemer Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 1926-1931
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
MACHU PICCHO PERU, SOUTH AMERICA 14381472
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
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA EAST-TO-WEST LINE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
BORDERS OF CHINA 1368-1644
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.
PETRA JORDAN 100 BC
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
CHICHEN ITZA MEXICAN STATE OF YUCATN 600 A.D.
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
COLOSSEUM ROME, ITALY 70-80 A.D
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
TAJ MAHAL AGRA, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA 1648 A.D.
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