Seven Wonders of the World

Seven Wonders of the World
By
Tessa Campbell
Cassidy Shen
Carly Tyer
Kiyomizu Temple
Located in Kyoto, Japan
Built in 798 AD
Built as a monument to nature
Interesting Facts
Ancient Capital of Japan
Built over 1,000 years ago
Reconstructed in 1633
Kiyomizu Temple
The Great Pyramids Of Giza
The Pyramids of Giza were built in 1,000- 1,700 AD
Built as a tomb for a famous pharaoh, Khufu
It is located Cairo, Egypt
Interesting Facts
Named the pyramid Khufu’s Horizon
Best known manmade structure in the world
481 Feet High and covering about 13 acres of land

The Great Pyramids of Giza
Easter Island Heads
Easter Island heads were made in 300-400 BC
They are located on Easter Island in South America
They were made to represent ancestors, to show power and important symbols
Interesting Facts
One of the most isolated islands in the world, but 1200 years ago people from another culture landed on it’s shores
Statues are made of volcanic rock
Also know as “moai”
People of Easter Island called themselves the Rapa Nui
Easter Island Heads
Neuschwanstein Castle
The Castle is located in Osterreich, Germany
It was built on September 5, 1869
It was built as a retreat and homage to Richard Wagner
Interesting Facts
It was built at a time when castles were no longer needed
It means “New swan stone castle”
It has over 360 rooms and it took 17 years to build
Neuschwanstein Castle
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France
It was constructed in 1889
Used as a observation tower, radio broadcasting tower and advertising space- it is now a world wide icon
Interesting Facts
Used as the entrance arch for the world fair in Paris celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution
It is famous for being perfectly vertical
Visited by 6 million people every year
Eiffel Tower
Taj Mahal
It was built between 1631 and 1648
It is located in Agra, India
It was built as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, Arjuman Bano Begum
Interesting Facts
The central dome is 187 feet high in the middle
The material was brought in all over central Asia with the help of 1000 elephants
They used 28 different types of stones
Taj Mahal




Machu Picchu
It is in South America, Peru in the middle of nowhere
A town was built on top of the mountain in 1440
The people built it there for god agricultural reasons and the Inca’s needed the area
Interesting Facts
It is 7,710 feet above sea level deep in the Amazon Jungle above the Urubamba River
750 people lived in the ancient city
It said that the silhouette of the mountain range behind Machu Picchu represents the face of the Inca looking upward towards the sky, with the largest, Huayna Picchu representing his nose.
Machu Picchu
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Chichen Itza

Christ the Redeemer

Great Wall of China

Machu Picchu

Petra

Roman Colosseum

Taj Mahal
The End… or is it?
Other Finalists

Pyramids of Giza
Acropolis of Athens
Alhambra
Angkor Wat
Easter Island Moais
Eiffel Tower
Hagia Sophia
8. Kiyomizu Temple
9. Kremlin, Red Square, and Saint Basil’s Cathedral
10. Neuschwanstein Castle
11. Statue of Liberty
12. Stonehenge
13. Sydney Opera House
14. Timbuktu
The REAL End!
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