Project: July Lizarazo, Fredy Infante, Johana Castellanos. English 4, 2010/II

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD

The seven wonders of the modern world are architectural beauties around the world and also, they have been recognized as humanity’s patrimony by UNESCO. These wonders were chosen by vote in an international competition and they were conducted by a private company called New Open World Corporation, this company was inspired by the wonders of the older world.

PETRA CITY IN JORDAN

Petra is an important architectural work in Jordan, and the ancient capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. The name Petra means rock, because this city was excavated and carved in stone.

The settlement of Petra is located in a narrow valley, east of the Arava Valley which stretches from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It was founded in antiquity by the end of seventh century C. by the Edomites, was occupied in the sixth century C. by the Nabataeans.

The buildings in this city are carved into the rock. This city was incribed on World Heritage List of UNESCO in December 6^th 1985. The area surrounding the site is considered National Archaeological Park since 1993.

THE ROMAN COLISEUM

It is a great amphitheatre of the epoch of the Roman Empire, constructed in the 1st century in the downtown of Rome.

In the antiquity it was possessing an appraisal for 50.000 spectators, with eighty rows of steps. Those who were near the sand were the Emperor and the senators, and as it was promoted the low strata of the company were placing.

From his ruins abundant material was extracted for the construction of other buildings, until it was turned into Christian sanctuary, in honor to the prisoners tortured during the first years of the Christianity. This measure helped to stop his I pillage and to trying his conservation.

Though the structure is seriously damaged due to the earthquakes and the stonecutters, the Coliseum always has been seen is icon of the Imperial Rome and is one of the examples better preserved of the Roman architecture. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions of the modern Rome and still it is very tied to the Catholic Roman Church, for what the Pope heads the viacrucis up to the amphitheatre every Good Friday.

THE TAJ MAHAL

The Taj Mahal is a complex of buildings built between 1631 and 1654 in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, by the Muslim emperor Shah Jahan of the Mughal dynasty. The stunning set was erected in honor of his favorite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum - better known as Mumtaz Mahal
The Taj Mahal is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture. The monument has been well known for his romantic nature.
Now a major tourist destination in India. In 1983, he was recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage.

MACHU PICCHU

(Machu Picchu mean "Older Mountain") it is the contemporary name for a older Inca of stone. It town was built mid-fifteenth century on the rocky promontory that connects the mountains and Machu Picchu Huayna Picchu

Machu Picchu has been considered both an architectural work and engineering. It’s the destination more popular of the world. The literature published of the town has been inspired on this architectural work.

Machu Picchu is on the List of World Heritage of UNESCO since 1983. It is a part of a cultural and landscape ecological called Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
On July 7, 2007 Machu Picchu was declared one of the new wonders of the world in a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal.

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

Great wall of China is an ancient fortress built and rebuilt between the V century a. C. and the sixteenth century to protect the northern border of the Chinese empire during the successive imperial dynasties from attacks by the nomadic Xiongnu of Mongolia and Manchuria.

This wall is 8851.8 kilometers long, from the Korean border at the Yalu River border to the Gobi Desert. Today remains only 30% of it. It measures 6 to 7 feet high and 4 to 5 meters wide.
The wall was considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. Much of the Great Wall is reputed to be the largest cementery in the world. Approximately 10 million workers died during construction and were not buried in the wall.

CHRIST REDENTOR

The statue is located in the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro and it is considered the best art deco statue of the world.

It measures 38 meters in height, it weighs 1,145 tons, located at a height of 709 meters above sea level. It was opened in October 1931. This construction was done in five years and was recently remodeled.

The statue is a Brazilian National Heritage. Recently in 2003, a series of major works were opened, including escalators and elevators to provide access to disabled and elderly. This architectural work is a symbol of all Brazilians and it is a symbol of devotion for millions of Catholics in Brazil.

THE CHICHEN  ITZA

Chichen Itza is one of the major archaeological sites in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico in the Yucatan. Is a renaming of the Mayan civilization
The god who presides over the site, according to Mayan mythology, is Kukulcan.

This city was a ceremonial center, which went through several construction periods and influences of the different peoples that occupied it and led it since its inception.

The archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá was inscribed on the List of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1988.3 On July 7, 2007, was recognized as one of the New Wonders of the World, a private initiative without the support of Unesco, but with the recognition of millions of voters around the world.