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New seven wonders of the world

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CONTENTSAbout New 7 Wonders.7 wonders of the world declared by New 7 Wonders organization:- MACHU PICCHUCHICHEN ITZACOLOSSEUM OF ROMECHRIST THE REDEEMERPETRATAJ MAHALGREAT WALL OF CHINAGREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA

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New7Wonders of the World(20002007) was an initiative started in 2000 as a Millennium project to chooseWonders of the Worldfrom a selection of 200 existing monuments.The popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on 7 July 2007 inLisbon.3

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They are called the new seven wonders of the world. They are the monuments that won an international competition conducted by a private company named New Open World Corporation, and inspired by the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Countries that host the New Seven Wonders of the modern world.5

1st: MACHU PICCHUMachu Picchu is an ancient Andean village built in the mid-fifteenth century. It was used as a religious shrine.

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On July 7, 2007 Machu Picchu was declared as one of the new seven wonders of the modern world

It is located in southern Peru at an altitude of 2,438 meters7

2nd: CHICHEN ITZA

Chichen Itza is a Mayan city founded around 525 BC as one of the most important political centers of the time

Chichn Itz inside8

It was declared a wonder of the world on July 7, 2007

It is located on the peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico

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3rd: COLOSSEUM OF ROMEThe COLOSSEUM is an amphitheater of the Roman Empire period, built in the first century

The COLOSSEUM was used for gladiator fights, hunting animals or simulations of naval battles

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Incide view of the COLOSSEUM The COLOSSEUM is located in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. About 6 million visitors visit it in every year.11

4th: CHRIST THE REDEEMERThe Christ the Redeemer statue is a 38-meter image of Jesus of Nazareth with open arms facing the city and port of Rio de Janeiro

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It was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. Is considered one of the largest statues in the world. Receives 700,000 visits a year

Is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on an altitude of 709 meters above sea level

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5th: PETRAPetra is an important archaeological site. It is a city built, carved and sculpted in stone

Petra Inside14

Founded towards the end of seventh century and chosen as a wonder of the world in 2007. It was a religious sanctuary, political and cultural.

Its located in Jordan, 200 km south of its capital, Amman15

6th: TAJ MAHAL TheTajMahalis a complex ofbuildingsbuiltbetween 1631and 1654in the city ofAgraby an emperorin memory of hisfavorite wife,whichis buried.

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Is one of themajor touristattractionsin India, receivingabout7,000,000visitors a year.

It is locatedin the city ofAgra, India17

7th: THE GREAT WALL OFCHINAThe Great Wall ofChina is an ancientfortress builtin the5thcenturyto protectthe northern borderof the Chinese empire

Is estimated to be8851.8km long, althoughto dateonlyretains30%of it.Approximately 10 millionworkers diedduring construction18

It is said thatthe wall isvisiblefrom space,but has been shownto be false

The wallrunsacross northernChinafrom east towest19

GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZAThe Giza Necropolis in EGYPT, the only remaining wonder of the ancient world, it was granted as honorary site. It was built in 7th century BC having 481 ft height, thetallest man-made structurein the world for more than 3,800 years20

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