Petra

Petra is one of the new wonders of the world.It is an archaeological site in the Arabah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan. Petra lies about 3-5 hours south of modern Amman, about 2 hours north of Aqaba, on the edges of the mountainous desert of the Wadi Araba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. The city is surrounded by towering hills of rust-colored sandstone which gave the city some natural protection against invader.The Nabateans constructed it as their capital city around 100 BCE.

Petra is sometimes called the ‘Lost City’. In spite of its being such an important city in antiquity, after the 14th century AD, Petra was completely lost to the western world. It was rediscovered in 1812 by the Swiss traveler, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, who tricked his way into the fiercely guarded site by pretending to be an Arab from India wishing to make a sacrifice at the tomb of the Prophet Aaro

Christ the Redeemer ,Brazil

Christ Redeemer is one of the seven great wonders of the world. Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.It is also one of the tallest statues in the world which weighs 635 tonnes and is located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park The statue stands 30 metres wide and 38 metres tall with its pedestal and overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. The statue represents Jesus standing with outstretched arms and is one of the most famous symbols of this lively city.

History of the Statue of Christ the Redeemer starts in the XVIth Century when the Portuguese named the mountain Pináculo da Tentação (The Pinnacle [peak] of Temptation), alluding to the Biblical Mountain. The idea for erecting a large statue atop Corcovado was first suggested in the mid 1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Princess Isabel to build a large religious monument. From several numbers of designs, the statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms was chosen which was designed by local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and sculpted by French sculptor Paul Landowski. The statue is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, chosen for its enduring qualities and ease of use. Total construction took nine years from 1922 to 1931.

The $250,000 statue was opened for all in October of 1931. The statue was struck by a heavy lightning in a storm at 1998 but it was intact because of its soapstone.