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Egypt's Giza Pyramids as one of the seven wonders of ancient world. 在埃及的大小金字塔，大多都建筑于埃及第三到第六王朝。 The size of the pyramids in Egypt, most of all construction in the third to the sixth dynasty Egypt. 一些有4000多年历史的金字塔主要分布在首都及尼河上游西岸吉等地。 Some 4,000 years of history, the pyramids are mainly distributed in the capital Niger River and the upper reaches of the West Bank and Kyrgyzstan, and other places. 主要建材是石灰岩，部分为花岩。 Limestone is the main building material, and some flowers for rock.
建造时间：大约公元前2700－2500年建造地点：埃及开罗附近的吉萨高原相传，古埃及第三王朝之前，无论王公大臣还是老百姓死后，都被葬入一种用泥砖建成的长方形的坟墓，古代埃及人叫它“马斯塔巴”。 Construction time: the construction of about 2700-2500 BC Location: Cairo, Egypt, near the Giza plateau Legend has it, the third dynasty of ancient Egypt, whether ordinary people or royalty Minister after his death, were buried into a brick built rectangular tomb the ancient Egyptians call "Mashidaba."
2. Zeus statues of Zeus is the god of Greek gods, goddesses, table worship gods Zeus built in the world's largest indoor statue, the Statue of Zeus in the Temple Zeus the Olympic Games is the source, part of the Olympic Games projects During the visit had.
建造时间：大约公元前457年建造地点：希腊西海岸奥林匹亚 （Olympia）的古城中宙斯神殿建于公元前470年，于公元前456年完工，由建筑师Libon设计，宙斯神像由雕刻家Pheidias雕刻。 Construction time: around 457 BC, the construction sites: the west coast of Greece Olympia (Olympia), the ancient city of Zeus in the Temple was built in 470 BC, was completed in 456 BC, designed by the architect Libon, Zeus statues by the sculptor Pheidias carving.
3. Rhode Island Juxiang Rhode Island Juxiang Seven Wonders is one of the most mysterious, this Rhodes Juxiang built in the entrance. 它是希腊太阳神赫利俄斯的青铜铸像，高约33米。 It is the Greek sun god Helios bronze statuettes, about 33 meters high. 因为它只在短短五十六年间便毁于公元前226年的一次地震中，考古学家甚至连它的确切位置及外观都未能确定。 Since it is only in a short span of 56 years between 2070 will be destroyed in an earthquake 226 years, archaeologists and even its exact location and appearance have yet to be ascertained.
4. Sky gardens of Babylon and Rhode Island Juxiang, archaeologists have so far failed to find the remains of sky gardens, in fact, in his many writings that the ancient sky gardens only from listening to the words of others, and not really see that in the end is pure sky gardens legend?
建造时间：大约公元前600年建造地点： 巴比伦 ， 幼发拉底河 (Euphrates)河东面， 伊拉克首都巴格达以南50里外左右巴比伦的空中花园当然不是吊于空中，这个名字的由来纯粹是因为人们把原本除有“吊”之外，还有“突出”之意的希腊"kremastos"及拉丁文"pensilis"错误翻译所致。 Construction time: around 600 BC, the construction Location: Babylon, the Euphrates (Euphrates) Hedong face, south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, around 50 in the sky gardens of Babylon certainly not hanging in the air, and the origin of the name is simply because people in addition to the original "suspended", but also "highlight" the Greek meaning "kremastos" and the Latin "pensilis" e to translation errors.
5. Adi Adi Themis Themis Shrine is the Greek goddess of hunting, said she Lat Arabs, Egyptians called her by the Sith (Isis), and the Romans called her Dianna (Diana), in ancient Greece of silk Adi Goddess deeply admire, built one of the seven wonders of silk Adi Shrine.
建造时间：大约公元前550年建造地点：希腊古城爱菲索斯(Ephesus)中,大约在土耳其的Izmir(Smyrna)南面50公里神庙建筑以大理石为基础，上面覆盖着木制屋顶。 Construction time: around 550 BC, the construction sites: Greece ancient city of Ephesus (Ephesus), about Turkey's Izmir (Smyrna), 50 km south of the marble temple construction as the foundation, covered with a wooden roof. 整个建筑的设计师是Chersiphron父子，它最大的特色是内部有两排，至少106根立柱，每根大约12至18米高。 The whole building is the architect of Chersiphron father, it is the biggest characteristics within two rows, at least 106 pillars, each about 12 to 18 meters high. 神庙的底座约为60乘120米。 Parthenon base is about 60 x 120 meters. 原庙毁于公元前356年的大火，在原址后建起的庙于公元262年再罹火难。 The original temple was destroyed by fire in 356 BC in situ after the temple was built in 262 AD again brought to the fire difficult.
