https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k Do you know what the 7 Wonders of the ancient world are? What about the 7 wonders of the current world? If so, click on the plus button and let us know where it was located. Also, tell us a little bit about the wonder. You can attach a link and pictures. Let's see who knows what! Please make sure to distinguish between ancient and current. en-us 2020-03-31 19:34:35 UTC 2025-10-23 20:35:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png tiffanywhite2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485420235 China's Great Wall is an ancient series of walls and fortifications built around 500 years ago, located in northern China. Estimates of its length range from 1,500 to 5,000 miles, but an archeological survey conducted in 2012 by China's State Cultural Heritage Administration suggested that the wall is more than twice that length. This is one of the 7 wonders of the current world.]]> 2020-03-31 21:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485420235 tylerherron2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485472322 The Great Pyramid of Giza. This pyramid is the oldest and the largest one in the three pyramid Giza complex. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and one of the only ones to still be very much intact.]]> 2020-03-31 21:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485472322 anniehunt2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485542060 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was one of the 7 Wonders of the ancient world. Some people believe that the Hanging Gardens were built inside the royal palace of Babylon, but some scholars claim that the gardens were located at Nineveh. Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian Empire. The architect of this project was King Nebuchadnezzar II. He had the gardens built for his wife.]]> 2020-03-31 23:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485542060 abigailbernabei2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485606208 Christ the Redeemer statue of Jesus Christ at the summit of Mount Corcovado, Rio De Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. It was completed in 1931 and stands 98 feet tall, its open arms span 92 feet. This statue is one of the 7 wonders of the current world and is a cultural icon of Rio and Brazil. This large statue was made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.]]> 2020-04-01 00:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485606208 arianalevitan2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485721276 The Taj Mahal is one of the 7 modern Wonders of the World. The architecture combines Islamic, Persian, and Indian style. It was built to honor the Emperor Shah Jahan's favorite wife after she died in childbirth. ]]> 2020-04-01 03:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485721276 haileylazarevic2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485753065 Temple of Artemis - (Ancient) It was built approximately around 800 BC, and it is also known as the Temple of Diana.]]> 2020-04-01 04:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/485753065 gracereinke2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/486750506 The Statue of Zeus at Olympia is one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the world was sculpted by Phidias, a Greek sculptor. It is measured to be 41 feet tall, made of gold, bronze, ebony, and ivory, and the project was finished c. 435 BC.]]> 2020-04-01 14:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/4wgdsthfu0k/wish/486750506