Seven Wonders Essay

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Seven wonders of the World Have you ever heard of the seven wonders of the world? Have you ever wanted to visit them and see some of the best parts the world? I am going to tell you what the seven wonders of the world are and a little bit about some of them. Maybe then you might consider going to visit one . In 2007, a worldwide vote was cast to determine the new seven wonders. The official seven wonders are Chichen Itza, The Christ Redeemer, The Great Wall, Machu Picchu, Petra, The Roman Colosseum, and The Taj Mahal. One of the seven wonders is the Christ Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Represent Jesus Christ standing with arms outstretch. b) The statue is 38m high and 30m wide from fingertip to fingertip. c)There is a small chapel which can hold 150 people and it is located at the bottom of the statue. d)Built in 1921 the soapstone statue took nine years and 250,000 dollars to build. 2.Another wonder is the Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas. 1)Machu Picchu is a Inca city that is located above about 8,000 sea level on a Andean Mountain ridge. 2)It was believed to have been made around the 15th century, until rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911. No one is certain why it was built, some theories include: religious meaning, agriculture experimentation or a to the Incas gods. There are two areas to machu picchu, a urban section and a agracultural area. 5) Many of the rocks used to form Machu Picchu weigh up to 50 tons but have been sculpted to fit together so perfectly, that you can not even insert a knife blade. The third wonder is the Taj Mahal. A building dedicated to Prince Krumman 3rd wife, Mumtah Mahal. a) Passages of the Quran is found all throughout the Taj Muhal, as well as many different variety of semi- and precious stones. b) At different times of

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