6. Temple Mount by Raskin said Wang Mu, Halikanasushi gross SOLAS tomb temple about 45 meters high, the base was top of the ladder-shaped pyramid-shaped, Kariyawasam of the Kingdom of King Mausolus may statue stands in the top. 陵墓毁于公元三世纪的一次地震中。 The third century AD tomb destroyed in a quake.
建造时间：大约公元前353年建造地点：现在的土耳其西南地区这座伟大的白色大理石陵墓是为摩索拉斯和他的妻子修建的。 Construction time: around 353 BC, the construction site: It is now the southwestern region of Turkey this great white marble mausoleum is Masuolashi and his wife built. 整座建筑由两名希腊设计师设计，外面装饰以奇异的雕刻花纹。 The whole building by two Greek designers, outside the exotic decorative carving patterns. 甫一建成就声名远播，公元15世纪初毁于大地震。 As soon built on the name has been heard, the Year destroyed in the early 15th century earthquake. 现在伦敦大英博物馆还收藏有一点剩余的雕刻。 London, the British Museum is also a collection point remaining sculpture.
7. Alexandria lighthouse with Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) orders, the city of Alexandria in 2070 by Ross lighthouse built in a 300 years of the island, and at least 122 metres tall, with shining white limestone or marble.
建造时间：大约公元前300年建造地点：在埃及（Egypt）的亚历山大港 （Alexandria）附近的法洛斯岛 （island of Pharos）上。 Construction time: around 300 BC, the construction Location: Egypt (Egypt), Alexandria (Alexandria) near the island of Gallows (island of Pharos).
在亚历山大大帝(Alexander the Great )死后不久，他的手下之一托勒密 （Ptolemy Soter ）便称霸埃及，并建都于亚历山卓，有鉴于亚历山卓港附近的海道十分危险，Ptolemy Soter便下令由建筑师Sostratus及亚历山卓图书馆(Alexandria Library/Mouseion)合作兴建亚历山大灯塔，灯塔于公元前290年竣工。 In Alexander the Great (Alexander the Great) shortly after death, one of his men Ptolemy (Ptolemy Soter) will dominate Egypt, and Capital in Alexandria, in the light of the Alexandria near the sea very dangerous, Ptolemy Soter will be ordered by the architect Sostratus and the Alexandria Library (Alexandria Library / Mouseion) in the construction of the lighthouse of Alexandria, the lighthouse was completed in 290 BC.
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Egypt's Giza Pyramids as one of the seven wonders of ancient world. 在埃及的大小金字塔，大多都建筑于埃及第三到第六王朝。 The size of the pyramids in Egypt, most of all construction in the third to the sixth dynasty Egypt. 一些有4000多年历史的金字塔主要分布在首都及尼河上游西岸吉等地。 Some 4,000 years of history, the pyramids are mainly distributed in the capital Niger River and the upper reaches of the West Bank and Kyrgyzstan, and other places. 主要建材是石灰岩，部分为花岩。 Limestone is the main building material, and some flowers for rock.
建造时间：大约公元前2700－2500年建造地点：埃及开罗附近的吉萨高原相传，古埃及第三王朝之前，无论王公大臣还是老百姓死后，都被葬入一种用泥砖建成的长方形的坟墓，古代埃及人叫它“马斯塔巴”。 Construction time: the construction of about 2700-2500 BC Location: Cairo, Egypt, near the Giza plateau Legend has it, the third dynasty of ancient Egypt, whether ordinary people or royalty Minister after his death, were buried into a brick built rectangular tomb the ancient Egyptians call "Mashidaba."
2. Zeus statues of Zeus is the god of Greek gods, goddesses, table worship gods Zeus built in the world's largest indoor statue, the Statue of Zeus in the Temple Zeus the Olympic Games is the source, part of the Olympic Games projects During the visit had.
建造时间：大约公元前457年建造地点：希腊西海岸奥林匹亚 （Olympia）的古城中宙斯神殿建于公元前470年，于公元前456年完工，由建筑师Libon设计，宙斯神像由雕刻家Pheidias雕刻。 Construction time: around 457 BC, the construction sites: the west coast of Greece Olympia (Olympia), the ancient city of Zeus in the Temple was built in 470 BC, was completed in 456 BC, designed by the architect Libon, Zeus statues by the sculptor Pheidias carving.
