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1、NEW seven WANDERS,7 wonders in the world,NEW,Final poll ranking list : GreatWall Petra ChristtheRedeemer MachuPicchu ChichenItza Colosseum TajMahal,I . The Great Wall China,In the north of China, there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long (4,161-mile-long) ancient wall. Now well-known as the Great Wall of Ch
2、ina,It was listed as one of theworld culture heritage AAAA-grade national tourist attractions,Idiom He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man . 不到长城非好汉,It was listed as one of theworld culture heritage AAAA-grade national tourist attractions,As one of the seven Wonders in the world,
3、the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.,II. Petra in Jordan The city lost in time 失落之城,PETRA（佩特拉） is known for its rock cut architecture (is the practice of creating buildings and other physical structures by carving natural rock.),Location,Petra（meaning
4、rock ）is an ancient city in the Jordanian governorate of Maan,It lies on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Wadi Araba, the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba, It was described as a “rose-red city（玫瑰之城）”. The rocks also have
5、 other colors, e.g. light, blue, orange, yellow, purple considered the largest Art Deco（建筑风格） statue in the world. It weighs 635 tonnes, and is located at the peak of the 700-metre Corcovado（科尔科瓦杜） mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It is made of reinforced concrete（钢筋
6、混泥土） and soapstone（皂石）, and was constructed between 1922 &1931.,Christ Redeemer,38m,In Peru 秘鲁马丘比丘,IV.,Machu-Picchu,It was descrided as “The Lost City of the Incas 印加的失落之城,It started building around AD 1400 but it was abandoned as an official site （军事要塞）for the Inca rulers a century later, it was un
7、known to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911.,Often referred to as The Lost City of the Incas“.,LOCATION Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430metres above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley(乌鲁班巴河谷） in Peru.,
8、V. Chichen Itza Pyramid Mexico 奇琴伊查 库库尔坎金字塔 墨西哥 Chichen Itza One of the worlds foremost archeological(考古的） sites .,Each building has its own features, some for exercise, some for worship,Chichen Itza total area of about 15 square kilometers, with 15 ball game courts. Chichen Itza can be divided into
9、 two parts, the first part is the religious area, including the ball game courts（球戏场球戏是玛雅人的宗教活动）, temples（庙宇）, Pyramid of Kukulcan& cenote. The second part is about Maya science, such as astronomical observatory.,Pyramid of Kukulcan 库库尔坎金字塔,Great Ball Court and Temple of the Jaguars,Cenote（天然井，西班牙语词
10、汇，源自玛雅语“dzonot”，英文为 sinkhole ）提供尤卡坦半岛玛雅人（Maya)最主要的水源,古代的玛雅人也把cenote视为通向神圣的地下世界的入口 ,其中最著名的有Sacred Well（祭祀神时用的井）,Sacred Cenote该天然井用于祭祀活动，美考古学家水下探查时，发现了大量的金银玉器，乃至活人献祭的骸骨 。,- Many girls were buried here.,TEMPLE OF JAGUARS,VI. The Roman Coliseum ,Italy 意大利古罗马斗兽场,Roman Coliseum is an elliptical(椭圆的） amphi
11、theatre（阶梯式的露天剧场） in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. Its construction started between 70 and 72 A.D and was completed in 80 A.D.,Funtions 1. Was used for gladiatorial contests & public spectacles.( e.g. mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas ba
12、sed on Classical mythology. ） 2. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.,it rose up 57 meters in four levels .With a perimeter（周长） of 527 meters, 80 entrances, capable of seating around 80,000 spectato
13、rs（观众）.,VII.Taj Mahal India 爱情的丰碑,Located at the city of Agra（亚格拉）. The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the emperor Shah Jahan（沙 贾汗） who erected this mausoleum（陵墓） in memory of his beloved wife. The bodies of Shah Jehan and his wife lie in a tomb below the central room. The ma
14、terial was brought in from allover India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. The chief building material: white marble/Red sandstone/Jasper碧玉/Jade/Crystal/Turquoise绿宝石/Lapis Lazuli青金石/Sapphire蓝宝石 /Diamonds / Coal / precious stones,It was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the ended in 1648 A.D. For 17 years， 20,000 workmen are said to have been employed on it daily.,THANKS,
