The Seven Wonders of the Modern World:
Are you ready to discover some new and beautiful places? The Seven Wonders of the Modern World are a series of monuments chosen through a public contest with more than 100 million participantsall around the world, inspired by the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Do you wanna know which were the chosen ones? We are starting off in Latin America, specifically in Peru, to visit the Machu Picchu, the old sacred city of the Incas.
This impressive mountain ridge is located 80 kilometers northeast of the city of Cuzco, and it was built during mid 15th century over a granite mountain,
2 thousand and 5 hundred meter above the sea level. Built with great blocks of rocks connected to one another, it became a great political, religious and administrative center back in the day.
And we are staying for a bit longer in Latin America, going to Mexico now, to visit one of the archaeological jewels in the Máyan culture: the Chichén Itzá. It’s a prehispanic city founded around theyear 525 before Christ, consolidated around the 16th century as the center of power inthe Yucatán peninsula.
Here, we can visit the Temple of a ThousandWarriors, the “El Caracol” “The Snail” Observatory, or the most famous: the pyramid of Kukulkán.
Without a doubt, a very special place we should all visit at least once in our life! Before crossing the pond, we’ll talk about the last Wonder in the American continent!
We’ll travel now to Brazil, specifically to the city of RÃo de Janeiro. There, we are welcomed by Christ the Redeemer,a magnificent statue 30 meters all, and an 8-meter all pedestal that represents Jesus of Názareth.
This figure is considered a national symbol,and it seems to be embracing the city from its position 700 meters above the sea level. And now it’s turn to stop in Europe, to visit one of its most famous monuments.
In Rome, italy, the Roman Colosseumis waiting for us! A historical stage where gladiators used to fight. Built at the end of the 1st century after Christ… it gathered up to 55 thousand people! Even tho the structure is severely damaged,it’s still one of the symbols of the Imperial Rome and roman architecture, and is visitedevery year by, approximately, 5 million tourists.
Our next destination is the Jordanian city of Petra, in the Middle East. This town is one of the main attractions of the country, it’s literally a city carved in stone! It was built in the 7th century by the Arabiantribe of the Nabataeans , and it still has temples, palaces, houses and promenades.
But not everything is gonna be that easy…in order to make it to Petra, you must go through a really narrow gorge known as the Siq, almost 2 km long. Tho… we are sure the effort IS worth it! Going a bit to the east, in India, we canal so find another emblematic monument in the world, The Taj Mahal.
This is an impressive máusoleum made of white marble. The emperor Shah Jahan ordered to build it in honor to one of his wife, who died giving birth to his last child. It was built between 1631 and 1654, in the city of Agra, on the banks of the Yamuna River, and it’s considered.
The most beautiful palace in the world, combining different architectonic styles, such as persian or islamic. Last but not least, we have the last Wonder in this list, which is also one of the most famous ones!
The Great Wall of China is one of the mostmagnificent constructions in the world, and it was built to defend the country from invasions of enemies. It goes all the way from the border with Koreaup to the Gobi Desert, for more than 21 thousand km.
Nowadays, only 30% of the original structureis still standing. Some people describe it as the greatest engineering work in the world! And this is the end of our trip around the7 Wonders of the Modern World,
Have you visited any of them? And… did you know there is also a list of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World? Would you like to know about them? We are reading your comments!
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