3. Rhode Island Juxiang Rhode Island Juxiang Seven Wonders is one of the most mysterious, this Rhodes Juxiang built in the entrance. 它是希腊太阳神赫利俄斯的青铜铸像，高约33米。 It is the Greek sun god Helios bronze statuettes, about 33 meters high. 因为它只在短短五十六年间便毁于公元前226年的一次地震中，考古学家甚至连它的确切位置及外观都未能确定。 Since it is only in a short span of 56 years between 2070 will be destroyed in an earthquake 226 years, archaeologists and even its exact location and appearance have yet to be ascertained.
4. Sky gardens of Babylon and Rhode Island Juxiang, archaeologists have so far failed to find the remains of sky gardens, in fact, in his many writings that the ancient sky gardens only from listening to the words of others, and not really see that in the end is pure sky gardens legend?
建造时间：大约公元前600年建造地点： 巴比伦 ， 幼发拉底河 (Euphrates)河东面， 伊拉克首都巴格达以南50里外左右巴比伦的空中花园当然不是吊于空中，这个名字的由来纯粹是因为人们把原本除有“吊”之外，还有“突出”之意的希腊"kremastos"及拉丁文"pensilis"错误翻译所致。 Construction time: around 600 BC, the construction Location: Babylon, the Euphrates (Euphrates) Hedong face, south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, around 50 in the sky gardens of Babylon certainly not hanging in the air, and the origin of the name is simply because people in addition to the original "suspended", but also "highlight" the Greek meaning "kremastos" and the Latin "pensilis" e to translation errors.
5. Adi Adi Themis Themis Shrine is the Greek goddess of hunting, said she Lat Arabs, Egyptians called her by the Sith (Isis), and the Romans called her Dianna (Diana), in ancient Greece of silk Adi Goddess deeply admire, built one of the seven wonders of silk Adi Shrine.
建造时间：大约公元前550年建造地点：希腊古城爱菲索斯(Ephesus)中,大约在土耳其的Izmir(Smyrna)南面50公里神庙建筑以大理石为基础，上面覆盖着木制屋顶。 Construction time: around 550 BC, the construction sites: Greece ancient city of Ephesus (Ephesus), about Turkey's Izmir (Smyrna), 50 km south of the marble temple construction as the foundation, covered with a wooden roof. 整个建筑的设计师是Chersiphron父子，它最大的特色是内部有两排，至少106根立柱，每根大约12至18米高。 The whole building is the architect of Chersiphron father, it is the biggest characteristics within two rows, at least 106 pillars, each about 12 to 18 meters high. 神庙的底座约为60乘120米。 Parthenon base is about 60 x 120 meters. 原庙毁于公元前356年的大火，在原址后建起的庙于公元262年再罹火难。 The original temple was destroyed by fire in 356 BC in situ after the temple was built in 262 AD again brought to the fire difficult.
6. Temple Mount by Raskin said Wang Mu, Halikanasushi gross SOLAS tomb temple about 45 meters high, the base was top of the ladder-shaped pyramid-shaped, Kariyawasam of the Kingdom of King Mausolus may statue stands in the top. 陵墓毁于公元三世纪的一次地震中。 The third century AD tomb destroyed in a quake.
建造时间：大约公元前353年建造地点：现在的土耳其西南地区这座伟大的白色大理石陵墓是为摩索拉斯和他的妻子修建的。 Construction time: around 353 BC, the construction site: It is now the southwestern region of Turkey this great white marble mausoleum is Masuolashi and his wife built. 整座建筑由两名希腊设计师设计，外面装饰以奇异的雕刻花纹。 The whole building by two Greek designers, outside the exotic decorative carving patterns. 甫一建成就声名远播，公元15世纪初毁于大地震。 As soon built on the name has been heard, the Year destroyed in the early 15th century earthquake. 现在伦敦大英博物馆还收藏有一点剩余的雕刻。 London, the British Museum is also a collection point remaining sculpture.
7. Alexandria lighthouse with Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) orders, the city of Alexandria in 2070 by Ross lighthouse built in a 300 years of the island, and at least 122 metres tall, with shining white limestone or marble.
建造时间：大约公元前300年建造地点：在埃及（Egypt）的亚历山大港 （Alexandria）附近的法洛斯岛 （island of Pharos）上。 Construction time: around 300 BC, the construction Location: Egypt (Egypt), Alexandria (Alexandria) near the island of Gallows (island of Pharos).
