Travel is a good opportunity to discover new and unknown things. Anywhere in the world you can find extraordinary things or phenomena, the creator of which is nature itself. BiletyPlus.ru will tell you about the most amazing natural wonders of the world.

Water

The Eisreisenwelt Ice Caves are the world's largest ice caves located in.

Kilometers of solid ice, chunks of frozen water underground - what could be more impressive?

Only the Antarctic frozen tsunami, which was formed for hundreds of years, can compete with the Austrian ice caves. Giant frozen waves of ice, and this is not an iceberg at all!

The oldest tree on the planet and also the oldest living organism on Earth - the Methuselah pine - appeared from a seed that fell into the soil in 2832 BC. You can see this pine tree in California.

One of the most spectacular natural phenomena on the planet with the participation of living beings takes place annually on Christmas Island ( Eastern Indian Ocean, near Australia) is a red crab migration.

While in the Amazon region, you can get acquainted with an unusual transparent butterfly.

Unusual encounters with the wonders of nature await travelers anywhere in the world. Therefore, before you go on a trip, do not be lazy to find out what is unusual in the area where you are going. And then your vacation will be provided with the maximum number of impressions!

There is an unusual power to surprise. V high mountains oh, vast meadows and vast oceans can be found real natural wonders.

But sometimes our world opens up not only amazing, but also very strange. Further will be shown the strangest corners on our planet.

Lake Heviz is the largest thermal lake in Europe and a place for those who want to improve their health by bathing in its healing waters. The lake is home to a huge number of blue, green algae and bacteria, which will then heal ailments of people. The tourism industry is developed here, due to which the lake is always kept in good condition.

China

A Chinese landscape in which the rocks stand like tall pines. Moreover, there are so many rocks that this place is called a forest. Shilin. The high cliffs can also be compared to the skyscrapers that form the city. Most of the rocks are weathered boulders, but on some formations it is possible to distinguish figures of animals and people.

Freestanding rocks nestle among the trees, creating scenes of real paintings that seem to come to life.

Rancho La Brea, Los Angeles, California, USA

Almost in the center of Los Angeles, on the La Brea ranch, there is bituminous lake, which conceals millions of years of history in its depths. The bitumen itself seeps out of the ground, forming a viscous substance. This pool is then covered with water, which is an attractive watering hole for the animals. If the animal falls into the lake, then, unfortunately, it will not be able to get out of it on its own. The Museum at La Brea has preserved bones of a stork, a prehistoric wolf and even a mammoth.

Lurey Caves, Virginia, USA

The Lurei Caves were first discovered at the end of the 19th century. Commercial tours are currently offered here. You will be able to contemplate beautiful caves from stalactites and stalagmites in the form of draped curtains. Only here you can see the formation of frozen drops in the form of a pair of eggs. The shallow underground lake in the Lurey Caves, which stunningly beautifully reflects stalactites on the surface, is called "Dream"... This illusion makes the lake seem much deeper than it actually is. (50 cm).

Philippines

In an ordinary flat landscape, conical candy-like shapes suddenly rise. During the rainy season, they are covered with a fresh carpet of green grass that looks like moss. When a large number of precipitation falls on the dried land, the color of the grass takes on the color of milk chocolate. The limestone hills were created by erosion and contain ancient marine fossils.

State of Utah, USA

Arches National Park in eastern Utah is known as red-orange sandstone, which is extremely attractive. Forms were created very slowly over many centuries. The most famous feature in National park- this is "Delicate Arch". In addition, other unusual arches can be observed here. But not all stone statues are only arches: for example, here you can find other figures, similar to fins, blades or other natural sculptures.

Bonneville Salt Flat, Utah, U.S.

Bonneville Salt Flat is dry salt lake Salt Lake City. Although part of the lake still exists (one of the few on Earth with access to the sea), most of it has already dried up. Now on Bonneville Salt Flat there is only a lifeless white landscape. The White Land is actually the salt left behind by Salt Lake City after millions of years in this place.

