WoNdErS..!!

Natural Wonders.

1)Mount everst

2)The grand canyon

3)The northen lights

4)the harbor at rio de janeiro

5)Victoria falls

6)the volcano in a corn field

7)the great barrier reef

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INFORMATION

MOUNT EVERST= On May 29th, 1953, two men reached

the highest peak in the world. A feat that had eluded realization even after

the South and North Poles had been conquired.

The grand canyon= Despite being more than a mile to

the bottom the Grand Canyon isn't the deepest gorge in the world, but it

certainly is the most spectacular.

The northen lights= In Norse mythology the Valkyries

would come galloping across the night sky upon their horses equipped with

helmets, spears and armor that would glow and shimmer in the darkness.

These lights, colored red, blue, violet and green, would spread in curtains

from horizon to horizon, amazing the mortals below

The harbour at rio de janeiro= On

January 1st, 1502, Portuguese explorer Gonçalo Coelho ship reached a

break in the South American seaside that seemed to be the entrance to an

enormous river. The bay they found was spectacularly surrounded by huge,

oddly shaped mountains that astounded the European explorers. Taking a

cue from the date on which they'd found this amazing harbor, they named it

the "January River" or Rio de Janeiro.

Victoria falls= On November 17th of 1855 David Livingstone

became the first European to see the mighty cataract. Afterward he wrote:

"No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in

England. It had never been seen before by European eyes; but scenes so

lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight."

The great barrier reef=Just before 11 pm on June

11th, 1770, the HMS Endeavour, captained by Lieutenant James Cook, ran

aground. Though Cook didn't realize it at the time, the coral reef he had run

onto was part of a vast system of 3,800 coral banks and islands that ran

along the coast of Australia. Known as the Great Barrier Reef, it is the

largest structure in the world created by living organisms.

The volcano in a corn field=On February 20,

1943, Dionisio Pulido was working in his cornfield just outside the Tarascan

Indian village of Paricutin, Mexico, when suddenly a volcano appeared.

Ancient wonders

1)the pyramids of giza

2)hanging gardens of

babylon

3)temple of artemis

4)statue of zeus

5)mausoleum at

halicarnassus

6)colossus of rhodes

7)light house of Alexandria

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1)The great pyramid of

giza=Built: About 2,600 B.C.

Massive tombs of Egyptian pharaohs, the pyramids are the only ancient wonders still standing

today.

2) Hanging gardens of

Babylon=Legend has it that this garden paradise was planted on an

artificial mountain, but many experts say it never really existed.

3) Temple of artemis=Built: Sixth century

B.C.

This towering temple was built to honor Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt.

4) Statue of zesus=Built: Fifth century B.C.

This 40-foot (12-meter) statue depicted the king of the Greek gods

5) Mausoleum at

halicanassus=Build: Fourth century B.C.

This elaborate tomb was built for King Mausolus.

6) Colossus of Rhodes=Built: Fourth

century B.C.

A 110-foot (33.5-meter) statue honored the Greek sun god Helios.

7) Lighthouse of

Alexandria=Built: Third century B.C.

The world's first lighthouse used mirrors to reflect sunlight for miles out to sea.

Modern wonders

1)Christ the redeemer

2)taj mahal

3)Petra

4)coliseum

5)macho picchu

6)the great wall of china

7)Chechen itza .

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1)CHRIST THE

REDEMEER=The "Christ the Redeemer" statue, which stands

at 105 feet tall (38 meters tall), is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2)TAJ MAHAL=The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, is the

mausoleum built by Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to honor the memory of his beloved late

wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

3)PETRA=Petra is famous for its many stone structures such as a 138-

foot-tall (42-meter-tall) temple carved into rose-colored rock. The ancient city also included tunnels,

water chambers, and an amphitheater, which held 4,000 people.

4)COLISEUM=The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, once held up to

50,000 spectators who came to watch gory games involving gladiators, wild animals, and prisoners.

5)MACHO PICCHU=Machu Picchu is among the

best known remnants of the Inca civilization, which flourished in the Andes region of western South

America. The city is thought to have been abandoned following an outbreak of deadly smallpox, a

disease introduced in the 1500s by invading Spanish forces.

6)THE GREAT WALL OF

CHINA=The Great Wall of China is the world's longest human-made structure,

stretching some 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers).

7)Chechen itza=Chichén Itzá, located in Mexico, is possibly

the most famous temple city of the Maya, a pre-Columbian civilization that lived in present day Central

America. It was the political and religious center of Maya civilization during the period from A.D. 750

to 1200.