https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0 en-us 2020-02-03 15:41:24 UTC 2023-10-13 06:43:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/455122938/b494eb7b2d05eb4f388f7742e10e4526/ECIpY7SXsAA4s7V rufinayamaletdinova https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439712512 It is a chain of defensive structures that stretch across the northern China from Liaodong Bay of the Yellow Sea to the sands of the Gobi Desert. The length of the Great Wall in a straight line from one end to another is about 2450 km, and considering all the curves, according to various estimates, it is from 6000 to 8850 km long. The average height of this wall is about 7.8 meters and its width allowed five infantrymen abreast marching or five riders galloping in the line.]]> 2020-02-03 15:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439712512 rufinayamaletdinova https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439730643 200 km southard of the Jordanian capital, deep in the mountains of sand in Wadi Musa ("Valley of Moses") are hidden ruins of ancient Petra. It is believed that the temples and palaces of Petra have been cut in the rock 2000 years before Christ birth by the ancient Arabic nomadic tribe of the Nabataens. The city was built for 500 years and has become a major trading center.]]> 2020-02-03 16:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439730643 rufinayamaletdinova https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439736875 The giant statue of Christ the Redeemer crowning 710-meter Corcovado mountain, is already for 80 years widely regarded as a symbol of Rio de Janeiro and of the whole Brazil. The statue is 38 meters high and weighs 1145 tons. At the foot of the monument there is an observation deck, which offers amazing views of the sandy beaches, a huge bowl of the stadium "Maracana" and others.]]> 2020-02-03 16:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439736875 rufinayamaletdinova https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439743624 The ruins of Machu Picchu-"Lost City of the Incas" are hidden in a thicket of jungles, high in the Peruvian Andes and are surrounded from three sides by rugged mountain river Urubamba. More than 300 years this city lived just in legends, and only 100 years ago, a stronghold of the Incas "rose from obscurity" again by the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham. ]]> 2020-02-03 16:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439743624 rufinayamaletdinova https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439748850 Ancient Mayan City-Chichen Itza, is located in the north of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The name of the ancient city of Chichen Itza means "The well of the Itza tribe". The city was founded in the VII century BC as the religious center of the Maya tribes, and to the X century it was captured by the Toltecs, who came to the Yucatan from central Mexico.]]> 2020-02-03 16:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439748850 rufinayamaletdinova https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439753306 Coliseum is one of the most magnificent monuments of the Roman era. The amphitheater was built for 8 years-its construction was begun by Emperor Vespasian in 72 and was completed in 80 by his son Titus. Opening of Coliseum was marked by the entertainment events which lasted for 100 days.]]> 2020-02-03 16:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439753306 rufinayamaletdinova https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439757805 In the history of this white marble masterpiece different facts and legends are deeply intertwined, but most historians agree that the tomb was built in the 1630s by the order of the emperor of the Great Mogul-Shah Jahan in memory of the prematurely deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal. It took about 22 years to continue the construction of this palace.]]> 2020-02-03 16:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rufinayamaletdinova/wvulgh8i0jj0/wish/439757805