Мультимедийная презентация "The man-made wonders of the world" Part 2

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Pyramids of Cheops The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt . The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built.

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Coliseum is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand,[1] it is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum.

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The great Wall of China One of the largest and most ancient monuments in the world. Overall its length is 8851.8 kilometers, on a section passes close to Beijing. The process of construction of this building shakes its scope

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is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres (7,970 ft ) above sea level.[1][2] It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru,[3] above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Machu Picchu

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originally known to the Nabataeans as Raqmu , is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. Petra is one of the New7Wonders of the World. Petra

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Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal .

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Christ the Redeemer an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue is 30 metres (98 ft ) tall, not including its 8-metre (26 ft ) pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft ) wide

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T he ancient Mayan temples The Maya civilization was one of the great Pre-Colombian civilizations, extending throughout the northern Central American region, including the present-day nations of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, southern Mexico and western Honduras.

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Hagia Sophia

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was the capital city of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries. Angkor was a megacity supporting at least 0.1% of the global population during 1010-1220. The city houses the magnificent Angkor Wat , one of Cambodia's popular tourist attractions. Angkor

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are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500. Moai

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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a church in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The building, now a museum, is officially known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. A world-famous landmark , it was the city's tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600 .

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is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner. Neuschwanstein Castle

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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury . One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze. Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge Stonehendge