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Group Name: Khulna Group Of English

Name IDMd. Yeasin Sharkar 12102001

Md. Iqbal Hasan 12102011

Md.Shakhawat Hossain 12102010

Rashedul Hasan Khan Pathan 11308011

Rezaul Karim Bhuiyan 12102006

Sharmin Sunta Bristy 12102009

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Presentation Topic : WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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Eamonn Fitzgerald, Head of Communication at New7Wonders. “Last year they get 1,200 nominees from 220 countries. Then they choice 28 nominees and published in their wed side for the vote. After that, the voters finding out their choice of the 7 that will become part of Global Memory.”

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Colosseum in Rome, Italy

Built in 70–80 AD

Built by Vespasian, Titus

Long 189 meters

Wide 156 meters

Base Area 6 acres

Perimeter originally measured 545 meters

Height of the outer wall 48 meters

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators

Colosseum UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official name Colosseum

Type Cultural

Designated 1980 (4th session)

Reference No. 91

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Colosseum

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In 1585-1590 Pope Sixtus planned to turn the building into a wool factory to provide employment for roman’s prostitutes. But this proposal through with his premature death. In 1671 Cardinal Altieri authorized its used for bullfights.

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Pope Sixtus

Cardinal Altieri

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Why was the Colosseum built

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Who watched the shows

• Women were not encouraged to attend, but Romans would sometimes take their children to the fights so they could learn good moral behavior (how to die like a Roman)

• Upper class did not usually attend public executions

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Daily Shows

• Morning – Wild Animal Hunts

• Midday – Public Executions

• Afternoon –Gladiatorial Contests

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Undergroundchannels Royal Box Poor, slaves,

and women

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Colosseum at night

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Chichen Itza, Mexico

Built in between 750 and 900 AD

Chichen Itza UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official name Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza

Type Cultural

Designated 1988 (12th session)

Reference No. 483

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Chichen Itza

The layout of Chichen Itza site core developed during its earlier phase of occupation, between 750 and 900 AD. Its final layout was developed after 900 AD, and the 10th century saw the rise of the city as a regional capital controlling the area from central Yucatán to the north coast, with its power extending down the east and west coasts of the peninsula. The earliest hieroglyphic date discovered at Chichen Itza is equivalent to 832 AD, while the last known date was recorded in the Osario temple in 998. The name is spelled Chichén Itzá in Spanish, and the accents are sometimes maintained in other languages to show that both parts of the name are stressed on their final syllable. Other references prefer the Maya orthography, Chichen Itza'

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Columns in the Temple of a Thousand Warriors

Several archaeologists in late 1980s suggested that unlike previous Maya polities of the Early Classic, Chichen Itza may not have been governed by an individual ruler or a single dynastic lineage. Instead, the city’s political organization could have been structured by a "multiple" system, which is characterized as ruler ship through council composed of members of elite ruling lineages. This theory was popular in the 1990s, but in recent years, the research that supported the concept of the "multiple" system has been called into question, if not discredited.

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Modern history

The Castillo Temple, photograph by Teobert Maler, 1892.

Chichen Itza entered the popular imagination in 1843 with the book Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (with illustrations by Frederick Catherwood). The book recounted Stephens’ visit to Yucatán and his tour of Maya cities, including Chichén Itzá. The book prompted other explorations of the city. In 1860, Desire Carney surveyed Chichén Itzá and took numerous photographs that he published in Cités et ruines américaines (1863).

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Great Ball Court

Archaeologists have identified thirteen ball courts for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame in Chichen Itza, but the Great Ball Court about 150 meters (490 ft) to the north-west of the Castillo is by far the most impressive. It is the largest and best preserved ball court in ancient Mesoamerica. It measures 168 by 70 metros (551 by 230 ft). The parallel platforms flanking the main playing area are each 95 metros (312 ft) long. The walls of these platforms stand 8 metros (26 ft) high; set high up in the centre of each of these walls are rings carved with intertwined feathered serpents.

