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8 wonders of the world: list, location, description

Ancient Greek poet and philosopher Herodotus in the fifth century BC described three unusual creations of human hands that impressed the imagination of his contemporaries. Thus, an account was opened for the ancient wonders of the world.

Other curiosities

Later, in the third century BC, a description of miracles appeared, consisting of seven objects. All of them were created during the heyday of the reign of Emperor Alexander the Great. Until today, only one representative of the rare list - the pyramids of Giza - has survived. The rest of the inexorable time was buried under the wreckage of history. The list of these lost amazing structures is known today to almost every educated person.

Hanging gardens were created by King Nebuchadnezzar II as a gift to his beloved wife Semiramide, in honor of which an unusual structure was named. A high multi-tiered structure was planted with a variety of plants and was a real miracle for the inhabitants of the hot and dusty Babylon. The beautiful structure was lost due to numerous floods.

In honor of Zeus, the ruler of the Greek gods, a pompous temple was erected in Olympia. Inside it was a sculptural figure of the god sitting on the throne. The basis of the statue was a tree topped with gold and ivory plates. The fire carried away a beautiful creation of antique sculptors into nonexistence.

The golden statue of the goddess of fertility Artemis was installed in a temple of white marble in the Asian city of Ephesus. A magnificent structure suffered the same fate as the sculpture of Zeus.

Halicarnassus Mausoleum is known to descendants as a monumental building in honor of the Tsar Mavsola. The building was a cult structure, serving simultaneously as a tomb, sanctuary and monument. On behalf of the ancient king, the word "mausoleum" occurred. A strong earthquake destroyed the majestic building to the ground.

The statue of the Colossus of Rhodes was about thirty-six meters high and was cast from bronze. It was built in honor of the sun god Helios and destroyed by an earthquake.

The Alexandria (or Foros) lighthouse was erected at the entrance to the Alexandrian harbor. The structure amazed the sailors with its gigantic dimensions. The lighthouse reached a height of one hundred and fifty meters.

Taj Mahal

Much later, another, 8th wonder of the world - Indian mausoleum-mosque Taj Mahal was added to the well-known list. A majestic and unusually beautiful building of white marble was built by Emperor Shah-Jan in the seventeenth century in memory of the deceased wife. The construction of the tomb lasted almost twenty years. The mausoleum has survived to this day in all its splendor and perfection. It is a real pearl of India. Every year, the museum is visited by millions of tourists from all over the world.

Taj Mahal along with the Egyptian pyramids is included in the honorary list of "8 Wonders of the World", created in the modern world.

Tireless human hands continued to build new and unusual structures, which in ancient times people could only dream of. So the idea of creating a new project called "New 8 Wonders of the World" was born.

The initiator was Bernard Verber, representing the Swiss organization New Open World Corporation. During the year, a survey was conducted among residents of different countries about which of the modern man-made objects they could name among the 8 wonders of the world. The list was unusually long. People made their choice with the help of Internet voting, SMS messages and phone calls. About one hundred million people expressed their opinion.

The results were announced in July 2007 and announced in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. So, the list of modern 8 wonders of the world, except for two ancient relics, included the following structures and structures.

the great Wall of China

Today it is the largest architectural object in the world. The purpose of the construction was to protect the Chinese Empire from external enemies. The total length of the wall is over eight kilometers, and the height in some places reaches up to ten meters. The Great Wall is rightfully included in the list of "Modern Wonders of the World", because it is the most visited attraction in the world. The number of visitors who want to see with their own eyes a majestic structure, reaches forty million people a year.

Coliseum

Next on the list of "8 Wonders of the World" is the Roman Coliseum. The construction of the amphitheater took place during the reign of the dynasty of the Flavian emperors. Therefore, the structure is also called the Flavian amphitheater.

In honor of the opening of the arena, a hundred-day amusement marathon was announced. The Colosseum for many years served as a convenient venue for gladiatorial fights, chivalry tournaments and various entertainment events in Rome. This most recognizable structure is a symbol of modern Rome.

Machu Picchu

The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, located on the territory of present Peru, is also on the honorary list. This is truly a miracle of the world, the photo of which delight and awe any person.

