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Las 7 Maravillas Del Mundo

The document summarizes 7 famous historical sites considered wonders of the world, including the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Petra, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer, the Taj Mahal, the Roman Colosseum, and the Mayan city of Chichen Itza. It provides brief descriptions of the locations and significance of each site.

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Las 7 Maravillas Del Mundo

The document summarizes 7 famous historical sites considered wonders of the world, including the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Petra, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer, the Taj Mahal, the Roman Colosseum, and the Mayan city of Chichen Itza. It provides brief descriptions of the locations and significance of each site.

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THE 7 WONDERS OF THE

WORLD

TANIA MIER VELÁZQUEZ.


THE GREAT WALL
OF CHINA

• THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA IS A


SERIES OF FORTIFICATIONS MADE
OF STONE, BRICK, WOOD AND
OTHER MATERIALS, GENERALLY
CONSTRUCTED TO PROTECT THE
CHINESE STATES AND EMPIRES
FROM THE INVASIONS OF THE
VARIOUS NOMADIC GROUPS.
MACHU
PICCHU (PERU)

• IS AN INCA CITADEL
LOCATED IN THE REGION
OF CUSCO, PROVINCE OF
URUBAMBA, DISTRICT OF
MACHU PICCHU IN PERU.
• MACHU PICCHU WAS
BUILT IN THE CLASSIC
INCA STYLE, WITH
POLISHED DRY STONE
WALLS.
PETRA (JORDAN)

• PETRA, IS A HISTORICAL
AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL
CITY IN SOUTHERN
JORDAN. THE CITY IS
FAMOUS FOR ITS ROCK-
CUT ARCHITECTURE AND
WATER CONDUIT SYSTEM.
• IT IS A SYMBOL OF
JORDAN
STATUE OF
CHRIST THE
REDEEMER

• IT IS A STATUE OF JESUS
CHRIST IN RIO DE
JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
• THE STATUE MEASURES
30 METERS HIGH AND ITS
ARMS EXTEND TO 28
METERS WIDE. IT IS A
SYMBOL OF
CHRISTIANITY
THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD
TAJ MAHAL

• IT IS AN IVORY WHITE MARBLE MAUSOLEUM


LOCATED IN THE INDIAN CITY OF AGRA.
• IT WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1632 BY THE MUGHAL
EMPEROR, SHAH JAHAN.
• TO HOUSE THE GRAVE OF HIS FAVORITE WIFE,
MUMTAZ MAHAL
THE ROMAN
COLOSSEUM

• THE CITY OF ROME, ITALY. THE


COLISEUM COULD CONTAIN
BETWEEN 50,000 AND 80,000
SPECTATORS. IT WAS USED FOR
GLADIATOR CONTESTS AND PUBLIC
SHOWS.
MAYAN CITY OF
CHICHEN ITZA
(MEXICO)
• THE TEMPLE OF KUKULCÁN,
IS A STEPPED
MESOAMERICAN PYRAMID
LOCATED CHICHÉN ITZÁ IN
THE MEXICAN STATE OF
YUCATÁN. BUILT BY THE PRE-
COLUMBIAN MAYANS THE
CASTLE SERVED AS A TEMPLE
TO THE GOD KUKULKAN.

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