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 * Seven Wonders of the Ancient World **

 The 7 wonders of the ancient world, are a set of architectural works that were selected as being the wonders of human creation and worthy of being admired and visited. Among the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World are: The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Tomb of Mausole, The Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
 * Brief introduction**

The Lighthouse of Alexandria and The Statue of Zeus are two of the Ancient 7 Wonders of the World. The first has a functional propose and the second was a monumental proposes. The booth are two of the most important structures never created by the human bean. Alexandria's Faro or the Light house of Alexandria was the guide for many merchants who try to reach Alexandria's port in Egypt. It was the only ancient marvel created with a practical aim. His function was to direct the ships for the labyrinth of the bars of sands that were very dangerous illuminating the sea for polished mirrors of bronze created to reflect the light of the Sun during the day and fires ships directed by night. His height was estimated in between 117 and 134 meters. This tower was the highest structure on the Earth for many centuries but, after a series of earthquakes the structure was dismantled for his stones. The Council commissioned Zeus de Olympia’s Statue and was constructed inside the Parthenon by the aim to show his respect to the god more powerfully, Zeus. The work was entrusted him to the great sculptor Athenian Phidias who carved the Zeus of ivory and statue silvered it with gold. The statue was of approximately 12 meters of high place and it occupied the entire width of the corridor of the temple that was constructed to the house it. Zeus was seated on a throne of cedarwood stuffed by the ivory, the gold and the ebony and precious (beautiful) stones. Zeus's statue later was destroyed, but already in our days the circumstances are not clear. **Paragraph:** The 7 wonders of the ancient world were selected because they considered the greatest creation of human ingenuity, worthy of being visited. Among them are: The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, The Statue of Zeus, the Tomb of Mausole, The Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria. My favorite are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, I love nature and was done by the King to his wife as a token of love. Located beside the Euphrates River so that it could be admired by travelers as they were not allowed entry to the town. media type="file" key="paragraph.wma"
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 * Seven Wonders of the Modern World **

A group of 77 were 21 candidates, among which are the New 7 Wonders of the World. Of the remaining 14 my favorite is the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower is a majestic piece designed by French engineer Gustave Eiffel. This tower, despite having a height of 300 meters was built in two years and five months, which until 1930 remained “the tallest structure in the world”. The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated on March 31, 1889 as the Universal Exhibition in commemoration of the centenary of the French Revolution. It should be noted that the construction of the tower led to various protests and criticism from Paris. Despite the conflicts, the Eiffel Tower was regarded as the symbol of Paris attracted more than 6 million visitors. It is hard to imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, but it would also be difficult to imagine that the Eiffel Tower does not have a city like Paris to be contemplated. It was planned that the Eiffel Tower was destroyed after the World Expo, due to popular rejection. Some people, mainly French intellectuals, claimed that the Eiffel Tower was a work that is not understood and it was too modern for a city marked by the Renaissance style. However, thanks to transactions conducted by the French Navy just before the demolition, the Eiffel Tower was saved.

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