The list of new seven wonders of the world was released on 7th july of 2007 in lisbon, portugal. New7wonders of the world 20002007 was a campaign started in 2000 to choose wonders. I n 2007, more than 100 million people voted to declare the new seven wonders of the world. New7wonders of the world 20002007 was a campaign started in 2000 to choose wonders of the world from a selection of 200 existing monuments. Seven wonders of the world, preeminent architectural and sculptural achievements of the ancient mediterranean and middle east, as listed by various observers. These marvels of architecture, like egypts pyramids, were monuments of human achievement, built by mediterranean and middle eastern empires of their day with little more than crude tools and manual labor. After we can paste the three largest images on one side of the booklet. Stonehenge is a megalithic rock monument of 150 enormous stones set in a purposeful circular pattern, located on the salisbury plain of southern england, the main portion of it built about 2000 bc. The following list of the new seven wonders is presented without ranking, and aims to represent global heritage. Dispersed throughout five of the seven continents, cnns wonders. From this list only the great pyramid at giza, egypt, can be seen today, but many other ancient wonders have survived.
A visual representation of the ancient egyptians sophistication, it was the tallest manmade structure in the world for 3,800 years. Nov 18, 20 a lot of research work, study and analysis are done before announcing these structures as seven wonders of the world and truly requires a lot of effort that goes into it. Voting via the internet was limited to one vote for seven monuments per personidentity, but multiple voting was possible. Sep 25, 20 the new 7 wonders of the world duration.
Research and write a brief report on each of the seven wonders of the world. The standard list of the seven world wonders are those of the ancient world. Our modern wonders are totally different from the ancient wonders. In 2001 an initiative was started by the swiss corporation new7wonders foundation to choose the new7wonders of the world from a selection of. Single page basic chart handout of the new seven wonders of the world with names, locations, dates, and descriptions. The seven wonders of the ancient world were marvels of architecture, human ingenuity, and engineering on a scale that even the greatest artists of contemporary times would have a hard time. Jack mckinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. New 7 wonders of the world creating global memory home. The seven wonders of the ancient world were the great pyramid of giza, egypt. Six of the seven wonders of the ancient world were described by philon of byzance, a ii century before jesus christ ingeneer, in a manuscript entitled peri ton hepta theamaton about the seven wonders of the world. The seven wonders of the ancient world the seven wonders of the ancient world is a list of manmade constructions that date back to classical antiquity.
Byzantium came up with two lists of seven wonders that made people of their time stand and stare in astonishment. For their builders, the seven wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. Pick one of the seven wonders of the world and create a story using materials of your choice. The seven wonders of the world behold the fancies of travellers and interest of historians alike. On march 8, the legend of the rift was finally released into the world. The initiative followed an earlier new7wonders of the. An idea to present the 7 wonders of the ancient world is a booklet popup where we can see them all together, as in a small theater sets.
According to the majority of archaeologists, the inca emperor pachacuti built machu picchu as an estate around the year 1450. The pyramids of giza are the only one of the seven wonders substantially in existence today. Seven wonders of the world introduces kids ages 912 to the seven wonders on the original list and the seven wonders on the new list. It is located in the cusco region of perus machupicchu district.
The only one of the ancient wonders that still exists is in giza, egypt. Dec 10, 2012 the seven wonders of the world behold the fancies of travellers and interest of historians alike. The new seven wonders of the world the new york times. And if youre new to the seven wonders series, heres what its all about one boy. Pick one of the seven wonders of the world and imagine you are helping to build it. Over time, seven of those places made history as the wonders of the ancient world. These monuments, including machu picchu in peru and the great wall of china, symbolize the creativity and ingenuity of human civilization. Of these, only the pyramids still exist although the ruins of the lighthouse have been found in alexandrias harbor, and there are plans to rebuild the colossus of rhodes. The greeks believed that the number seven was magical,which is why they chose seven wonders. Considered one of the new seven wonders of the world, the great wall of china was constructed 7th century bc.
A lot of research work, study and analysis are done before announcing these structures as seven wonders of the world and truly requires a lot of effort that goes into it. Babylon is home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. However, the seven wonders of the natural world are proof if needed at all that. Single page basic chart handout of the new seven wonders of the world with names, locations, dates, and. Youve heard of the fabled sites such as the statue of zeus at olympia in greece and the lighthouse at alexandria in egypt, aka the 7 wonders of the world.
This book serves as an introduction and overview of the seven wonders of the ancient world. More than 2,000 years ago, travelers would write about incredible sights they had seen on their journeys. Download pdf the dangerous book for boys download books pdf. Various lists of the wonders of the world have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalogue the worlds most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures. The only surviving ancient wonder, the great pyramid at giza remains an incredible example of egyptian architecture. Today is a bit of a history lesson as were going to talk about the seven wonders of the world. The popularity poll was led by canadianswiss bernard weber and organized by the new7wonders foundation based in zurich, switzerland, with winners announced on 7 july 2007 in lisbon the new7wonders foundation said that more than 100. New seven wonders of the world pdf by usefulcharts tpt. The oldest of the seven wonders, egyptologists believe it took just 10 to 20 years to build. In 2000 a swiss foundation launched a campaign to determine the new seven wonders of the world. The seven wonders are the architectural and artistic monuments considered as perfect by the greeks and the romans.
Various lists of the wonders of the world have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalogue the world s most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures the seven wonders of the ancient world is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity. The oxford companion to classical literature authors. If we take a look at the past, we will see something that is now very common. After reading this on national geographic it became my new goal to visit all seven places.