Penitentes, Andes chain, Argentina

Penitentes is spiky formations of ice and snow, similar to stalactites in underground caves... They form on huge plateaus along high mountains in South America... The formations, which look like believers bowing in prayer, got their name from the Spanish word for "penitent".

Laccolith Pine Mountain, Utah, USA

Pine Mountain - world's largest laccolith(not fully formed volcano with magma inside). Due to the unusual formation, lava was coming out of the lower part of the mountain. Although there have been no eruptions here for thousands of years, lava still covers this seemingly controversial landscape, in which dense vegetation is spread on one side and smooth areas of solidified lava on the other.

Wyoming, USA

The Devil's Tower in eastern Wyoming is a stunning landmark whose height is 1,556 m above sea level ( relative altitude 386 m).

00_00_Manevich_I_Shakhov_Most famous miracles Sveta
00_01_Content
00_02_Address to the reader
01_01_Great Pyramids
01_02_The Valley of the Kings
01_03_Karnak and Luxor
02_01_Knossos Crete
02_02_Acropolis and Parthenon
02_03_Delphi
02_04_Saint Athos. Holy mountain
02_05_Saint Meteora. Natural wonder and architectural masterpieces
03_01_Colosseum
03_02_Pompei
03_03_Venice
03_04_Cathedral of San Marco
03_05_The Leaning Tower of Pisa
03_06_Vatican
04_00_Carthagen
05_01_Iskarial
05_02_Spain. Segovia
05_03_Park Guell. Anthony Gaudi's masterpiece
05_04_Cathedral of the Holy Families. Anthony Gaudi's masterpiece
06_01_Reims Cathedral. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
06_02_Shart Cathedral. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
06_03_Mont Saint-Michel. A masterpiece of French architecture
06_04_Cathedral Notre Dame. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
06_05_Sacre Coeur Cathedral. Basilica of the Sacred Heart
06_06_Eiffel Tower. Symbol of paris
07_01_Stonehenge. Monument ancient civilization
07_02_Tower. Monument to English history
07_03_Tower Bridge. London symbol
07_04_Westminster Abbey. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
07_05_Westminster Palace. A masterpiece of neo-gothic architecture
08_00_Fjords. The wonders of northern nature
09_01_Cathedral in Cologne
09_02_Tryr. Monument of ancient and medieval architecture
09_03_Zwinger. The heart of Dresden
09_04_Palace Charlottenburg. A masterpiece of Germanic architecture
10_00_Vienna. Baroque city
11_00_Budapest. City on 7 islands
12_01_Prague Castle The Charles Bridge. Medieval monument
12_02_Saint Vitus Cathedral. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
13_00_Plitvice Lakes
14_00_Studenica Monastery. Monument of Orthodox culture
15_01_Kotor. Frozen Middle Ages
15_02_Monasteries of Cetinja and Ostrog. Place of pilgrimage for Orthodox, Catholics and Muslims
15_03_Medieval cities. The frozen middle ages
16_01_Nessebr. Pearl of the Black Sea
16_02_Veliko Tarnovo. Second Constantinople 14th century
17_01_Red Square - the heart of Moscow
17_02_The Kremlin - The Heart of Russia
17_03_Vladimir. Monument of Russian culture
17_04_Kizhi. A masterpiece of Russian wooden architecture
17_05_Solovetsky Monastery. A masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_06_Valaam Monastery. A masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_07_Peterhof. A masterpiece of Russian park art
17_08_Isaac's Cathedral. A masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_09_Saved on Blood - a masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_10_Volgograd - hero city
17_11_Volcanoes of Kamchatka. Nature miracle
18_01_Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. A masterpiece of Orthodox architecture
18_02_Saint Sophia. A masterpiece of ancient Russian architecture
19_00_Tallinn. Medieval fortress
20_00_Jvari. Temple of the Holy Cross, 6th century
21_01_Eph. Monument of ancient architecture
21_02_Pergam. Monument of ancient architecture
21_03_Ay-Sophia. A masterpiece of Byzantine-Turkish architecture
21_04_Capadocia. Cities in the rocks
21_05_Blue Mosque. A masterpiece of Turkish architecture
22_00_Palmyra. The most beautiful city
22_01_Crac de Chevalier. The largest Crusader fortress in the Holy Land
22_02_Damascus. Old city. Monument to the history of the East
23_00_Jerusalem. Holy city
24_01_Baalbek. Monument Of the Ancient World
24_02_Andzhar. A masterpiece of Arab architecture
24_03_Beit ed-Din. Fairy palace
25_00_Petra. Wonder of the world
26_00_Lahore. A masterpiece of Islamic architecture
27_01_Samarkand. A masterpiece of Islamic architecture
27_02_Bukhara. A masterpiece of Islamic architecture
28_01_Taj Mahal. Wonder of the world
28_02_Agra. Red fort. Monument of Islamic architecture
28_03_Goa. Heaven on earth
28_04_Harmandir Sahib. Sikh main temple
29_00_Phang-nga. Nature miracle
30_00_Halong Bay. Nature miracle
31_01_Great Chinese Wall... Wonder of the world
31_02_Forbidden City of Gugun. Most Grand Palace in the world
31_03_Nanshan Monastery. Long-livers temple
32_01_Royal residence. Monument of Korean architecture
32_02_Ganghwa Island. Monument to an ancient civilization
33_01_Gandan Monastery. Mongolian Buddhism Center
33_02_Palace of BogdyKhan. Monument of Buddhist architecture
33_03_Monastery Choi Ji Lama ... Monument of Buddhist culture
34_01_Teotihuacan. Monument to an ancient civilization
34_02_Chichen Itza. Monument to an ancient civilization
34_03_La Venta. Monument to an ancient civilization
35_01_Machu Picchu. Monument to an ancient civilization
35_02_Titicaca. Nature miracle
36_01_Iguazu Falls. Nature miracle
36_02_Statue of Christ the Redeemer. Wonder of the world

