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Seven Wonders of the World By Tessa Campbell Cassidy Shen Carly Tyer

Seven Wonders Of The World Tyer

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Seven Wonders of the World

By Tessa CampbellCassidy Shen

Carly Tyer

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Kiyomizu Temple

• Located in Kyoto, Japan

• Built in 798 AD• Built as a monument

to natureInteresting Facts

• Ancient Capital of Japan

• Built over 1,000 years ago

• Reconstructed in 1633

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Kiyomizu Temple

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The Great Pyramids Of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza were built in 1,000- 1,700 AD

Built as a tomb for a famous pharaoh, Khufu

It is located Cairo, Egypt

Interesting Facts• Named the pyramid Khufu’s

Horizon• Best known manmade

structure in the world• 481 Feet High and covering

about 13 acres of land

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The Great Pyramids of Giza

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Easter Island Heads Easter Island heads were made in

300-400 BC They are located on Easter Island in

South America They were made to represent

ancestors, to show power and important symbols

Interesting Facts• One of the most isolated

islands in the world, but 1200 years ago people from another culture landed on it’s shores

• Statues are made of volcanic rock

• Also know as “moai”• People of Easter Island called

themselves the Rapa Nui

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Easter Island Heads

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Neuschwanstein Castle

The Castle is located in Osterreich, Germany

It was built on September 5, 1869

It was built as a retreat and homage to Richard Wagner

Interesting Facts• It was built at a time when

castles were no longer needed

• It means “New swan stone castle”

• It has over 360 rooms and it took 17 years to build

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Neuschwanstein Castle

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Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France

It was constructed in 1889 Used as a observation tower,

radio broadcasting tower and advertising space- it is now a world wide iconInteresting Facts

• Used as the entrance arch for the world fair in Paris celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution

• It is famous for being perfectly vertical

• Visited by 6 million people every year

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Eiffel Tower

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Taj Mahal

It was built between 1631 and 1648

It is located in Agra, India It was built as a mausoleum for

his beloved wife, Arjuman Bano Begum

Interesting Facts• The central dome is 187 feet

high in the middle• The material was brought in all

over central Asia with the help of 1000 elephants

• They used 28 different types of stones

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Taj Mahal

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Machu Picchu It is in South America, Peru in

the middle of nowhere A town was built on top of the

mountain in 1440 The people built it there for god

agricultural reasons and the Inca’s needed the areaInteresting Facts

• It is 7,710 feet above sea level deep in the Amazon Jungle above the Urubamba River

• 750 people lived in the ancient city

• It said that the silhouette of the mountain range behind Machu Picchu represents the face of the Inca looking upward towards the sky, with the largest, Huayna Picchu representing his nose.

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Machu Picchu

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Seven Wonders of the World Results1. Chichen Itza

2. Christ the Redeemer

3. Great Wall of China

4. Machu Picchu

5. Petra

6. Roman Colosseum

7. Taj Mahal

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The End… or is it?Other Finalists

1. Pyramids of Giza2. Acropolis of Athens3. Alhambra4. Angkor Wat5. Easter Island Moais6. Eiffel Tower7. Hagia Sophia

8. Kiyomizu Temple9. Kremlin, Red Square,

and Saint Basil’s Cathedral

10. Neuschwanstein Castle

11. Statue of Liberty12. Stonehenge13. Sydney Opera

House14. Timbuktu

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The REAL End!

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