The World’s Greatest Wonder ?

The World’s greatest wonder ? many perception about it. One people say China Great Wall, in China, Another people says Eiffel Tower in Paris, Pyramids in Egypt, Hanging Garden in Babylon, Temple of Angkor Vat, Taj Mahal, Kabba, or Temple of Borobudur. But, I think The greatest wonder is considered to a person’s think. But based on you, Which building that proper to be the Greatest wonder in the world ? Can you choose’em ? Okay in this article I’ll describe you several Human-Created Wonders in the entire world. After u read’em all, please choose one of them to be The World’s Greatest Wonder in the polling in my this blog. OKAY ?!

1. Hanging Garden in Babylon



This building is located In Babylon, Iraq. This building built in 600 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king as consolation to his Median wife who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland. Technically this garden did not hang, but it just the plants grew on the roof and the terrace of the royal palace in Babylon.

2. Pyramids in Egypt



Pyramids is located in Giza (Arabic:Al-Jizah). It built in 3rd millennium BC by Pharaoh as his tomb. It has about 136 m (446 ft) high. The are many legends and myths about this building, such as the curse of the mummy and it’s treasures.

3. The temple of Angkor Vat / Angkor Wat in Cambodia


Angkor Wat is situated in Hindu temple complex at Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire of Cambodia from the early 9th century to the mid-15th century. The emperor of Khmer Empire, Suryavarman II built this temple in 12th century as his celebration of his status as an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. Although, this temple built by adopted some Hindu’s aspects, but now this temple become Buddhist pilgrims.

4. The Eiffel Tower in Paris


Who don’t know about this building ? Everyone in this world must be know about this building. The word Eiffel came from the name of the designer and builder of this building ,that is Alexandre - Gustave Eiffel. He built this building in 1889 for the Paris World’s Fair. It has 300m (984ft) high (without modern broadcasting antenna).



5. Temple of Borobudur in Java Island, Indonesia


Maybe most of you unrecognize about this one, but it’s has many excess from another temple in the world. From its size, this one is extremely huge, stretch along 4.8 km (about 3 mi) and constructed on hill 46 m (150 ft) high. This temple constructed in 9th century under the Sailendra dynasty. This Hindu-Buddhist temple is situated in Magelang, Java Island, Indonesia. This temple Consist of eight steplike stone terraces and influenced by the Gupta architecture in India and temples at Angkor, in Cambodia.

6. Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia



Kaaba is the Muslim’s most sacred building. Based on the Islam teaching, this building built by Abraham and Ishmael using the foundation first laid by Adam (Abraham, Ishmael & Adam are Prophet believed by Christian, Islam, & Jewish). This building built in period 2000 – 1500 BC. Kabba become kiblat (the face when praying for Muslims). Surrounded by Al- Haram Mosque, this building become a holiest shrine of Muslim. Each annual this building always crowded by many people from the entire world to pilgrimage, it means this building become meeting spot of Muslim around the world.

7. Great wall of China


Great wall of China is located in Northern China. According to conservative estimates it stretches along 2,400 km (1,200 mi) and Other estimates cite 6,400 km (4000mi) or even more ! WOW ! Can you imagine that you must walk along this wall from one tip to another? How tired you will ! . This wall first built in 3rd millennium BC. Later, impressive stones and earthen fortifications built along a different Northern border in 15th and 16th century AD in the Ming Dynasty to protect China against invasions from north. Unfortunately, after time continued to elapse, the ancient structures had mostly disappeared now.

8. Taj Mahal, India


The Real Symbol of True Love. That word is very match with Taj Mahal. This building built by Shah Jahan, the emperor of Mughal in 17th century as a TOMB for his lovely wife, Mumtaz Mahal (Persian for Elect of Palace). Whow ! that’s so sweet… but sad…..! Because Shah Jahan very sad because of Mumtaz Mahal’s death in 1631. This building constructed by about 2,000 workers from 1632 – 1648. Taj Mahal surrounding by beautiful garden and decorated with extremely beautiful Arabic Calligraphy from sentences of Koran (Al-Qur’an)
OKAY ! That’s it…..thanks for reading, but after u’ve read, please vote which building is the most compatible to be THE WORLD’S GREATEST WONDER at my blog’s polling………….Thank you !

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