Abstract Various Wonders of the World lists have been compiled over the ages in order to catalogue the most spectacular natural and man-made constructions. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of remarkable man-made creations of classical antiquity‚ and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. Later lists include those for the Medieval World‚ the Modern World‚ the Natural World and others. The
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Seven Wonders of the World‚ works of art and architecture regarded by ancient Greek and Roman observers as the most extraordinary structures of antiquity. The listing of ancient wonders probably began in ancient Greece in around the 2nd century BC‚ but the Seven Wonders that were most commonly referred to were listed some time after that. All built in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East area‚ some time from around 2600 BC up to about AD 476‚ the Wonders are: (1) The Pyramids of Egypt‚ at
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Seven Ancient Wonders of the World 3 The Seven Wonders of the ancient world have many amazed with their beauty‚ size‚ and magnificence. From pyramids‚ to monuments‚ and towering statues these are just few of the wonders that have many puzzled. Most question how it was even possible for the wonders to be constructed with the use of modern machines and tools. Also how do we even know all existed; only one of the seven are still standing. Much of what we know comes from texts left behind by
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The new Seven Wonders of the World were announced in July 2007. They are Taj Mahal of India‚ Christ Redeemer of Brazil‚ the Great Wall of China‚ Roman Colosseum of Italy‚ Petra of Jordan‚ Pyramid at Chichen Itza of Mexico‚ and Machu Picchu of Peru. The sites were selected on the basis of a tally of around 100 million votes cast by people around the world over the Internet and cell-phone text messages. These attractions were on the shortlist of 21 before the announcement of the results in a glittering
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World There are Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. However‚ the list we have today was not established until the end of The Middle Ages. This list includes: the Great Pyramid‚ the Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ the Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ the Temple of Diana at Ephesus‚ the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus‚ the Colossus of Rhodes‚ and the Pharos of Alexandria. There have been several different lists over the years that have included different wonders. The Great
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7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD AIM: Is to apprise the house about 7 Wonders of The World. SEQUENCE: * History * Seven Wonders of the Ancient World * New Seven Wonders of the World * Ongoing Seven wonders of the Nature * Recapitulation * Conclusion HISTORY: The origin of the idea of Seven Wonders of the World dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included 7 famous place of ancient world‚ and from there the Idea of 7 wonders started
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7 Ancient Wonders of the World 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Located approximately 50km south of Baghdad‚ Iraq on the east bank of the Euphrates River. King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC)‚ grandson of the famous King Hammurabi‚ is credited to have commissioned the construction of the gardens. Although no tablets were found in Babylon referring to the Gardens‚ accountings from the ancient Greek historian‚ Strabo‚ state that the "The Garden is quadrangular‚ and each side is four plethra long
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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day‚ to catalogue the world’s most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity‚ and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed
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Stevie (2002) Directed by: Steve James Stevie is a very powerful‚ eye-opening and thought provoking documentary. It was filmed in 1995 by Steve James‚ an award winning director/documentarian. Steve James was born in 1955 in rural Illinois. He is also the Director/Producer of a number of great documentaries such as Hoop Dreams‚ The New Americans and a great film we have recently watched in class The Interrupters. This 2002 documentary “Stevie” accounts the unfortunate events of a disadvantaged
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Stevie Smith In the following essay I will be discussing Stevie Smith with special focus on two of her poems‚ namely‚ ‘Nor We of Her to Him’ and ‘Pad‚ Pad.’ These poems at first glance seem to be very simple but with closer inspection they “cut knife-edge deep to serious concerns.” At first glance‚ both poems seem very shallow and miniscule in significance. Relationships come and go. People are always coming in and out of your life. It is only with further inspection that
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