8th Wonder of

the WorldFROM THE PYRAMID OF GIZA TO GOOGLE TO ELVIS PRESLEY

What is a Wonder?

A feeling of surprise mingled with admiration,

caused by something beautiful, unexpected,

unfamiliar, or inexplicable.

If you were merely to glance at a piece of rock,

It would turn into a jewel if you so desired.

Slave of gold, don‟t measure yourself by gold–

It was your glance that turned it into gold.

Allama Iqbal

Does the 8th Wonder exist?

Umm…..No

Officially, seven.

No idea why……

Silly reasons why they do:

Seven sounds cooler.

The word „WONDERS‟ has 7 letters.

If you choose an 8th wonder, you‟ll have to choose a ninth and

so on until teachers would give quizzes like, “Q) List the current

138 wonders of the world (5 marks)…”

New 7 Wonders The issue of 8th wonder pushing the nations to war.

Dire need for an organization for solving this issue.

The New7Wonders Foundation is made in 2001 in Switzerland.

Solves the problem by making new 7 wonder lists.

Had different historical structures and phenomenon voted on

by countries. (Very unreliable voting method used by the

way).

Top candidates chosen for new lists.

7 Wonders of the Ancient world.

New 7 Wonders.

New 7 Wonders of Nature.

New 7 Wonders Cities………

7 Wonders of the

Ancient World

New 7 Wonders

Let‟s Choose our own!

Natural

Places

A fjord in the Fiordland National Park- one of the largest

wildlife preserves in the world.

New Zealand‟s most famous tourist destination.

World‟s top travel destination according to an international

survey.

Given the title by Rudyard Kipling.

Milford Sound

Natural Bridge (Virginia)

Made by that little stream flowing in

the corner. (Yeah, it took some

time).

Surveyed by George Washington

(before he was president of

course).

Bought by Thomas Jefferson along

with 157 acres land for 1 pound in

1774. :-0

Along with Niagara Falls,

considered the most remarkable

feature of North America.

Pink and White Terraces

Natural Wonders of New

Zealand.

Made by geothermally

heated water containing

chemicals.

Destroyed in 1886 by

eruption of Mount Tarawera

but not completely.

Rediscovered in 2011 and

marked as a heritage site

Burney Falls

Waterfall on Burney Creek

in California.

Have a constant flow rate of 100 million US gallons per

day throughout the year.

(This is what happens when

we don‟t meddle with the

environment).

Given the title of 8th wonder

by President Teddy

Roosevelt.

DOWN

Stonehenge

5000 year old monument

Located in England

Oldest known mass burial

ground.

Not much of interest. Just a

couple of rocks next to a

graveyard.

Man Made Places

Brooklyn Bridge

One of the oldest suspension

bridges in the United

States.

Longest suspension

bridge until 1903.

Cost $15.5 million to

build.

Designated a Natural

Historic Landmark in 1964.

Palm Islands

Artificial archipelago in

Dubai, UAE.

Made by sand dredged

from the bottom of the

Persian Gulf.

2 Palm Islands are planned

with two more

archipelagos- World and

Universe in-between.

Cost US$12.3 billion as of

yet and maintenance is costly as well.

Amber Room

Complete chamber decoration

of amber panels backed

with gold leaf and mirrors.

Looted by the Nazis during

WWII.

After that lost (or sold in

exchange for a tank).

Rebuilt from 1979 to 2003.

International Space Station

Habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit.

Joint venture of Russia,

America and Europe.

Can be seen with the naked

eye from earth.

Costs $72.4 billion. Each

astronaut costs $7.5 million to

send and maintain in the ISS.

Statue of Liberty

Colossal neoclassical

sculpture on Liberty Island.

An icon of freedom and of

the United States.

Gift to United States from the

people of France.

Made of copper but is green

now due to oxidation.

Sydney Opera House

A multi-venue performing arts

center in Australia.

One of the most

famous performing arts

centers in the world.

Hosts over 1,500

performances each

year attended by some

1.2 million people.

People

André the Giant

French-American professional wrestler and

actor of Bulgarian and Polish

descent.

Remembered for role as the

giant in the movie „The Princess

Bride‟.

Called 8th wonder because of

his sheer size.

7 feet, 4 inches (2.24 meters) in height.

Don‟t ask about the weight.

Reminds of Bilal and

Shahbaz in C1

Aa mera munna

kaka

:-P

Elvis Presley

One of the most popular

musicians of the 20th

century.

Known as „the King‟.

Released 70 albums and 102

singles

Nominated for 14 Grammy

awards, won 3.

Inducted into multiple Music

Hall of Fames.

Gap Between Rich And Poor

The World Heritage Committee officially

recognized the Gap Between Rich and

Poor as the 8th wonder.

Described the global wealth divide as

the "most colossal and enduring of

mankind's creations.“

"Of all the epic structures the human

race has devised, none is more

staggering or imposing than the Gap

Between Rich and Poor. It is a

tremendous, millennia-old expanse that

fills us with both wonder and humility."

"And thanks to careful maintenance

through the ages, this massive relic

survives intact, instilling in each new

generation a sense of awe.”

► The original Seven Wonders

of the World pale in

comparison to this.

► It is an astounding feat of

human engineering that

eclipses all the other

wonders.

And the 8th Wonder is…..

Yu

Your expression

Bibliography

www.Wikipedia.com

www.n7w.com

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,

20070101,00.html

Thank you for your

patience