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Emperor Shah Jahan built it.He lived from 1628 – 1666. He made Taj Mahal in the memory of his wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal, (Her real name was Arjumand Banu). they married on 1612

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City: Arga, on the banks of River Yamuna

State: Uttar Pradesh

Distance from New Delhi: 204 km (Approximately)

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It took 22 years to build it, they began building it in 1631 and it was completed in 1653 and there were 20,000 workers who helped. To build it there it coasted 32 million rupees.

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Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the seven wonders of the world. The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals, the Muslim rulers of India. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. Its stunning architectural beauty is beyond adequate description, particularly at dawn and sunset. The Taj seems to glow in the light of the full moon.

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City of Petra, in Jordan one of the New Wonders in the World

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History of Petra

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The magnificent treasury building:

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Petra is known as the

Rose-Red City for the

color of the rocks from which Petra is carved

General view

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Colors

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Ancient columns 

Main entrance

(Al Khazneh)

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Theatre 

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Byzantine mosaic

in the Byzantine

Church of Petra

The end of the Siq,

With its dramatic

view of Al Khazneh

("The Treasury")

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The Hadrian Gate

and the Cardo

Maximus in Petra

The Great

Temple of Petra

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Tourist attraction

The Petra Visitors

Centre in Wadi-Musa,

the closest town

to the historic site

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Ways into Petra

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The Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of The Great Wall of ChinaChina

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History of The Great Wall

• 3rd-17th Century B.C.

• Over 2000 years ago

• The following dynasties had contributed to the making of Great Wall of China

• Qin Dynasty• Han Dynasty • Ming Dynasty

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Location of The Great Wall

• Southern Border of Mongolia

• North of Beijing

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This ancient fortification with This ancient fortification with its several branches runs its several branches runs about 5,500 miles from east about 5,500 miles from east to west through northern to west through northern China.China.

The The Great Great WallWall

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Building the WallBuilding the Wall

The Great Wall was The Great Wall was originally built as a originally built as a defensive fortification by defensive fortification by three states. three states.

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Listed as one of the Listed as one of the greatest wonders of the greatest wonders of the world by UNESCO in 1987, world by UNESCO in 1987, the Great Wall winds up the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and grasslands, mountains and plateaus stretching.plateaus stretching.

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It has become the symbol of It has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its the Chinese nation and its

culture.culture.

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Tourism• Many tourists come to see the Great

Wall of China. It looks unique in each season: summer,winter, autumn and spring. The picture below shows the Great Wall in one of it’s unique forms-in winter.

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Christ the Redeemer

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History• Mid 1850’s: Pedro Maria Boss laid eyes upon

the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeirohe imagined a monument to his faith placed

upon it for all to see

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• 1921: New proposal emerged for the construction of a religious monument atop Corcovado

• Artist Carlos Oswaldo was commissioned to design the statue

• A concept drawn up by Brazilian civil engineer Heitor da Silva Costa was chosen

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• 1926: Work on the Christ the Redeemer statue began

• Christ the Redeemer was built using reinforced concrete, with the outer layers clad in soapstone

• 12 October 1931: the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was completed, opening ceremony took place 

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Declaration The statue of Christ the Redeemer was selected as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Christ the Redeemer is the 5th largest statue of Jesus.

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Facts • Christ the Redeemer is the largest art deco

statue in the world. It is 98 feet tall (not including the 26 foot pedestal), and the arms stretch to 92 feet wide.

• The statue weighs approximately 635 tons.

• Christ the Redeemer is located in the Tijuca Forest National Forest, at the top of the Corcovado Mountain.

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• The statue is considered an icon of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.

• The cost in 1931 was approximately $250,000 US. Today that would roughly be the equivalent of $3.2 million US.

• The statue had to be constructed in60,000 pieces of stone and carried to the mountain top to be erected.

• The right arm points to south Rio de Janeiro and the left arm points to north Rio de Janeiro.

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• In 2008 a violent electrical storm resulted in a lightning strike to the statue. The head, eyebrows and fingers were damaged The Rio de Janeiro state government began a restoration effort. They replaced some layers of soapstone and repaired the lightning rods on the statue.

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Christ the Redeemer statue is meant to show that Christ loves all and will embrace all that come to him.

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