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1. Moai Statues (Chile)

(Restored statues in the 90’s)

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The Island where they were first discovered was the Easter Island or Rapa Nui founded by a Dutchman named Jacob Roggeveen. According to archeologists, there are about 1000 moai made but only 800 of them were inventoried. They were standing there for about 800 – 1300 years already.

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The Moai statues represent the chiefs and leaders that once ruled the Easter Island. Those who made them were of Polynesian origin. Do you know that 180 – 250 men were required to pull just one statue because as they estimated the largest Moai statue weighs about 82 tons or 74389.149 kilograms.

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Most people think that these statues were just giant stone heads , but if you see them clearly, they represent people kneeling down.

2. Stonehenge (England)

Over the years, this Stonehenge was always incorporated with black magic and rituals because they do not know for sure how the people of ancient civilization were able to build this wonderful structure. This wonder was built around 2800 – 1800 BC. It is the greatest national icon of Britain.

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What we now see in the modern world is already the ruin of the original Stonehenge because most of it was already destroyed because of close contact with the visitors. The making of this kind of wonder was greatly attributed to the “Druids”, yet it people were in dispute because druids worship in the forest, and they do not need stone structures. The reason for the making this structure is unknown mainly because the people of those who made this wonder had a culture of no written language.

3. Mont Saint Michel (France)

“Le Mont-St-Michel was used in the 6th and 7th centuries as a stronghold of Romano-British culture and power until it was sacked by the Franks; thus ending the trans-channel culture that had stood since the departure of the Romans in 459 AD.” ~ Source

The bay that surrounds this wonder was once a land but as the sea level rose, several erosion took place. The only thing that resisted the wear and tear caused by the water was the granite that merged around the bay.

4. Borobudur Temple (Indonesia)

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This wonder from Java, Indonesia was the biggest Buddhist temple built in the 9th century. Its name as some people are saying means, “mountains having terraces”. The temple serves as the main site for Buddhist pilgrimage and the shrine for worshipping Buddha. The use of the temple declined in the 14th century but the reason is yet unclear.

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The whole of the temple was already buried for a very long time, but was rediscovered by H.C. Cornelius with his 200 men. The temple was built with 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies in its complex. Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty. Many people are eager to visit this wonder mainly because of the many mysteries it contains.

5. Abu Simbel Temple (Egypt)

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The main reason for the construction of the temple was to impress the southern region of the Egypt and to strengthen the religion of the country. This wonder was first located on the west bank of the Nile south of Aswan, but due to the threat of the construction of a high dam it was dismantled and was reassembled in a new location – 65 m higher and 200 m back from the river, in what many consider one of the greatest feats of archaeological engineering.

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The location was perfectly chosen and the interior was perfectly made so that every October 22 and February 22, the back wall of the innermost shrine and the statues of the four gods seated there will be illuminated. 

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