Last week, I went to visit my mother, and found my old children's encyclopedia "7 Wonders of the World" from her, leafed through with nostalgia, and finally decided to issue a post about the wonders of the world, because today there are much more than 7 wonders of the world.

To begin with, I propose to recall these "7 wonders" of antiquity.

The only miracle that has survived to this day. Construction, which lasted twenty years, began around 2560 BC. NS. Excavation data from January 2010 support the theory that the pyramids were erected by civilian workers. The construction site simultaneously employed up to 10 thousand people, while the workers worked in shifts for three months. It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of the necropolis of the city of Giza.

Initially, the Cheops pyramid rose by 147 meters, but due to the onset of the sands, its height decreased to 137 meters.

The Cheops pyramid consists of 2,300,000 cubic limestone blocks with smoothly sanded sides. Each block weighs an average of 2.5 tons, and the heaviest one weighs 15 tons, the total weight of the pyramid is 5.7 million tons.

Confirmation of the inexplicably high knowledge of the Egyptians in the field of astronomy and civil engineering is the location of the Cheops pyramid in relation to the cardinal points: the pyramid almost unmistakably points to the true north. As a result of the most accurate measurements carried out in 1925, an incredible fact was established: the error in its position is only 3 minutes 6 seconds.

The area of the base of the pyramid is comparable to the area of 10 football fields.

We can talk for a long time about the pyramids shrouded in myths and legends, their labyrinths and traps, mummies and treasures, but let's leave that to the Egyptologists. For us, the pyramid of Cheops is one of the greatest structures of mankind for all the time of its existence and, of course, the only First Wonder of the World that has survived from the depths of the centuries.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Babylon)

The city ceased to exist long ago, but today the ruins testify to its grandeur. In the 7th century BC. Babylon was the largest and richest city in the Ancient East. There were many amazing structures in Babylon, but most of all amazed hanging gardens royal palace- Gardens that have become a legend.

the famous "Hanging Gardens" were created not by Semiramis and not even during her reign, but later, in honor of another - non-legendary - woman. They were built by order of King Nebuchadnezzar for his beloved wife Amitis, a Median princess who, in dusty Babylon, yearned for the green hills of Media.

