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Page 1: Seven Wonders of the World

Group 2 Maryam Mahnoor Daud

and Abdullah Ashiq

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity,

and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the

Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believeIn the 19th and early 20th centuries,

some writers wrote about lists with names such as Wonders of the Middle Ages, Seven Wonders of the Middle

Ages, Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind, and Architectural Wonders of the Middle Ages. However it is

unlikely that these lists originated in the Middle Ages because the word medieval was not invented until the

Enlightenment-era, and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer's Dictionary

of Phrase and Fable refers to them as "later list[s] suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages.

 

WHAT ARE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

?

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The seven wonders of the world are:Great Wall of China

PetraChrist the Redeemer

Machu PicchuChichen ItzaColosseumTaj Mahal

Pyramids of Giza(honorary candidate)

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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The wall is not a continuous wall but is a collection of short walls

that often follow the crest of hills on the south edge of Mongolian

plains .The wall is known as “long wall of 10,000 Li”in china

extends about 8,850 km or 5,500 miles .the first set of walls

design to keep Mongolians out china

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

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Petra meaning stone is pronounced in arabic al batra is situated in Jordan

and is a historical and a archeological city .Famous for rock cut architecture

.It is symbol of Jordan and a tourist attraction.It is a city full of ancient sites . When it was introduced by a

Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt it was described as A

ROSE RED CITY HALF AS OLD AS TIME. Petra was chosen one of the 40

places by BBC as the 40 places you have to see before you die

PETRA

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Macchu Picchu is a pre columbian 15 century Inca site located 2430 meters above sea level. Incas start building the state around 1400 AD but abandoned it as an site for

the Inca rulers a century later at the time of Spanish conquest

Mystery

Why would these ancient people build a city at such a high and dangerous altitude. Why there are just few skeletal

remains most of women?

MACCHU PICCHU

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Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic (c.600–900 AD) through the Terminal Classic (c.800–900) and

into the early portion of the Early Postclassic period (c.900–1200). The

site exhibits a multitude of architectural styles, reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico and of the Puuc and Chenes styles of the

northern Maya lowlands. The presence of central Mexican styles was once

thought to have been representative of direct migration or even conquest

from central Mexico, but most contemporary interpretations view the

presence of these non-Maya styles more as the result of cultural diffusion.

CHICHEN ITZA

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The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian

Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built

in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering.

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators,[the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments

of famous battles, and dramas.

COLOSSEUM

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it is known as crown of palaces and was built by emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It took22 thousand labors and 21 years to be completeted

TAJ MAHAL

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The statue of Christ is situated in Rio De Janeiro,Brazil which is the 5 largest statue of Jesus. It is 39.6 meters tall and 635 tonnes heavy and made of concrete; constructed

between 1922 and 1931.

CHRIST THE REDEEMER

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SPECIAL THANKS TO

MAHNOOR ZAHID,ABDULLAH ASHIQ, DAUD REHMAN,MARYAM IRFAN

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!