Oct 14, 2010 the new seven wonders foundation in switzerland received around two hundred entries from across the world, and it finally shortlisted twenty one finalists. The seven natural wonders of the world are a list of the worlds most astonishing natural attractions. Well, because travelers love to cross places off their bucket lists, the new 7 wonders of the world were unveiled in 2007. The seven natural wonders of the world is an unofficial list of the most spectacular places in nature from around the globe. The greeks chose seven wonders, because in their culture this number symbolized perfection. A few years ago, the new7wonders foundation took a poll to create a modernized list of the seven wonders of the world. Stonehenge didnt make the cut for the seven new wonders of the world, but if you took a poll of archaeologists, stonehenge would likely be on there. Walt streightiff it is fascinating to look at the world through the eyes of children. They have the characteristics of having marked their eras, giving glory to the civilizations that erected them. The seven ancient wonders of the world nc state university. This year, and every year from now on, the world celebrates 7 wonders day. Pdf since the ancient greeks first identified the seven wonders of the ancient world. The new wonders were chosen in 2007 through an online contest put on by a swiss company, the new 7 wonders foundation, in which more than tens of. In the seven wonders of the ancient world, ancient masterpieces such as the temple of artemis and the hanging gardens of babylon are remembered.
Given that the original seven wonders list was compiled in the 2nd century bceand that only one entrant is still standing the pyramids of gizait seemed time for an update. In fact, the world wide web may just be the greatest wonder of the world of the last millennium. The best known are those of the 2ndcenturybce writer antipater of sidon and of a later but unknown observer of the 2nd century bce who claimed to be the mathematician philon of byzantium included on the list in its eventual form were. What are the seven wonders of the world, from ancient to modern. In 2014, the seven wonders of the world are no longer the analog objects of the previous era. The 7 wonders of the world are a list of ancient monuments built between the 3rd millennium bc for the oldest and the 3rd century bc for the most recent. The seven ancient wonders of the world the ancient greeks made a list of places they thought people should see.
First we draw the 7 wonders on a white cardboard and then cut out. For the latest collaboration in the seven wonders series, artist paul evans and poet mark goodwin travel to alport castles, a landslip feature in the peak district, derbyshire. What are the seven wonders of the world, from ancient to. The colossus rises, lost in babylon, the tomb of shadows, the select, the orphan by peter lerangis 4.
Stonehenge, abu simbel, the great wall of china and a new manneken pis. Seven wonders of the modern world seven wonders of the modern world seven wonders of the modern world seven wonders of the modern world seven wonders of the modern world. The seven wonders of the modern world today, people attempt to achieve the unachievable, reach unreachable heights, and scorn the notion of it cant be done. Jan 07, 2020 the seven wonders of the modern world were determined by the american society of civil engineers to showcase the most impressive manmade structures in the world. Price and stock could change after publish date, and we may make money from these links. It was the second in a series of internetbased polls led by swissborn canadian bernard weber and organized by the new7wonders foundation, a swissbased foundation which weber founded. New seven wonders of the world linkedin slideshare. We need felttip pens, colored cardboards, ruler, scissors and glue. May 01, 2019 youve heard of the fabled sites such as the statue of zeus at olympia in greece and the lighthouse at alexandria in egypt, aka the 7 wonders of the world. In 1997, cnn released a seven natural wonders of the world list, which comprises geological, aquatic and astrophysical phenomena. Visit the new 7 wonders of the world in 2018 wonders of.
For those of you that cant in this lesson we will look at not only the seven classic wonders of the world but also seven modern wonders in the world today. Seven wonders of the ancient world oxford reference. In 2007, the final list of the seven modern wonders were announced in lisbon, portugal. There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. New7wonders of nature 20072011 was an initiative started in 2007 to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll. Their curiosity and zest for learning encouraged us to revisit the life of mahatma gandhi last month.
New7wonders foundation john zogby manager of the utica 5. Nov 01, 2016 in 2001 an initiative was started by the swiss corporation new7wonders foundation to choose the new7wonders of the world from a selection of 200 existing monuments, here is the official 7 wonders. New and old entries were contending for the title of seven wonders of the world. Chichen itza, christ the redeemer, great wall of china, machu picchu, petra, taj mahal, colosseum the giza necropolis in egypt, the only remaining wonder of the ancient world, was granted an honorary site. The grand canyon, in the usa, is one of the worlds natural wonders.
The seven wonders of the world demonstrate humanitys most impressive creations such as the taj mahal and the statue of christ the redeemer. These seven wonders were based on popular guidebooks that were used by greek tourists. Informational nonfiction, 1,279 words, level s grade 3, lexile 920l. The new seven wonders foundation in switzerland received around two hundred entries from across the world, and it finally shortlisted twenty one finalists.
Various lists of the wonders of the world have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalogue the worlds most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures the seven wonders of the ancient world is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity. The dream destination of millions of people across the world, machu picchu is one of the seven wonders of the world. Seven wonders of the ancient world quick reference the pyramids at giza, the hanging gardens and walls of babylon, the temple of artemis at ephesus, the statue of zeus at olympia, the mausoleum at halicarnassus, the colossus of rhodes, and the pharos at alexandria. Built at different points in time, at different places, the seven wonders of the world are the materialization of some great dream, some great skills and some great labour. The seven wonders of the ancient world have been celebrated by scholars, writers, and artists since at least 200 b. In seven wonders of the muslim world, a group of young muslims leave their homes and families to take the journey of a lifetime, bound for saudi arabia on their first pilgrimage to mecca. The best known are those of the 2ndcenturybce writer antipater of sidon and of a later but unknown observer of the 2nd century bce who claimed to be the mathematician philon of byzantium. Use the links at the right side of this page to order. Never before in the history of mankind has it been pos. There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a. Seven wonders of the ancient world this is the famous list compiled by the ancient greeks and is what most people think of as simply the seven wonders of the world.
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