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THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS
why i wrote about this?? haha...trying to discuss something serious now...
why seven wonders...urmmm....actually i always thinking that why wonders of the world got to be something more to architecture??? (thats why i am taking this course...wishing my masterpiece can be one of them......of course NOT that level yet lorrrr~~dreaming~dreaming~~)
The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India
This immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window.
*reminder...my comment are based on my education level now...
#my comment= what a great monument...basically this is a mosque but we can't pray there because the purpose (or nawaitu la) this building build to his beloved wife..
~~waah....wish someone will build something to me then become one of the
wonders.....hehehe
The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy
This great amphitheater in the centre of Rome was built to give favors to successful legionnaires and to celebrate the glory of the Roman Empire. Its design concept still stands to this very day, and virtually every modern sports stadium some 2,000 years later still bears the irresistible imprint of the Colosseum's original design. Today, through films and history books, we are even more aware of the cruel fights and games that took place in this arena, all for the joy of the spectators.
#my comment= i wonder what kind of material were used to build this building...whatever it is this building tells that at their era, the technology were so good...until now this building still standing...
The Pyramid a t Chichén I tzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Chichén Itzá, the most famous Mayan temple city, served as the political and economic center of the Mayan civilization. Its various structures - the pyramid of Kukulkan, the Temple of Chac Mool, the Hall of the Thousand Pill ars, and the Playing Field of the Prisoners – can still be seen today and are demonstrative of an extraordinary commitment to architectural space and composition. The pyramid itself was the last, and arguably the greatest, of all Mayan temples.
# my comment= I learn about this pyramid when I was in 1st year study...if i am not, mistaken some pyramids during aztec and mayan era were said to be build by the giant that once roam the place...after the completion of the pyramids, these giant turn into gods, their gods...haha...so funny...their god build their own worship place for human to homage them...this is my understanding lah...
Christ Redeemer (1 93 1) Rio de Ja neiro, Brazil
This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments. The statue took five years to c
onstruct and was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. It has become a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors with open arms.
# my comment= urm...nothing much to talk about...just wondering how they constructed this statue
The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China
The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China. It is the largest man-made monument ever to h ave been built and it is disputed that it is the only one visible from space. Many thousands of people must have given their lives to build this colossal construction.
#my comment= I wish i can come here someday...it was a great citadel but unfortunately in the process to build this great wall, thousand lives were sacrifices...
Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A .D.), Jordan
On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theater, modelled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Today, the Palace Tombs of Petra, with the 42-meter-high Hellenistic temple facade on the El-Deir Monastery, are impressive examples of Middle Eastern culture.
# my comment= I don't think this building were build by human being...it was so massive!...look at the scale of the human in the picture...so not anthropometry....
Machu Picchu (1460-1470),
PeruIn the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu ("old mountain"). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River. It was probably abandoned by the Incas because of a smallpox outbreak and, after the Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the city remained 'lost' for over three centuries. It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
# my comment= what a great job...build a city on a slope...not easy...so risky and sgt susah woo (like what im doing now...designing research centre on slopes...so horror...feel like i want to quit archy!...no no no)
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