Thursday, 28 June 2012
Rajdhani Wi-fi System
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
wonders of the world details...
7 wonders of the world creation(cont..)
Great Wall Of China
Great Wall of China is a series of munitions made of stone, brick , wood and other materials, built along east-to-west line of the historical northern borders of China. This was made in order to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states
against intrusions by various nomadic groups and military incursions by
various warlike peoples or forces. Several walls were being built as
early as the 7th century BC. These were later joined together and made bigger , stronger and unified are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall. The most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.
Little of that wall still remains. The majority of the existing wall
was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty.
Petra
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veiw of Petra |
Established around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, Petra is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourist attraction.Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordan governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduit system.
Taj Mahal
It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.It is one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage. It covers an area of about 1003 acres or 405 hectares.In 1631, Shah Jahan, emperor(Mughal Dynasty), was grief-stricken when his third wife,
Mumtaz Mahal, died during the birth of their 14th child.So he started the construction of the Taj Mahal in 1632 in memory of his beloved wife.The construction was completed in 1648.Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India.
Christ The Redeemer
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Christ The Redeemer |
Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.It is considered as the largest Art Deco
statue in the world and the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world.
It is 39.6 metres tall, has 9.5 metres (31 ft)
pedestal, and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tonnes, and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.It was constructed between 1922 and 1931.
Monday, 18 June 2012
7 wonders
7 wonders of the world..
Ancient world's 7 wonders
This was written by historian Herodotus , and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene .This was just a written work and was later used as a reference. The list included the name of seven wonder as follow
Great Pyramid Of Giza |
- Great Pyramid of Giza
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Lighthouse of Alexandria
Present 7 wonders of the world
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Taj Mahal |
In 2001 an initiative was started by the Swiss corporation of foundation present 7 Wonders of world to choose the latest 7 Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.21 finalists were announced on January 1,2006.The results were announced on July 7,2007 , in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Great wall of China |
Wonder | Date of construction | Location | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Wall of China | Since 7th century BC | China | |||||||||||||||||||||
Petra | c.100 BCE | Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Christ the Redeemer | Opened October 12, 1931 | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
Machu Picchu | c.1450 CE | Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chichen Itza | c.600 CE | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||
Colosseum | Completed 80 CE | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taj Mahal | Completed c.1648 CE | India | |||||||||||||||||||||
Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate) |
| Egypt |
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