MODERN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Alhambra/ Granada, Spain

A. Arabic: trans. al-amr; literall "the red one")
B. built for the last Muslim Emirs in Spain

Angkor Wat /Cambodia

A. dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist B. world's largest religious building

Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey

"Holy Wisdom" Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: A. Ayasofya\former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, B. B. later a mosque, C. now a museum in Istanbul,

Kiyomizu-dera /Kyoto, Japan

Buddhist temple

Moai /Easter Island, Chile

A. Almost all moai have overly large heads three-fifths the size of their bodies. B. the living faces (aringa ora) of deified ancestors C.

Neuschwanstein /Fssen, Germany

A. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner. B. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and extensive borrowing\ C. More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with up to 6,000 per day in the summer

Red Square/ Moscow, Russia

A. the former royal citadel

B. currently the official residence of the President of Russia

Stonehenge /Amesbury, United Kingdom

A. was erected around 2500 BC B. possibly have served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings

Great Wall of China

A. built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups B. all the walls measure 8,851.8 km (5,500.3 mi)

Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, Ca. USA

A. Dated Started: 1/05/1933 B. Total Length-8,981 feet (2,737 m)

Statue of Liberty /New York, United States

A. a gift to the United States from the people of France B. a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom C. a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

Channel Tunnel, Strait of Dover

Between England and France A. 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) B. The Channel Tunnel has the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world C. At its lowest point it is 75 m (250 ft) deep

Panama Canal/ Panama

A. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken B. Between North and South America

Sydney Opera House /Sydney, Australia

Timbuktu/ Timbuktu, Mali

A. (West African)