Seven Wonders of the World

Have you ever heard about the “Seven Wonders of the World”? This means seven famous constructions. It varies from time to time. In ancient world, Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria are the seven wonders. Unfortunately, Great Pyramid of Giza is the only existent in the world. Most of other constructions collapsed because of earthquakes. In the Middle Age, seven wonders include Stonehenge, Colosseum, Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Great Wall of China, Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, Hagia Sophia, and Leaning Tower of Pisa.

On July 7, 2007, the New Seven Wonders were selected: Chichen Itza, Christ the Redeemer, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Petra, Roman Colosseum, Taj Mahal, and Great Pyramid of Giza. At first, twenty one places were nominated as the New Seven Wonders, and these seven places were selected. Statue of Liberty or Eiffel Tower were nominated. There was also Japanese temple, Kiyomizu-dera in the list. This temple is famous for Japanese because of its unique architectural design. “To jump off the stage at Kiyomizu” is a saying that illustrates it. In English, it refers “to take a plunge.” From that, you might be able to guess easily that Kiyomizu-dera has a high stage. By the way, indeed, its stage is only 13 meters, I thought this stage has more than 13 meters, though.


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