Here, we have the 7 wonders of the world and some information about them.
# Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer was added to the Seven Wonders of the Modern World List on July 7, 2007. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World because a panel of experts felt it qualified to be nominated based on predetermined criteria and the public then voted to add the statue to the list.
How it is constructed.
1. Christ the Redeemer was built using reinforced concrete and has an outer shell of 6 million soapstone tiles. It’s believed that the workers who made these tiles occasionally wrote notes on the back, meaning this iconic landmark is full of hidden messages.
#Great wall of China
The Great Wall was declared as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. UNESCO acknowledged it as the largest man-made structure on Earth. The wall is made out of a variety of materials, including stone, brick, rammed earth, and wood. … The majority of the existing walls date back to the Ming Dynasty.
How the Great wall of China constructed.
The first Emperor of Qin ordered 300,000 soldiers to build the wall and peasants were also used to supplement the labour force. Builders of the wall always tried to use local resources, so the walls that crossed mountains were made from stone, and the walls that crossed the plains were made from rammed earth.
# Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its three primary structures are the Inti Watana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. … In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide Internet poll.
How the Machu Picchu was build.
Some were chiseled from the granite bedrock of the mountain ridge. Built without the use of wheels, hundreds of men pushed the heavy rocks up the steep mountain side. Structures at Machu Picchu were built with a technique called “ldquo ashlar.” Stones are cut to fit together without mortar.
# Colosseum
Over many years, parts of Colosseum have collapsed due to severe earthquakes. It has also been damaged by stone robbers who steal the marble for money. But still Colosseum is considered as one of the seven wonders of the world. Millions of people visit Rome every year to marvel this gorgeous monument.
How the Colosseum was build.
Colosseum is an elliptical shape building with a short axis of 156m, and a long one of 188m. materials: travertine blocks were used for load-bearing pillars, and external walls, stairs, and radial walls were constructed from blocks and bricks of tufa. Arches and vaults supported the structure solidly.
# Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is one of the “New 7 Wonders of the World” due to its large concentration of culturally-significant, ancient manmade wonders and its placing in the top 7 of all nominees during international voting. In 2000, the New7Wonders campaign set out to choose the New 7 Wonders of the World.
How the Chichen Itza was build.
Chichen Itza may have been built where it was because of the location of two large natural sink holes nearby that would have provided water year-round. One of these sink holes was thought to have been used as a place of human sacrifice. … Chichen Itza had started to gain importance in the region. Between 900 and 1050 AD.
# Petra
The ancient city of Petra in Jordan became one of the 7 New Wonders of the World when it was chosen in 2007 by a vote of 100 million people. The city’s carved rose-red sandstone rock facades, tombs, and temples became known around the world with its appearance in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade in 1989.
How the Petra was build.
The scale of Petra is just immense – 10,000 people lived there. So it’s huge, and it is made of sandstone – in the desert. It only rains for a short period of time [each year], but very violently. … They had to build these incredible buildings out of sandstone, and then protect them from the rain.
# Taj Mahal
The dead body of Mumtaz has placed at the Banks of River Yamuna. As he promised he constructed the Taj Mahal over her grave. Even Shah Jahan dead body was laid beside Mumtaz Tomb. The love between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz made a beautiful monument which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
How the Taj Mahal was build.
The Taj Mahal is a perfect symmetrical planned building, with an emphasis of bilateral symmetry along a central axis on which the main features are placed. The building material used is brick-in-lime mortar veneered with red sandstone and marble and inlay work of precious/semi precious stones.
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