Three Amazing Facts You Should Know About Great Wall Of China

June 9, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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Great Wall of China has ever been 1 among the 7 amazing things in the planet earth, that 4,160 mileage (6,400 kilometers) long Gigantic Great Wall of China is the longest structure mankind has ever made on the earth. And here are 3 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Great Wall Of  China :

  1. Based upon some ancient literary works, Giant Wall or Great Wall of China venture have been estimated coming from Qin Shi-huang Dynasty, with long long periods of construction, which may be alongside the 7th – 4th BC ( almost about three hundred years).
  2. Great Wall of China consists of 8 meters high, and 5 meters wide. In every 180-270 meters array, a watchtower came to be alongside the Giant Wall. The basic idea related with constructing of the watchtower and the Great Wall itself was initially as defense to protect against the Huns, Mongols, Turks and other nomadic tribes.
  3. Following Qin Shi-huang dynasty, the Great Wall project was carried on by Sui Dynasty, and then the latest appeared to be in the time of Ming Dynasty. The constructions as we have a look at at the present time had been the one as designed in the course of Ming Dynasty.

Cristo Redentor

July 10, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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Cristo Redentor monument or Christ the Redeemer monument has been very popular all over the world. Cristo Redentor has 125 foot tall ( 38 meters high), with weight of more than one thousand tons.

Cristo Redentro Monument
Cristo Redentor Monument

Cristo Redentor was designed in an open stretched arms, overlooking Rio de Janeiro. According to the local society, the open stretched arms of the monument represents the warmth and welcome of the Brazilian.

Lies on Mount Corcovado (710 meters high in Tijuca forest National Park), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cristo Redentor has become the hugest Jesus Christ statue, in noble art deco style.
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