7 New Wonders of the World

These selection has been made by the New7Wonders Foundation who engage the people for research around the glob and people vote to winners by internet and phone.The Foundation says that the pool attracted almost hundred million votes. 

1. Christ the Redeemer Statue

Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is 38 meters tall and weighs 635 tonnes. It is located at the peak of 700 meters Corcovado mountain and considered as one of the "new seven wonders of the world". The statue actually was constructed in France because at that time, workers were not able to build such a huge masterpiece. The head alone is made up of 50 individual parts. 

2. Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the world's longest human-made structure and it is more greater than anyone thought. According to the latest survey conducted by China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the length of the Great Wall of China is around 21,196.18 km (13,170.69 miles). The width of the Great Wall of China varies from 2.7-3.7 meters at the top and 4.6-9.1 at the base. It is approximately 2232 years old and approximately 500,000 people participate in the construction of the wall. It is reported that more than 1 million people were died during the construction of the wall. 

3. The Colosseum, Rome, Italy

The Roman Colosseum is the world's largest amphitheater with the capacity of more than 50,000 spectators (viewers). It is 150 feet high, each layer contained 80 main arches. It took 10 years to construct. It was used for gladiator contest and public spectacles. It has been estimated that around 500,000 people and million wild animals were died in the Colosseum games. There were 80 entrances in all, 4 for imperial family and 76 for ordinary spectators. It is designed like that so the the venue could fill and evacuated in 5 minutes. 

4. Petra, Jordan

Petra is famous due to its stone structures such as a 138 foot tall temple carved with classical facades into rose-colored rock and also known as Rose Red City. The Arabian name of Petra is Al-Batra.. Petra is more famous for its 800 individual structures including tombs, baths, temples, arched gateways, buildings and colonnaded streets. It can held 4,000 people. It is estimated to 2,000 years old that represent the culture and architecture of Arab at that time. 

5. Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu is a pre-columbian Inca site that is located 2,438 meters above the sea level. The structure of Machu Picchu is very unique and constructed by using a technique called "Ashlar". The stones are cut to fit together so that not even a single needle can fit between the stones. Most of the stones that were used to build the city weighed more than 50 pounds and it is believed that no wheels were used to move these stones up to the mountain. They construct around 600 terraces in order to prevent the city from sliding out of the mountain, built Hundreds of workers pushed those heavy rocks up the vertical mountain side. 

6. Chichén Itzá, Mexico

Chichén Itzá is the most famous temple city of the Mayas. It is the center of Maya civilization from 750 A.D to 1200 A.D. It covers approximately 5 square kilometers. The city heart lies the Temple of Kukulkan which is at 24 meter height. It has four sides that contains 365 steps, 52 panels and 18 terraces. 

7. Taj Mahal, India

Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the loving memory of his beautiful wife Mumjat Mahal. Taj Mahal is the combination of Persian, Islamic and Indian architecture. 28 different types of precious and semi-precious stones were used in construction. Different types of Marble that were used in the construction of Taj Mahal brought from different countries including Arabia, Afghanistan, China and Sri Lanka. 99 names of ALLAH can be found as calligraphic inscriptions on the side of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. At the different time of the day, it appears to be in different color every time. Around 20,000 people contributed in construction and It took 22 years for completion. More than 1,000 elephants were employed for the transportation of the raw material. 

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