WONDERS OF THE WORLD

 1. TAJ MAHAL

  • The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India.
  • It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
  • The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art" in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.
2. PYRAMID OF GIZA

  • The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now EI Giza, Egypt. 
  • It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. 
  • There are three  known chambers inside the Great Pyramid.
3. GREAT WALL OF CHINA

  • The Great Wall of China is a series of fortification made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various war like peoples or forces.
4. COLOSSEUM

  • The Colossium 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.
5. CHRIST THE REDEEMER

  • Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • It is considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world.
  • It is the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world.
  • A symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.
6.  EIFFEL TOWER

  • The Eiffel Tower is a puddled iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris.
  •  Built in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. 
  • The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year.
7. PISA TOWER


  • The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the low side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the high side.
  • Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but the tower now leans at about 3.99 degrees. 
  • This means that the top of the tower is displaced horizontally 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) from where it would be if the structure were perfectly vertical.

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