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NEW seven WANDERS组员：自己填7 wonders in the worldNEWFinal poll ranking list:GreatWallPetraChristtheRedeemerMachuPicchuChichenItzaColosseumTajMahalI.The Great Wall ChinaIn the north of China,there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long(4,161-mile-long)ancient wall.Now well-known as the Great Wall of ChinaIt was listed as one of theworld culture heritage AAAA-grade national tourist attractionsIdiom He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉It was listed as one of theworld culture heritage AAAA-grade national tourist attractions As one of the seven Wonders in the world,the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.II.Petra in Jordan The city lost in time 失落之城失落之城PETRA（佩特拉）is known for its rock cut architecture(is the practice of creating buildings and other physical structures by carving natural rock.)LocationPetra（meaningrock）isanancientcityintheJordaniangovernorateofMaanItliesontheslopeofMountHorinabasinamongthemountainswhichformtheeasternflankofWadiAraba,thelargevalleyrunningfromtheDeadSeatotheGulfofAqabaIt was described as a“rose-red city（玫瑰之城）”.The rocks also have other colors,e.g.light,blue,orange,yellow,purple&green.The site is featured in films such as:(电影）Indiana Jones(夺宝奇兵）Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen III.Christ Redeemer Rio de Janeiro Brazil 基督像基督像 巴西里约热内卢巴西里约热内卢Its a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil;considered the largest Art Deco（建筑风格）statue in the world.It weighs 635 tonnes,and is located at the peak of the 700-metre Corcovado（科尔科瓦杜）mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city.It is made of reinforced concrete（钢筋混泥土）and soapstone（皂石）,and was constructed between 1922&1931.Christ Redeemer38mIn Peru秘鲁马丘比丘秘鲁马丘比丘IV.It was descrided as“The Lost City of the Incas印加的失落之城It started building around AD 1400 but it was abandoned as an official site（军事要塞）for the Inca rulers a century later,it was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911.OftenreferredtoasTheLostCityoftheIncas“.LOCATIONMachu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430metres above sea level.It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley(乌鲁班巴河谷）in Peru.V.Chichen Itza Pyramid Mexico 奇琴伊查奇琴伊查 库库尔坎金字塔库库尔坎金字塔墨西哥Chichen Itza One of the worlds foremost archeological(考古的）sites.Each building has its own features,some for exercise,some for worshipChichenItzatotalareaofabout15squarekilometers,with15ballgamecourts.ChichenItzacanbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpartisthereligiousarea,includingtheballgamecourts（球戏场球戏是玛雅人的宗教活动）,temples（庙宇）,PyramidofKukulcan&cenote.ThesecondpartisaboutMayascience,suchasastronomicalobservatory.Pyramid of Kukulcan 库库尔坎金字塔GreatBallCourtandTempleoftheJaguarsCenote（天然井，西班牙语词汇，源自玛雅语（天然井，西班牙语词汇，源自玛雅语“dzonot”，英文为，英文为 sinkhole）提供）提供尤卡坦半岛玛雅人（尤卡坦半岛玛雅人（Maya)最主要的水源最主要的水源,古代的玛雅人也把古代的玛雅人也把cenote视为通向神圣的地视为通向神圣的地下世界的入口下世界的入口,其中最著名的有Sacred Well（祭祀神时用的井）（祭祀神时用的井）SacredCenote该天然井用于祭祀活动，美考古学家水下探查时，发现了大量的金银玉器，乃至活人献祭的骸骨。-Manygirlswereburiedhere.TEMPLE OF JAGUARSVI.The Roman Coliseum,Italy意大利古罗马斗兽场Roman Coliseum is an elliptical(椭圆的）amphitheatre（阶梯式的露天剧场）in the center of the city of Rome,Italy.Its construction started between 70 and 72 A.D and was completed in 80 A.D.Funtions1.Was used for gladiatorial contests&public spectacles.(e.g.mock sea battles,animal hunts,executions,re-enactments of famous battles,and dramas based on Classical mythology.）2.It was later reused for such purposes as housing,workshops,quarters for a religious order,a fortress,a quarry,and a Christian shrine.it rose up 57 meters in four levels.With a perimeter（周长）of 527 meters,80 entrances,capable of seating around 80,000 spectators（观众）.VII.Taj Mahal India 爱情的丰碑爱情的丰碑LocatedatthecityofAgra（亚格拉）.TheconstructionofthismarblemasterpieceiscreditedtotheemperorShahJahan（沙贾汗）whoerectedthismausoleum（陵墓）inmemoryofhisbelovedwife.ThebodiesofShahJehanandhiswifelieinatombbelowthecentralroom.ThematerialwasbroughtinfromalloverIndiaandcentralAsiaandittookafleetof1000elephantstotransportittothesite.Thechiefbuildingmaterial:whitemarble/Redsandstone/Jasper碧玉/Jade/Crystal/Turquoise绿宝石/LapisLazuli青金石/Sapphire蓝宝石/Diamonds/Coal/preciousstonesItwasstartedinA.D.1632andcompletedattheendedin1648A.D.For17years，20,000workmenaresaidtohavebeenemployedonitdaily.THANKS
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