Visiting the present "city among the clouds" will leave in my soul the brightest memories for a lifetime. Touching the history of the ancient world, modern man feels himself a connecting thread between the past and the future of the Earth.

The magnificent stone city of Petra, located in Jordan at an altitude of almost thousands of meters above sea level, is the capital of the ancient Nabataean kingdom. The natural walls of the city are cliffs of red sandstone. The height of such walls reaches sixty meters. The name of the city - Petra - translates as "rock".

Every year over half a million tourists pass through the rocky gorges. The mystical appearance of the area often attracted the attention of Hollywood directors. Therefore, it is here, in Petra, shooting some scenes of the famous film about Indiana Jones.

The Great Statue

This is the highest statue of Christ the Redeemer, located at the very top of the Brazilian mountain Corcovado. The monumental structure reaches a height of thirty-eight meters. The swing of the hands of the sculpture is thirty meters, and the weight is over a ton. Christ seems to want to embrace the whole world and protect him from grief and misery. Not without reason the statue of God the Redeemer is considered a symbol of Rio de Janeiro.

Tourists who reached the base of the monument can see the stunning panorama of the city, the beautiful bay and beaches known all over the world - Ipanema and Copacabana. To get to the top of the mountain you can by miniature railway, which was first built to deliver construction materials.

Chichen Itza

Another of the 8 wonders of the world is the ancient capital of the state of the Mayan people of Chichen Itza, located in Mexico, on the Yucatán Peninsula. The name in the translation sounds like "well of the Iza tribe." The city was built in the seventh century BC and was considered the religious center of the Maya.

Unfortunately, the UNESCO organization refused to recognize the results of the global poll, considering them biased, since the possibility of expressing their opinion was far from all the inhabitants of the Earth. There are many more places that are not covered by the Internet and mobile communications.

He disagreed with the conclusions of the Swiss commission and the Vatican, which believes that the organizers did not consciously add to the general list of monuments of Christian culture.

Therefore, the eight wonders of the world described above are not necessarily the only ones. Although Bernard Weber promised to spend half of the money earned from the project, to preserve and maintain the declared monuments.

In addition to those listed, in the world there are a great many amazing in beauty and majestic in size building objects. Modern technologies have allowed people to create such objects of architecture and construction that it is time to declare them new historical values.

Modern curiosities

  • The list of modern wonders of the world can be started from the tallest building in the world - the Siss Tower, a Chicago skyscraper numbering a hundred and ten stories. The height of the building is more than four hundred meters.
  • The building of the opera house in Australian Sydney is famous for its unusual architectural form. It is surrounded on three sides by water and resembles a giant sailboat. The roof, built from a large number of white-washed ceramic tiles, glitters, shimmers, in the sun and represents raised sails.
  • The real product of engineering thought was embodied in the longest tunnel in the world with a length of fifty kilometers. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the bridge is laid under water. It's about the Tunnel Channel Tunnel, built under the English Channel, and connecting the two countries - England and France. An unusual construction can be counted among the youngest inventions of mankind, because he is only twenty years old.
  • The international Japanese airport of Kansai can rightfully occupy a place of honor among the unique objects of our time. This magnificent structure, created in the spirit of futuristic ideas, was built on an artificial island. The high population density and the lack of free land prompted the engineering idea of the Japanese to create such an unusual object.
  • The man-made island was built in Osaka Bay near the city of Honshu. Its length is four kilometers long, and a little more than one in width. To build the airport building and the creation of the island, the most advanced technologies were applied.
  • The largest Ferris wheel is in Singapore. Its height is one hundred and fifty meters. From the top point there is a magnificent view not only of the city, but also of the neighboring islands.
  • The five-star Burj-Al-Arab hotel, located in Dubai, is built in the shape of a sail. It is the visiting card of the city and the pride of engineering thought. The height of the hotel reaches three hundred twenty-one meters, which takes the building to the first place among the world's hotels.

Conclusion

It is possible to list modern miracles for a long time. Undoubtedly only one thing: what seems to be fiction today, in the very near future can become a reality, surprising and admiring contemporaries.

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