在亚历山大大帝(Alexander the Great )死后不久，他的手下之一托勒密 （Ptolemy Soter ）便称霸埃及，并建都于亚历山卓，有鉴于亚历山卓港附近的海道十分危险，Ptolemy Soter便下令由建筑师Sostratus及亚历山卓图书馆(Alexandria Library/Mouseion)合作兴建亚历山大灯塔，灯塔于公元前290年竣工。 In Alexander the Great (Alexander the Great) shortly after death, one of his men Ptolemy (Ptolemy Soter) will dominate Egypt, and Capital in Alexandria, in the light of the Alexandria near the sea very dangerous, Ptolemy Soter will be ordered by the architect Sostratus and the Alexandria Library (Alexandria Library / Mouseion) in the construction of the lighthouse of Alexandria, the lighthouse was completed in 290 BC.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only wonder of the ancient world still in existenceMain article: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The historian Herodotus (484 BC–ca. 425 BC), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305–240 BC) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of "Seven wonders" but their writings have not survived, except as references. Their wonders included the Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Greek category was not "Wonders" but "theamata", which translates closer to "must-sees". The list that we know today was compiled in the Middle Ages—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. Today, the only ancient world wonder that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
See also: Eighth Wonder of the World
[edit] Wonders of the Medieval World
The Colosseum in Rome
The Great Wall of China
Taj MahalMany lists were made of the wonders of the Middle Ages, and the items included vary from list to list.[2] These historical lists go by names such as "Wonders of the Middle Ages" (implying no specific limitation to seven), "Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages", "Medieval Mind" and "Architectural Wonders of the Middle Ages".
It is unlikely that these lists originated in the Middle Ages, because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era, and the concept of a "Middle Age" did not become popular until the 16th century. Further, the Romanticism movement glorified all things related to the Middle Ages, or more specifically anything pre-Enlightenment era, suggesting such lists would have found a popular audience in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Brewer's refers to them as "later list[s]"[3] suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures found on these lists were not built ring the Middle Ages, but much earlier, but the lists were not written by modern medieval historians, and academic standards did not apply.
Typically representative of the seven greatest wonders of the medieval world are:[2][4][5][3]
Stonehenge
Colosseum
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Great Wall of China
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
Hagia Sophia
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Other sites included on such lists:
Taj Mahal[6]
Cairo Citadel[7]
Ely Cathedral[8]
Cluny Abbey[9]
[edit] Wonders of the modern world
Many lists have been made of the greatest structures built ring modern times or of the greatest wonders existing today. Some of the most notable of these lists are presented below.
[edit] American Society of Civil Engineers Seven Wonders of the Modern World
Golden Gate Bridge
The Itaipu hydroelectric dam on the Paraná RiverIn the tradition of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, many other lists of wonders have been proposed, including both human feats of engineering and wonders of Nature. However, these lists are rather informal, and there is no consensus on any particular list.
The American Society of Civil Engineers compiled another list of wonders of the modern world:[10]
Wonder Date Started Date Finished Locations
Channel Tunnel December 1, 1987 May 6, 1994 Strait of Dover, between the United Kingdom and France
CN Tower February 6, 1973 June 26, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Empire State Building January 22, 1930 May 1, 1931 New York, NY, U.S.
Golden Gate Bridge January 5, 1933 May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Strait, north of San Francisco, California, U.S.
Itaipu Dam January 1970 May 5, 1984 Paraná River, between Brazil and Paraguay
Delta Works 1950 May 10, 1997 Netherlands
Panama Canal January 1, 1880 January 7, 1914 Isthmus of Panama
[edit] New Open World Corporation New Seven Wonders of the World
Main article: New Seven Wonders of the World
In 2001 an initiative was started by Swiss corporation New Open World Corporation (NOWC) to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit.[11] Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006.[12] Egypt was not happy with the fact that the only original wonder would have to compete with the likes of the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, the Taj Mahal, and other landmarks; and called the project absurd. To solve this, Giza was named an honorary Candidate.[13] The results were announced on July 7, 2007[14] and are:
Chichen ItzaWonder Date of construction Location
Great Wall of China 5th century BCE – 16th century CE China
Petra 6th century BCE Jordan
Christ the Redeemer (statue) Opened 12 October 1931 Brazil
Machu Picchu c.1450 Peru
Chichen Itza c.600 Mexico
Colosseum Completed 80 CE Italy
Taj Mahal Completed c.1648 India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate) Completed c.2560 BCE Egypt
[edit] USA Today's New Seven Wonders
Potala Palace
Old City of JerusalemIn November 2006 the American national newspaper USA Today in conjunction with the American television show Good Morning America revealed a list of New Seven Wonders as chosen by six judges.[15] The wonders were announced one per day over a week on Good Morning America. An eighth wonder was chosen on November 24 from viewer feedback.[16]
Number Wonder Location
1 Potala Palace Tibet, China
2 Old City of Jerusalem Israel
3 Polar ice caps Polar regions