This king, who destroyed city after city and even entire states, built a lot in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar turned the capital into an impregnable stronghold and surrounded himself with luxury unparalleled even in those days.

The structure of the hanging gardens of Babylon was a pyramid with a base (43x35 meters), which consisted of four tiers installed on twenty five-meter columns. The surface of each tier was covered with a layer of reed (reeds), stone blocks fastened with gypsum and lead plates on which a thick layer of fertile soil was poured. All these measures helped to preserve water for plants as long as possible, of which there was very little in Babylon.

The height of the structure was almost thirty meters! Trees, flowers, soil - all this was brought in carts harnessed by oxen. Water was supplied through pipes from the Euphrates River .. For this, hundreds of slaves were spinning around the clock a huge wheel installed in one of the towers.

Zeus statue in Olympia

The statue of Olympian Zeus is the work of Phidias. An outstanding work of antique sculpture, one of the seven wonders of the world. It was located in the temple of Olympian Zeus, in Olympia - a city in the region of Elis. The construction of the temple took about 10 years. But the statue of Zeus did not appear in it immediately. The Greeks decided to invite the famous Athenian sculptor Phidias to create a statue of Zeus.

Ancient Roman sculpture "Seated Zeus", Phidias type. The Hermitage was covered with a cape that covered part of Zeus's body, a scepter with an eagle, which he held in his left hand, a statue of the goddess of victory - Nike, which he held in his right hand, and a wreath of olive branches on Zeus's head. Zeus' legs rested on a bench supported by two lions. The throne reliefs glorified, first of all, Zeus himself. Four dancing Nicky were depicted on the legs of the throne. There were also depicted centaurs, lapiths, the exploits of Theseus and Hercules, frescoes depicting the battle of the Greeks with the Amazons. The base of the statue was 6 meters wide and 1 meter high. The height of the entire statue, together with the pedestal, was, according to various sources, from 12 to 17 meters. Zeus' eyes were the size of a grown man's fist.

Temple of Artemis of Ephesus (Ephesus)

Several hundred years before our era, when Ephesus was at the zenith of its glory, the inhabitants decided to build a large temple. By that time, the city was already about 600 years old, it was rich and powerful, grew and prospered under the auspices of the goddess Artemis, sister of Apollo and daughter of Zeus - known in Roman mythology as Diana the hunter. Artemis was also considered the goddess of the moon and helped women in childbirth.

The place for the new, majestic and grandiose temple in the part of the goddess was chosen as a sacred one - even in ancient times, religious rituals were held there. The townspeople decided not to spare either money or time, and also attracted wealthy construction sponsors from other regions of the country.

The completed temple was magnificent, and was constantly being decorated with new decorative elements - after all, Ephesus was a very rich city. Historical data are contradictory, but it is mentioned that there were many bronze statues in the temple, the interior was trimmed with gold and silver, the statue of the goddess herself was made of ivory and gold, and trimmed with ebony.

It is noteworthy that in those days the temple was not only cult building but also a financial and business center. The souvenir business also flourished: not far from the temple, original souvenirs - its small copies - were successfully sold. Scientists still have not figured out which temple was considered a wonder of the world - rebuilt or burned by Herostratus.

mausoleum in Halicarnassus

The Mausoleum in Halicarnassus is a wonderful monument of ancient Greek architectural art, which went down in the history of ancient culture as one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. It is generally accepted by our contemporaries that the mausoleum is the burial vault of great leaders.

