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Seven Best Wonders of the Modern World

Seven Best Wonders of the Modern World

We all know about the seven wonders of the worlds. But we do not know where they come from. If we want to see we should go back to ancient Greece which is called Themata.. Many writers wrote about it. In 225 BC a mathematician Philo of Byzantium wrote a book which title is “the seven sights of the world”.

In these amazing sights only the Great Pyramid at Giza still exists. A lot of people voted for these sights which touch all corners of the world. . That is amazing seven sights of the world which are incredible. There are a lot of things to see and people were travelling in Greece. In 2007, many new sites were revealed. Its famous organization is ''New seven wonders foundation''.

GREAT PYRAMID AT GIZA, EGYPT

HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA, GREECE Statue of Zeus Ancient Wonder

TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESUS Temple of Artemis Reconstruction

MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS

COLOSSUS OF RHODESLIGHTHOUSE AT ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT What are the 7 Wonders of the World

MOUNT EVEREST Seven Wonders of the Natural World - Mount Everest

GREAT BARRIER REEF Seven Wonders of the Natural World - Great Barrier Reef

VICTORIA FALLS What are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World - Victoria Falls

GRAND CANYON
Seven Wonders of the Natural World Grand Canyon

NORTHERN LIGHTS Seven Wonders of the Natural World - Northern Lights

PARÍCUTIN

Seven Wonders of the Natural World - Paricutin

GUANABARA BAY Seven Wonders of the Natural World Rio de Janeiro Harbor

TAJ MAHAL

GREAT WALL OF CHINA Great Wall of China - Seven Wonders of the World

COLOSSEUM

MACCHU PICCHU Macchu Picchu - Seven Wonders of the World

PETRA

CHICHEN ITZA New Seven Wonders - Chichen Itza

CHRIST THE REDEEMER What are the Seven Wonders of the World?

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Olympian Zeus in the sculptured antique art of Quatremère de Quincy. 1815. (Photo: [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)

Reconstruction of the Temple of Artemis in Istanbul Turkey (Photo: Zee Prime at cs.wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0or CC BY-SA 2.5], from Wikimedia Commons)

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Hill of the Buddha by Tadao Ando

Hill of the Buddha by Tadao Ando

A substantial stone Buddha in a lavender secured slope. Situated in the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo, Ando was accused of forming the scene around the prior figure.

For a long time, the 44-foot-tall Buddha remained solitary as a grave 1,650-ton figure in a field. "As of recently, the Buddha statue has remained solitary in the field, giving an uneasy impression. The customer needed to give guests a more quiet energy about the Buddha," Ando shared. "Our thought was to cover the Buddha underneath the head with a slope of lavender plants. We called the thought the 'take off Buddha.'"

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The Hell’s Bells of Cenote Zapote in Mexico

The Hell’s Bells of Cenote Zapote in Mexico

The Cenote Zapote (Hells Bells) is hidden deep in the jungle. The entry is through a small, sometimes only a few meters wide pit, down into the darkness.Diving in the Cenote Zapote on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico - simply magical how the fog in the crystal clear water settles and how the divers disappear therein.

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Giant Sculptures at the Enchanted Highway, North Dakota

Giant Sculptures at the Enchanted Highway, North Dakota
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The Enchanted Highway is a 32-mile stretch of highway starting at Exit 72 on Interstate 94, about 20 miles east of Dickinson, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The paved county highway, which begins near the town of Gladstone and terminates at Regent, features a collection of large scrap metal sculptures depicting geese, deer, pheasants, grasshoppers, Teddy Roosevelt, and even a complete Tin Family.

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