There are many things around the world. Both have made this world more beautiful and wonderful. These decorative items are created by nature or by the humankind. There a lot of such kind of things around us. But the first beautiful elements are listed in 7 numbers.
Ancient Greek started to make this kind of list of seven wonders 2000 years before. Because the old Greek believes that seven is the sign of perfection and plenty. Because it indicates the number of the five planets, the sun, and the moon.
On 7 July of 2007, “New Seven Wonders Foundation” had declared the seven wonders of the present world from the Benefice Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal. World widely 1 million people have chosen these seven wonders through giving vote with the internet, mobile phone service or alternative ways. The seven wonders of the present world has given below-
The Great Wall of China
: China is surrounded by this wall. This wall was made 500 years ago before the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s made of brick and stone. It is said that the construction of the wall was started in 1100 BC and it had taken a time of 2000 years to complete it. It is about 6532 km and average wideness 21.3 ft. Its average height is about 23-26 ft. It’s said that about 20,00,000-30,00,000 people of China had sacrificed their lives to build it.The Petra
: The city named “Petra” is situated at North 2000km away from the “Amman” the capital of “Jordan.” It is situated in the “Nadiya Musa.” It was used as the capital for the barbarians named “Nabataean”. They used to live there 2000 years ago from now.The Chechen Itza Pyramid
: It is situated in Mexico. It was built in 500c at the time of Maya Civilizations time. This pyramid has 91 stairs each four side. The total number of stairs is 365 which indicates the number of whole days in a year. “Edward Herbart Thompson” took 1904 to 1920 to dig this out.The Colosseum
: It is situated in Rome. It was built in 80 BC. It has been used as an amphitheater. Its height is 48 meters, 188 meters tall and 156 meters in wideness. The historians said that the cost of making the Colosseum was taken from the loot of the “Jerusalem’s the Great Temple.”The Machu Picchu
: This city was built in 1460. It is situated at the height of 7970 ft of “Andes Mountain” of “Urumba Valley.” It is also called as “Inca’s Lost City.” It is about 325.92 square kilometers. After 1990 it is not allowed fly aircrafts over it.The Taj Mahal:
It is situated in Agra of India. Mughal king Shahabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan built this as the signature of his love to his lovely wife, Momtaz. It took a time to 1632 to 1648 to create the Taj Mahal. 20,000 workers made this.The Statue of Christ Redimar:
It’s big statue of Jesus Christ which is situated in Rio Di Geneiro(Capital of Brazil). It’s on height of 2300ft of “Korko Divo” mountain. It is made with Concrete, Stones and Espaat. It is 38 metres tall and weight’s 635 ton. It took five years to build.Image Source :Filckr
There are so many beautiful and wonderful things in the world but who has ever seen this seven wonders would always say that this seven are the best of all.