Three buildings of seven modern wonders of the world

1. «THREE BUILDINGS OF SEVEN MODERN WONDERS OF THE WORLD»

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Until recent time, there were just
ancient seven wonders of the
world. The pyramid of Cheops is
the only one that survives to our
days.
That was the reason for creating a
list of new seven wonders of the
world. Architectural monuments
survived the competition (it was
conducted by the independent
organization "New Open World
Corporation“. Seven wonders of
the world were chosen among the
dozens of applicants in 2007. The
Great Wall, the Taj Mahal and the
Colosseum are in this list.

3. Taj Mahal

is a recognized symbol of eternal
love, because it was created for the sake of
the woman Mumtaz Mahal, who conquered
the heart of the Emperor of the Great Moguls
Shah Jahan.
There is no reliable information about who
actually was the architect of the burial vault.
Several styles intertwine in the architecture
of the complex, there are traces of notes from
Persia, Islam and Central Asia among them.
The main advantages of the complex are the
chess floor, minarets with a height of 40
meters and an amazing dome. The marble
from which it is made is translucent, so it
seems white in the daytime, it turns pink at
sunset, and gives silver under the moonlight
at night. The whole design has axial
symmetry from the outside, so some details
have been completed only to maintain a
general view. The interior is also
symmetrical, but already relatively to the
tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. The general
harmony is broken only by the gravestone of
Shah Jahan, which was installed next to
Shah’s beloved after his death .

4. The Great Wall of China

is the largest
defensive structure in mankind's history.
So, the erection of the Great Wall of China
originates in the III century BC. It was
conceived by the construction of the
emperors of the Qin dynasty. A significant
part of the Great Wall of China is consists of
huge stone slabs and bricks. It is the fact that
a sticky rice porridge entered the
composition of the mortar that fastened the
stone blocks of the structure. The Wall was
created primarily to protect against external
enemies, because of that it provides special
windows and loopholes. The outer part of the
wall is two meters higher than the inner one,
and the width is such that two wagons can
easily move along it. This is the world's
longest architectural structure: the total
length is 8852 kilometers. The process of
construction was going on for millennia,
systematically. However, it is not a onepiece structure. There are breaks throughout
the Wall.