1. New 7 Wonders of the World
Martina Laskač 6o7/o8

2.
The Official New 7 Wonders of the World were announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007

3. Why?
7 Wonders were chosen because the original list of Ancient Wonders, drawn up more than 2,000 years ago

4. How?
After 7 years of campaigning and 100 million votes received, the results of the world’s first-ever global vote were announced in random order.
They are all equal – there is no rank among the list.

6. The Great Wall of China over 6,000 km long
built in the 7th Century BC when China was still divided into many small states
can be seen from space with the naked eye

7. The Great Wall of China

8. Petra established sometime around the 6th century BC
has rock cut architecture and water conduits system
chosen by the BBC as one of "the 40 places you have to see before you die"

9. Petra

10. Chichén Itzá "At the mouth of the well of the Itza“ Maya temple-city
Built in the first millennium B.C.
365 steps in total, one for every day of the year

11. Chichén Itzá

12. The Statue of Christ Redeemer
39.6 metres tall
It weighs 635 tons
icon of Rio and Brazil
Construction took nine years, from 1922 to 1931

13. The Statue of Christ Redeemer

14. The Colosseum Capable of seating 50,000 spectators completed in 80 AD
remained in use for nearly 500 years
largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire

15. The Colosseum

16. Machu Picchu "The Lost City of the Incas“
located at an altitude of 2,400 meters above sea level
built around 1460
most known symbol of the Inca Empire

17. Machu Picchu

18. Taj Mahal
built by Mugal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal
completed around 1653
Emperior ordered that the hands of the craftsmen and architect be chopped off after building Taj Mahal, as he did not want them to build another grand monument as this one

19. Taj Mahal