Virtual Tours Allow Us to Visit Places that are out of our Reach
The "New Seven Wonders of the World" (The New York Times)
The Great Wall of China. The Taj Mahal. Petra. The Colosseum. Christ the Redeemer. Chichén Itzá. Machu Picchu.
     These sites and monuments are popularly known as the “new Seven Wonders of the World,” modern additions to the ancient Seven Wonders laid out by Philo of Byzantium in 250 B.C., which included the hanging gardens of Babylon and the pyramids of Giza. (Of those ancient seven, only the pyramids remain.)
     The new wonders were chosen in 2007 through an online contest put on by a Swiss company, the New 7 Wonders Foundation, in which more than tens of millions of people voted. All are Unesco World Heritage sites.
     Built on four continents, most by ancient and medieval empires, the sites selected in 2007 are all architectural marvels of enormous scale — and are among the most visited tourist attractions in the world.
Petra (Petra, Jordan)
Declared a World Heritage Site in 1985, Petra was the capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV, and likely existed in its prime from 9 B.C. to A.D. 40. The members of this civilization proved to be early experts in manipulating water technology, constructing intricate tunnels and water chambers, which helped create an pseudo-oasis. A number of incredible structures carved into stone, a 4,000-seat amphitheater and the El-Deir monastery have also helped the site earn its fame.

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New 7 Wonders of the World
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Middle School
  • Create a Google Slide presentation of 3 geographic features you read about or observed about the Wonder
  • Create a Travel Poster encouraging people to visit the Wonder you studied
  • Create and film a short video commercial encouraging people to visit the Wonder you studied
  • Research and write a one page summary about the Wonder that answers the questions:  who, what, where, when, why, how
  • Create a 3-dimensional replica of the Wonder
High School
  • Select one of the Wonder assignments from the Middle School list, but expand/extend it
  • Research and write a fictional "Yelp" review of the Wonder
  • Create a TikTok video of your virtual tour of the Wonder
  • Research and write a Cause/Effect one-page paper on COVID-19 and Tourism at the Wonder
  • Create a 3-dimensional replica of the Wonder and then film and narrate a 20+ second video about the Wonder

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