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• Monuments and wonders around the world

For me life is the main wonder of the world, breathing, waking up every day and realizing that you are still living in this world is the most amazing feeling that exists.

But thanks to God, life to destiny, human beings live on a planet full of wonders, some of them exist since the beginning of the planet earth, others have been forming over thousands of years and there are also Wonders that the human being has built.

Not all people with the resources to know the wonders of the world, because it takes time and money because most of them are in different parts of the world.

However, thanks to technology and science for technology, through television as tourism programs, documentaries or news programs can reach them through television, or also on the Internet can find images, even applications that can download In our cell phone and in them write the destination that we want to visit and transport us virtually to that place showing images, videos, information, to live experiences where to walk pretending that you are in that place.

Then in this document I will expose the 7 wonders of the world and a list of the 15 wonders that were considered but were not among the best. We will also talk about the 10 most visited monuments in the world and last 7 natural wonders of the world.

From the beginning of time man has made the formidable constructions, among them there was a selection of wonders to which they called "The seven wonders of the ancient world" these were:

1. The Great Pyramid of Giza: Finished around 2570 BC was built for Pharaoh Cheops. Located in Giza, Egypt and a wonder that still stands.

2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Built in 605 a. C. 562 a. C. located in the city of Babylon, now Iraq.

3. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (present-day Turkey): Also known as Artemision, it was built around 550 BC.

4. The statue of Zeus in Olympia: Sculpted around 430 a. By Phidias. Located inside the temple dedicated to the own Zeus in Olympia, Greece-

5. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus: Built around 353 BC and located in the Greek city of Halicarnassus, present-day Bodrum (Turkey).

6. The Colossus of Rhodes: Built between 294 BC and 282 BC. Located at the entrance to the port of the city of Rhodes on the island of Rhodes, Greece.

7. The lighthouse of Alexandria: Built between 285 BC and 247 BC on the island of Pharos in Alexandria (Egypt)

Most recent by popular vote were chosen "The seven wonders of the modern world", but as the list is very short then the 15 wonders of the world are mentioned for my consideration:

1. Giza Pyramids

Located on the Giza plateau 18 kilometers from Cairo, Egypt, the pyramids of Keops, Kefren and Micerinos are part of the necropolis of Guiza, a world heritage site since 1979, it is one of the most famous and ancient monuments in the world ; Its construction began in the year 2,500 a C. It is the only one of the "Seven wonders of the world" that is still standing.

2. China Wall

The Chinese wall was designed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1987. It is an ancient Chinese fortification built and rebuilt between the 5th century BC and the 16th century (Modern Age) to protect the northern border of the Chinese empire of the Attacks of the xiongnu nomads of Mongolia and Manchuria. It is 8,851 kilometers long, from the Korean border at the edge of the Yale River to the Gobi desert, but today it only retains 30% of it. On average, 6 to 7 meters high and 4 to 5 meters wide.

3. Machu Picchu

Built in the middle of the fifteenth century on the rocky promontory of the Machu Picchu and Huayana and Picchu mountains (Peru), it seems to have served as a resting place for Pachacutec (ninth Inca of Tahuantinsuyo, 1438-1470) as well as a sanctuary. It’s beautiful setting makes it one of the favorite destinations for tourists from all over the world.

4. Taj Mahal

It is considered the most beautiful example of Mogul architecture, style that combines elements of the Islamic, Persian, Indian and Turkish architectures. It is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and well-known monuments in the world. It is a complex of buildings built between 1631 and 1654 in the city of Agra (India) by the Muslim Emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his favorite wife who died in the birth of his fourteenth daughter; Hence its romantic symbology.

5. Petra

It is a city excavated and carved in stone in Petra (Jordan). Declared patrimony of the humanity in 1985 was founded in the antiquity towards the end of the century I SAW to C. by the Edomitas, later in century VII a C. was occupied by the Nabataeans that made her to prosper thanks to its situation in the route Of the caravans between Egypt, Syria, Arabia and the south of the Mediterranean. It fell into oblivion in the modern era being rediscovered for the Western world by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. It became well known worldwide thanks to its appearance in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".

6. Colosseum

This impressive Roman amphitheater built in the 1st century and located in the city of Rome is one of the most famous monuments of classical antiquity. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1980 by Unesco. The works began between 70 AD and 72 AD under the mandate of the Emperor Vespasian. In it they celebrated gladiatorial fight among other public spectacles. It is currently one of the most visited monuments and Italy and a symbol of the Roman Empire.

7. Chichen Itza

The archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá vestige of the Mayan civilization is in the peninsula of Yucatán (Mexico). Declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, it is considered to be both a city and a ceremonial center.

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