The builders placed the tomb in the peripter, a building framed by a colonnade of 11-meter columns. It took 36 columns to support the roof of the mausoleum. The gaps between the columns were filled with various statues of mythological figures, and the roof looked like a stepped pyramid with 24 steps. Its crown was a marble quadriga, that is, an antique chariot with four horses harnessed to it. Huge statues of Mavsol and Artemisia were placed in the chariot, playing the role of charioteers. This magnificent sculpture reached a height of 6 m. In the tomb there were marble sarcophagi intended for the royal couple. The foot of the mausoleum was decorated with sculptures of horsemen and marble lions.

In general, the history of the Halicarnassus mausoleum is rich in events. At one time, he survived the conquest of the city by Alexander the Great, and even withstood an attack by pirates who coveted Halicarnassus at the beginning of the 1st century. However, after the Maltese attacked the mausoleum and took away stone and marble slabs from it, only the foundation remained of the majestic structure.

Colossus of Rhodes (Rhodes)

Colossus was called giant statue, which stood in a port city on Rhodes - an island in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of modern Turkey. In ancient times, the people of Rhodes wanted to be independent traders.

The colossus grew on the coast of the harbor on an artificial hill faced with white marble. For twelve years no one has seen the statue, because as soon as another belt of bronze sheets was attached to the frame, they poured the embankment surrounding the colossus so that it was more convenient for the craftsmen to climb up. And only when the embankment was removed, the Rhodians saw their patron god, whose head was adorned with a radiant crown.

The glittering god was visible many kilometers from Rhodes, and soon the rumor about him spread throughout the ancient world. But after half a century, a strong earthquake that destroyed Rhodes knocked the colossus to the ground, the knees turned out to be the most vulnerable point of the statue. This is where the expression "colossus with feet of clay" came from.

So the colossus lay on the coast of the bay - the main tourist attraction of the island. The defeated giant was seen by Pliny the Elder, who came there in the first century AD. Pliny was most impressed by the fact that only a few people could wrap their hands around the statue's thumb.

The colossus lying on the ground was overgrown with cobwebs and legends. In eyewitness accounts, he seemed much more than he really was. Legends appeared in Roman literature that it originally towered over the entrance to the harbor and was so great that ships passed between its legs to the city.

Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos)

Alexandrian lighthouse ( Pharos lighthouse) - one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, was erected in the III century BC. NS. on small island Pharos near the shores of the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It was a bustling port founded by Alexander the Great during his visit to Egypt in 332 BC. NS.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was the world's first lighthouse and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World to serve a practical purpose, helping ships navigate the reefs safely on their way to Alexandria Bay. The lighthouse, according to various estimates, rose to a height of 120 to 140 meters, and the light it emitted could be seen at a distance of up to 60 km.

The lighthouse stood for almost a thousand years, but by the 12th century A.D. BC, the bay of Alexandria was so silted up that ships could no longer use it and the lighthouse fell into disrepair. Abandoned, it stood for some time, until in 796 AD. NS. it was not destroyed by the earthquake. At the end of the 15th century. Sultan Kait-bey erected a fortress from the wreckage on the site of the lighthouse, which was subsequently rebuilt more than once.

These are the miracles that were described in my book. Those same: 7 miracles. But time does not stand still, and now there are many more such miracles. It seems to me that they are also worthy of our attention ...

New 7 wonders of the world

Great Wall of China (China)

The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest architectural monuments China and a symbol of the might of Chinese civilization. Probably, there is not a single civilized person in the world who has not heard of the Great Wall of China. It stretches from the Liaodong Bay northeast of Beijing through northern China to the Gobi Desert.

The construction lasted 10 years and faced numerous difficulties. The main problem was the lack of appropriate infrastructure for construction: there were no roads, there was no adequate amount of water and food for those involved in the work, while their number reached 300 thousand people, and the total number of builders employed under Qin reached, according to some estimates, 2 million. Slaves, soldiers, peasants were involved in the construction. As a result of epidemics and backbreaking work, at least tens of thousands of people died. Outrage at the mobilization for the construction of the wall caused popular uprisings and was one of the reasons for the fall of the Qin dynasty.

