new seven wounder

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Mª José Ballesteros Elisabeth Puentedura 19-11-07 THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

THE SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS OF THE WORLD : 

THE SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS OF THE WORLD 1. The Great Pyramid of Giza. 2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 3. The temple of Artemis 4. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia. 5. The Tomb of Mausoleum in Halicarnaso 6. The Colossus of Rhodes. 7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.

THE NEW WONDERS OF THE WORLD : 

THE NEW WONDERS OF THE WORLD Great Pyramid of Giza Chichen Itza Colosseum Christ of Redeemer Great Wall of China Machu Picchu Petra Taj Mahal

GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA : 

GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA The oldest wonder of the world. The first and largest of three Great Pyramids of Giza. The tallest building in the world until the nineteenth century. Architect: Hemiunu.

CHICHEN ITZA : 

CHICHEN ITZA In Yucatan province One of the main locations of the Mayans

COLOSSEUM : 

COLOSSEUM In Rome. Place for fifty thousand viewers. Gladiators’ fights and public performances.

CHRIST THE REDEEMER : 

CHRIST THE REDEEMER In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Is located 709 m. above sea level Its builders were: Heitor da Silva Costa, Carlos Oswald and Paul Landowski

GREAT WALL OF CHINA : 

GREAT WALL OF CHINA Is an ancient Chinese fortification. It was built to protect the rule of China since the third century BC. It is 7,300 km from east to west.

MACHU PICCHU : 

MACHU PICCHU In the south of Perú Is the name of the ancient Inca stone It was used as a religious sanctuary and a palace.

PETRA : 

PETRA In Jordan. Petra means rock in Greek. Its buildings are worked on the same rock in the valley.

TAJ MAHAL : 

TAJ MAHAL In Agra, India Constructed between 1631 and 1654

GOSSIPS : 

GOSSIPS 1. A hundred million votes came from all over the world. 2. Is the first mega-voting by Internet, phone and text messaging in history. 3. The ceremony of the new wonders announcement was broadcast live on more than 160 television channels to more than 170 countries. 4. Only one of the new seven wonders of the world belongs to a developed country. 5. Five of the New Seven Wonders chosen have already been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.