2. Borobudur

3. Largest Buddhist temple in the world Built between 778 - 850 AD Java, Indonesia Made of volcanic stone 504 statues of Buddha

4. Petronas Twin Towers

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

6. Golden Gate Bridge

7. 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.

8. Chichen Itza

9. 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.

10. Christ Redeemer

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

12. Colosseum

13.  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.

14. MOAIMOAI

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

16. Mount Rushmore

17.  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

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

19. Taj Mahal

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

21. Stonehenge

22.  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

23. GREATWALLGREATWALL OFCHINAOFCHINA

24.  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

25. Hagias Sophia

26.  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

27. Machu Picchu

28.  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