1、NEW seven WANDERS,组员：自己填,7 wonders in the world,NEW,Final poll ranking list : Great Wall Petra Christ the Redeemer Machu Picchu Chichen Itza Colosseum Taj Mahal,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 Gre
2、at Wall of China,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 i
3、n the world, 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,P
4、etra（meaning 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 ro
5、cks also have other colors, e.g. light, blue, orange, yellow, purple& green. The site is featured in films such as: (电影）Indiana Jones(夺宝奇兵） Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,Christ Redeemer Rio de Janeiro Brazil基督像 巴西里约热内卢,Its a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the larg
6、est 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（钢筋混泥土） and soapstone（皂石）, and was constructed between 1922 &1931.,Christ Redee
7、mer,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 unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention i
8、n 1911.,Often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas“.,LOCATION Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley(乌鲁班巴河谷） in Peru.,V. Chichen Itza Pyramid Mexico 奇琴伊查 库库尔坎金字塔 墨西哥 Chichen Itza One of the wo
9、rlds 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 two parts, the first part is the religious area, including the ball game
10、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
11、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） amphitheatre（阶梯式的露天剧场） in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. Its constructi
12、on 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 based on Classical mythology. ） 2. It was later reused for such purposes as
13、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 spectators（观众）.,VII.Taj Mahal India 爱情的丰碑,Located at the city of Agra（亚格拉）. The co
14、nstruction 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 material was brought in from allover India and central Asia and it took a fl
15、eet 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,
