1. 8 Wonder of
th
the World
FROM THE PYRAMID OF GIZA TO GOOGLE TO ELVIS PRESLEY

3. What is a Wonder?
A feeling of surprise mingled with admiration,
caused by something beautiful, unexpected,
unfamiliar, or inexplicable.

4. 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

5. Does the 8 th 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)…”

6. 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. 7 Wonders of the
Ancient World

8. New 7 Wonders

10. Let‟s Choose our own!

11. Natural
Places

12. Milford Sound
 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.

13. 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.

14. 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

15. Burney Falls DOWN 
 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.

16. 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.

17. Man Made Places

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. People

25. 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.

26. Reminds of Bilal and
Shahbaz in C1
Aa mera munna
kaka
:-P

27. 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.

29. 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 ► The original Seven Wonders
Between Rich and Poor. It is a of the World pale in
tremendous, millennia-old expanse that comparison to this.
fills us with both wonder and humility." ► It is an astounding feat of
human engineering that
 "And thanks to careful maintenance
eclipses all the other
through the ages, this massive relic
wonders.
survives intact, instilling in each new
generation a sense of awe.”

30. And the 8 th Wonder is…..
Yu

31. Your expression

33. Bibliography
 www.Wikipedia.com
 www.n7w.com
 http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,
20070101,00.html

34. Thank you for your
patience