Man- made wonders of the

world
Stonehenge, Panama Canal, Trans- Siberian Railway, Hoover Dam, English Channel /Shabrina Rima Rakhimovna, Ufa/

Wonders of the ancient world


Colosseum , Rome


Easter Island Statues, Peru


Machu Picchu in Peru


Christ the Redeemer, Brazil


Karmak Temple, Egypt


Teotihuacan, Mexico


Angkor Wat in Cambodia


Pyramid of Giza


Bagan Temples and Pagodas


The Great Wall of China


Taj Mahal, India


Are they today’s New

Wonders?


What do they have in

common?

Wonder

Date started

Date finished

Location
Stonehenge About 3000- 1000 BC Southern England Panama Canal 1880 1914 Isthmus of Panama Trans- Siberian Railway 1891 1916 Russia Hoover Dam 1931 1936 America Channel Tunnel 1987 1994 The UK- France

Stonehenge
 An astonishing wonder of the world named
Stonehenge
is a megalithic (megalithic describes structures made of large stones, utilizing an interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement) rock monument located on the
Salisbury Plain of

southern England.
This wonder consisted of 150 enormous stones set in a purposeful circular pattern.

Stonehenge


Panama Canal

The Panama Canal
Eighth Wonder of the World. It was built between 1904 and 1914 by the United States of America. The Canal has a distance of 80 kilometers long between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. A vessel takes approximately between 8 and 10 hours to cross the Canal from ocean to ocean. On December 31, 1999, the operations and administration of the Canal were transferred in its totality to Panama.

Panama Canal


Trans- Siberian Railway
 In the 19th century, Russia believed that the development of Siberia was crucial to Russian military and economic interests. Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway began in 1891, during the reign of Czar Alexander III. Soldiers and prisoners were the primary workers, and they worked from both ends of Russia toward the center. The original route passed through Manchuria, China, but the current route, entirely through Russia, completed construction in 1916, during the reign of Czar Nicholas II. The railway opened up Siberia for further economic development, and many people moved to the region and founded several new cities.

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam
is a concrete gravity-archdam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between Arizona and Nevada. The dam, located 48 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Las Vegas, is named after Herbert Hoover, who played an instrumental role in its construction. Hoover was an engineer who promoted the dam, first as Secretary of Commerce, and later as President of the United States.

Channel Tunnel
 The Channel Tunnel, often called the Chunnel, is a railway tunnel that lies underneath the water of the English Channel and connects the island of Great Britain with mainland France. The Channel Tunnel, completed in 1994, is considered one of the most amazing engineering feats of the 20th century. 
Dates:
Officially opened on May 6, 1994 
Also Known As:
The Chunnel, the Euro Tunnel

Chunnel Tunnel


Project “Local Wonders”


Project “Local Wonders”


Monument of Friendship, Ufa,

Russia
 Ufa is the capital of Bashkortostan, the republic within the Russian Federation with the population more then 1 million. Now days it’s one of the most important industrial and scientific centers of Russia.  Ufa occupies the elevated plateau twisted around by three rivers Agidel, Ufa and Dyoma. The modern city consists of several parts, its length from the southwest to the northeast is more than 70 km. As in the whole of the Urals, the climate here is continental, but milder than in Yekaterinburg and Perm. Winters are normally snowy and cold (the average January t=5 F) and summer are hot (65 F in June).  The largest ethnical groups include Russians (55%), Tatars (28%) and Bashkirs (11%). The city is also home to other minorities - Azeris, Armenians, Belarusians, Kazakhs , Vietnamese, Koreans, Latvians, Maris, Mordvinians, Germans, Udmurt, Jews, Ukrainians, Chuvash. The inhabitants of the city called «Ufimets». Ufa is famous for its oil, gas, minerals, Bashkir honey. Bashkir honey is one of the best varieties of honey in Russia and is one of "the visit cards" of Bashkortostan.