The document provides information on several ancient wonders and structures from around the world, including: - The Giza Necropolis in Egypt, home to the oldest of the ancient wonders, the only one still in existence. - The Colossus of Rhodes, a statue built in the harbor of Rhodes that stood for over 60 years before an earthquake destroyed it. - The Colosseum in Rome, where the movie "The Return of the Dragon" filmed fighting scenes between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris. - Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city located in Peru at an altitude of 2450 meters. - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, whose existence is debated due to a lack of

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5. For many
nations since
the ancient
times number
seven has
been
considered to
be special

6. The Giza
Necropolis is an
archaeological site
on the Giza
Plateau, on the
outskirts of Cair,
Egypt.

7. It is the oldest
of the ancient
Wonders and
the only one
still in
existence.

9. The sculptor Hares was creating
Colossus for 12 years. Colossus of Rhodes
stood on a white marble pedestal,
slightly leaning back. A statue of the
god rose at the entrance to the harbour
of Rhodes, and was visible from nearby
islands.

10. In November stood for
The Colossus2008 it was
announced about the
sixty-five years. In 222 BC.
reconstruction of the
the earthquake destroyed
statues in the form of
the statue.
lighting installations.

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The construction of the
amphitheater was
started by Emperor
Vespasian, after his
victories in Asia in 72
AD.

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the shooting battles of
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destroyed before
"The Return of the
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Dragon“ took place.

15. The city of ancient America
is located in Peru, at the top
of the ridge at an altitude
of 2450 meters.

19. There is only a mention
of Nebuchadnezzar’s wife
Amyitis about Hanging
Gardens. However, it is
possible that cuneiform
texts on the Hanging
Gardens may yet be
found.
There is some
controversy as to
whether the Hanging
Gardens were an actual
construction or a poetic
creation, owing to the
lack of documents in
modern Babylonian
sources.

20. The river flowed
east of its current
position during the
time of
Nebuchadnezzar II,
and therefore little
is known about the
western portion of
Today archaeological
evidence hasn't been
found at Babylon for
the Hanging Gardens. It
is possible that this
evidence exists beneath
the Euphrates, which
cannot be excavated
safely at present.

21. Modern scientists believe that the Hanging Gardens
of Babylon were actually constructed by the Assyrian
king Sennacherib for his palace at Nineveh.

22. Was built between 280 and 247 BC
on the island of Pharos at Alexandria
in Egypt. Its purpose was to guide
sailors into the harbour at night. Its
height was 450 meters.

23. By the XII century Alexandrian
harbour silted up, the ships could not
use it. The lighthouse went into
decline.
In the XIV century, the
lighthouse was destroyed by
an earthquake.

25. In the V century
BC. the citizens
of Olympia
decided to build
the temple of
Zeus. The
majestic building
was errected
between 466 and
456 years BC It
was built of huge
stone blocks, and
surrounded by
massive columns.

26. The architect
Phidias was
sculpting the
statue of Zeus
in the temple
for 21 years.
It was beautiful
& magnificent.
It was made
The Earthquake destroyed the statue almost completely in
of gold,
the II century BC.
diamonds and
emeralds!

28. The temple was built in
the middle of the VI
century BC. A statue of
the goddess Artemis was
made of gold and ivory.

29. But in 356 BC.
Herostratus
burnt the
temple, wishing
to become
famous such a
way.
The temple
was a
financial
and business
centre of
Ephesus.

31. The Monument of
carian ruler Mausolus.
Artemisia II ordered
to build it in the
middle of the IV
century BC in
Halicarnassus.
The Mausoleum was
constructed by the
great Greek
architects, such as
Satyr, Pytheas,
Leohar, Scopas,
Timotheus and
Briaksid.

32. In the XIII century the
mausoleum was
destroyed by an
earthquake.
In 1846 the expedition of
the British Museum
explored the ruins.

34. The construction of the
first wall began in the
III century BC
The length of the wall
The wall was built is 9800 kilometers long
.
to protect China's
borders from
attacks of the
barbarians

35. Until the 20th century the wall was gradually
There is a legend that the foundation of
being destroyed by sandstorms.
the walls was made of a mixture of
However, on June 25, 1899 there appeared
builders’ bodies and rice porridge with a
a rumour about demolition of the Great Wal
mixture of slaked lime.
of China in American newspapers. After this
event the reconstruction of the wall began.

37. Petra was an ancient
city, the capital of
Idumea, and later the
capital of the
Nabataean kingdom.
Located in Jordan.

38. Petra was located at the
crossroads of the two major
trade routes. Hundreds of
years of trade brought great
wealth to Petra.
But when the Romans
discovered the sea routes to the
East, overland spice trade came
to naught, and Petra was
gradually exhausted, lost in the
sands.

40. Taj Mahal is a
mausoleum-mosque,
located in Agra,
India, on the banks
of the river Yamuna.
Built on the order of
Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan in the memory
of his wife Mumtaz
Mahal, who died in
child-birth.

41. Taj Mahal is
considered to be the
best example of
Mughal architecture
style, which combines
the elements of
Persian, Indian and
In 1983, the Taj Mahal Islamic architectural
styles.
was named a «pearl of
Muslim art in India, one
of the recognized
masterpieces of
heritage, which is
admired throughout the

43. Chichen Itza was a political
and cultural centre of the
Maya in the north of the
Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico).
The holy city of the itza
people is located 120
kilometers east of the city
of Merida.

44. The city was founded in the
VII century AD. At the time of
the Spanish conquest of
Chichen Itza it was a ruin.
The remains of the city can be
divided into two groups.
The first includes buildings,
dating from the VI-VII centuries
and relating to the period of
Mayan culture. The second
group of buildings relates to the
period of Toltec X-XI centuries.

46. The Statue of Christ the
Redeemer is the famous
statue of Christ with
outstretched arms at the
top of Corcovado mountain
in Rio de Janeiro. It is a
symbol of Rio de Janeiro
and Brazil. The statue is
made of reinforced concrete
and soapstone.

47. In 1921 the approaching centenary of national independence inspired
Brazil's city fathers to build a monument of Christ the Redeemer. The
magazine "O Cruzeiro" announced a fundraiser for a subscription to the
construction of the monument. As a result of the campaign there were
collected 2.2 million reals.
The construction of the statue went on for about nine years from 1922 to 1931.
October 12, 1931 is the date of the grand opening and
consecration of the monument