世界八大奇迹PPT

•Christ the Redeemer, 巴西耶稣雕像
is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 39.6 meters (130 feet) tall, weighs 700 tons and is located at the peak of the 700m (2296-foot) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil.
•Taj
Mahal
泰姬陵
It was Shah Jehan who ordered the building of the Taj, in honor of his wife. So great was the Emperor love to his wife that he ordered the building of the most beautiful mausoleum on Earth for her.
•Great Wall of China 万里长城
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties.
Colosseum罗马斗兽场
Colosseum
• remained in use for nearly 500 years • traditional gladiatorial games
• many other public spectacles :
mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.
世界八大奇迹
The World's Eight Wonders
• The Terracotta Army 兵马俑 • Taj Mahal 泰姬陵 • The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字塔 • Colosseum 罗马斗兽场 • Chichen Itza, Mexico 玛雅神殿 • Petra, Jordan 约旦佩特拉城 • Christ the Redeemer, Brazil 巴西耶稣雕像 • Great Wall of China 万里长城
Petra, Jordan 约旦佩特拉城
"a rose-red city half as old as time"
Petra is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah , the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.
•The Terracotta Army
•兵马俑
• The terracotta figures were buried with the first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in 210-209 BC. Consequently, they are also sometimes referred to as "Qin's Army."
Chichen Itza, Mexico Fra Baidu bibliotek雅神殿
built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Mexico. a major regional center.
architectural styles,
The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字塔
built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at giza, in the egyptian desert remain the most colossal buildings ever constructed . The pyramids were built by egyptians under the orders of the egyptian leader. How ancient builders managed to build these massive structures has never been fully answered but the effort clearly required brains and brawn.