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the pyramids. The Great Pyramid wasn’t among
READING & WRITING the winners of the new seven wonders. However,
it has the honorary status.
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a Read the text and match the headings with Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities
the paragraphs. located in Yucatan, Mexico. Maya people built it
1. The competence was challenging between the 800s and 900s AD. They used it as
2. The pyramid still standing a religious centre. They held celebrations there.
3. What makes a wonder of the world Great Wall of China is the only monument visible
wonderful? from space. The Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi
4. The need for a new list started the construction of the wall in around 220
5. The New Seven Wonders of the World BC. It defended the empire for many years. Chinese
people continued the wall until around the 1600s.
The length of the wall is 2500km. Today, it is a
THE AMAZING MONUMENTS
popular tourist attraction.
Petra is the stone-carved ancient city in Jordan.
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What are the wonderful places in the world? Nabataeans built it in around 2000 BC. Another
People were fascinated by dimensions, name for Petra is the Rose City because of
colours, beauty or stories of some structures the colour of its stones. It’s one of the famous
throughout history and recorded them tourist attractions of Jordan. Petra includes a
in different ways. These qualities of the mausoleum, a temple, a shrine, a palace, general
structures make them different.from the dwelling, and a royal treasury.
other structures of the world.
Coliseum is the largest amphitheatre in the
world. It was the site of gladiator fights and
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People of ancient Greece made a list of amazing dramas in ancient Rome. Romans built it
places in the world in the fifth century and called between 70 to 80 AD. Today, you can see half
them the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. of the original theatre.
However, the list was limited because they were Machu Picchu is situated in Andes Mountains in
in the lands only along the coasts of the east Peru. The Inca Empire constructed this ancient
Mediterranean Sea. So, a Swiss company decided city in 1430 AD, but people abandoned
to form a new list of wonders in 2007. the city after the Spain attack in the 16
th
century. An American explorer discovered
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the city in 1911. You can go to Peru and
People voted for the 21 finalist monuments. see the ruins on foot or by bus.
The candidates were extraordinary and amazing
man-made structures; temples, monuments, Christ the Redeemer is a statue of
towers, pyramids, statues, ancient cities, and Jesus Christ. Rio de Janerio, Brazil
museums. Hagia Sophia was one of them. hosts this beautiful statue. A
local engineer built it in 1931.
It is a symbol of Christianity,
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and so many people visit the
largest of the three pyramids in Giza in Egypt. It monument every year.
was also on the ancient list. It is the only standing Taj Mahal is a white marble
Wonder of the Ancient World. Ancient Egyptians mausoleum in India. The
built the Great pyramid in around 2560 BC. emperor Shah Jahan built it for
They buried their pharaohs and put pharaohs’ his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal
belongings such as gold, food, and clothes inside in 1653 AD. She died at the age
140
