Borobudur

Largest Buddhist temple in the world Built between AD Java, Indonesia Made of volcanic stone 504 statues of Buddha

Petronas Twin Towers

Tallest twin towers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Highest 2 story bridge in the world - 42ne & 43 rd floors

Golden Gate Bridge

o During construction, a safety net below the bridge saved the lives of 19 men who became known as the "Half-Way-to-Hell Club.“ o Steel wires used would circle the earth three times. o More than one million cars have crossed the bridge since it opened in 1937.

Chichen Itza

o Yucatan, Mexico. 75 miles from Merida o 91 steps on each of the four stair cases o Spring and fall equinax at sunrise and sunset a shadow is cast in the shape of the plumed serpent Quetzalcoatl - On these two days, the shadows slither down the northern side of the pyramid with the sun's movement.

Christ Redeemer

o 120 feet tall o On top of a 2,300 foot mountain o Rio de Janeiro, Brazil o Weighs 700 tons

Colosseum

 Amphitheater that can hold 50,000 people  Rome,Italy  Built for entertainment  Underneath the main arena, there were passageways and cells for the "performing" animals and prisoners.

MOAIMOAI

 Easter Island, Chile1  887 statues  13 feet high; 7 tons in weight  All face away from the ocean

Mount Rushmore

 South Dakota  60 foot busts of 4 presidents  Nose is 20 feet long  Workers had to climb 506 steps each day  14 years to build

Statue of Liberty  Arrived in US in 357 pieces  7 spikes represent the 7 oceans and 7 continents

Taj Mahal

 Agra, India  Mausoleum for mughal’s wife  Shape of an octagon  Marble tile designs represent Eden

Stonehenge

 Salisbury Plain, England  Blue stones weighed 4 tons and were moved 240 miles  Sarsen stones are 18 ft high  Astronomy and ritual  It had and Inner and outer circle of stones

GREATWALLGREATWALL OFCHINAOFCHINA

 World’s longest human-made structure  The wall is up to 26 feet in height  Wide enough to march 6 horses side by side  Only man-made structure on earth that is seen from the space station

Hagias Sophia

 Istanbul, Turkey  Started as church, then mosque, and now a museum.  Built in 559  41 windows in dome give the illusion that the dome is floating in air

Machu Picchu

 City had palaces, baths, temples, storage rooms and some 150 houses  blocks weigh 50 tons or more and are sculpted and fitted together without mortar  surrounded by agricultural terraces sufficient to feed the population