4 Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Hawaii, United States
5 Internet N/A
6 Mayan ruins Yucatán Peninsula, México
7 Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara Tanzania and Kenya
8 Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder) Arizona, United States
[edit] Seven Natural Wonders of the World
The Aurora Borealis or Northern LightsSimilar to the other lists of wonders, there is no consensus on a list of seven natural wonders of the world, as there has been debate over how large the list should be. One of the many lists was compiled by CNN:[17]
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Mount Everest
Aurorae
Parícutin volcano
Victoria Falls
[edit] Seven Wonders of the Instrial World
The London sewerage system's original Abbey Mills pumping stationMain article: Seven Wonders of the Instrial World
British author Deborah Cadbury wrote Seven Wonders of the Instrial World, a book telling the stories of seven great feats of engineering of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 2003 the BBC made a seven-part documentary series on the book, with each episode dramatising the construction one of the wonders. The seven instrial wonders are:
SS Great Eastern
Bell Rock Lighthouse
Brooklyn Bridge
London sewerage system
First Transcontinental Railroad
Panama Canal
Hoover Dam
[edit] Seven wonders of the underwater world
The Great Barrier ReefThe Seven Underwater Wonders of the World was a creation of CEDAM International. The CEDAM acronym stands for: Conservation, Ecation, Diving, Awareness, Marine-Research. In 1989 CEDAM brought together a panel of distinguished marine scientists, including Dr. Eugenie Clark, to pick underwater areas which they considered to be worthy of protection. The results were announced at The National Aquarium in Washington DC by Lloyd Bridges of Sea Hunt fame.:[18] [19]
Palau
Belize Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Deep-Sea Vents
Galápagos Islands
Lake Baikal
Northern Red Sea
[edit] Travel wonders of the world
Machu PicchuTravel writer Howard Hillman is one of many such writers who has compiled lists of the top man-made[20] and natural[21] tourist travel wonders of the world:
[edit] Man-made travel wonders
Giza pyramid complex
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Machu Picchu
Bali
Angkor Wat
Forbidden City
Bagan Temples & Pagodas
Karnak Temple
Teotihuacán
[edit] Natural travel wonders
Grand CanyonSerengeti Migration
Galápagos Islands
Grand Canyon
Iguazu Falls
Amazon Rainforest
Ngorongoro Crater
Great Barrier Reef
Victoria Falls
Bora Bora
Cappadocia
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（1）埃及吉萨金字塔The Great Pyramid of Giza 2500 BC Approximate - Egyptians
（2）奥林匹亚宙斯巨像 Statue of Zeus at Olympia 435 BC - Greeks - Destroyed Fire
（3）阿尔忒弥斯神殿 Temple of
Artemis at Ephesus 550 BC - Anatolians - Destroyed Fire 356 BC
（4）摩索拉斯基陵墓 Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 315 BC - Hellenized Carians - Destroyed Earthquake
（5）亚历山大灯塔 Lighthouse of Alexandria 3rd Century BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed Earthquake
（6）巴比伦空中花园 Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BC - Babylonians - Destroyed Earthquake
（7）罗德岛巨像Colossus of Rhodes 292-280 BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed 224 BC Earthquake
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MEXICO
Chichén Itzá, the most famous Mayan temple city, served as the political and economic center of the Mayan civilization. Its various structures - the pyramid of Kukulkan, the Temple of Chac Mool, the Hall of the Thousand Pillars, and the Playing Field of the Prisoners – can still be seen today and are demonstrative of an extraordinary commitment to architectural space and composition. The pyramid itself was the last, and arguably the greatest, of all Mayan temples.
Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BRAZIL
This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments. The statue took five years to construct and was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. It has become a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors with open arms.
The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy
ITALY
This great amphitheater in the centre of Rome was built to give favors to successful legionnaires and to celebrate the glory of the Roman Empire. Its design concept still stands to this very day, and virtually every modern sports stadium some 2,000 years later still bears the irresistible imprint of the Colosseum's original design. Today, through films and history books, we are even more aware of the cruel fights and games that took place in this arena, all for the joy of the spectators.
The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China
CHINA
The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China. It is the largest man-made monument ever to have been built and it is disputed that it is the only one visible from space. Many thousands of people must have given their lives to build this colossal construction.
Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru
PERU
In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu ("old mountain"). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River. It was probably abandoned by the Incas because of a smallpox outbreak and, after the Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the city remained 'lost' for over three centuries. It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan
JORDAN
On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theater, modelled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Today, the Palace Tombs of Petra, with the 42-meter-high Hellenistic temple facade on the El-Deir Monastery, are impressive examples of Middle Eastern culture.
The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India
INDIA
This immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window.