Probably not a single creation of human hands is so amazing as the Great Wall of China - the most grandiose and longest architectural and fortification structure on the planet. The wall is not only impressive - it is stunning. First of all, the titanic labor invested in it and its exorbitant dimensions. Truly, only the Chinese, organized and hardworking like ants, could endure this. In China, they say that a good half of their history falls on the Great Wall of China - it was built by different generations and dynasties for more than two thousand years, all the country's wars are connected with it in one way or another.

Christ the Redeemer statue (Rio de Janeiro)

One of the most famous statues in the world and certainly the most recognizable in Brazil - the statue of Christ the Redeemer. Installed on Mount Corcovado at an altitude of more than 700 meters, it looks with outstretched arms in a blessing gesture at the huge city below it. The statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro, due to its fame, attracts millions of tourists to Mount Corcovado. From its height, a beautiful view of the ten-million-strong city with its bays, beaches, and the Maracanã stadium opens up.

The height of the statue is 38 m, including the pedestal - 8 m; arm span - 28 m. Weight - 1145 tons. Being the most high point neighborhood, the statue regularly (on average, four times a year) becomes a target of lightning. The Catholic Diocese specially keeps a stock of the stone from which the statue was erected to restore parts of the statue damaged by lightning

The statue of Christ the Redeemer is undoubtedly one of the main symbols not only of Rio de Janeiro, but of the whole of Brazil. Many tourists visit the statue every year. Mount Corcovado experiences a particularly large influx of visitors during the traditional annual carnival held in Rio de Janeiro. Definitely, this grandiose monument is one of the greatest sculptures in the world.

Colosseum (Rome)

amphitheater, an architectural monument of Ancient Rome, the most famous and one of the most grandiose structures of the ancient world that have survived to our time. It is located in Rome, in the hollow between the Esquiline, Palatine and Celievsky hills.

The construction of the largest amphitheater in the entire ancient world, with a capacity of over 50 thousand people, was carried out for eight years as a collective construction of the emperors of the Flavian dynasty. It began to be built in 72 AD. under the emperor Vespasian, and in 80 AD. the amphitheater was consecrated by the emperor Titus. The amphitheater is located on the spot where there was a pond that belonged to the Golden House of Nero.

For a long time, the Colosseum was for the inhabitants of Rome and visitors the main place for entertainment, such as gladiator fights, animal baiting, sea battles.

The Colosseum opened with 100 days of entertainment. During this time, several thousand warriors and 5 thousand predatory animals brought from Africa died in gladiatorial tournaments. The arena of the theater had a sliding floor that rose and fell, and with the help of the aqueduct connected to the Colosseum, the stage was filled with water and naval battles were organized. Up to 3000 gladiators could fight in the arena at the same time, and 50 thousand spectators, frantically demanding "bread and circuses", tensely watched the bloody battles, chariot races and theatrical performances. In terms of the scale of the celebrations dedicated to the opening of the Colosseum, only the bloodily celebrated 1000th anniversary of Rome in 248, when dozens of lions, tigers, leopards, elephants, giraffes, horses, donkeys and hyenas were killed in just 3 days. 1000th anniversary " eternal city"Became the last day of life for 2000 gladiators.

Machu Picchu (Peru)

The city of ancient America, located on the territory of modern Peru. Also Machu Picchu is often called "the city in the sky" or "the city among the clouds", sometimes called the "lost city of the Incas". This city was created as a sacred mountain refuge by the great Inca ruler Pachacutec a century before the conquest of his empire, that is, around 1440, and functioned until 1532, when the Spanish invaded the territory of the Inca empire. In 1532, all of its inhabitants mysteriously disappeared.

Due to its modest size, Machu Picchu cannot pretend to be big city- there are no more than 200 structures in it. These are mainly temples, residences, warehouses and other premises for public needs. For the most part they are built of well-worked stone, slabs tightly fitted to each other. It is believed that up to 1,200 people lived in and around it, who worshiped the sun god Inti there and cultivated crops on the terraces. For more than 400 years this city was forgotten and was in desolation.

Machu Picchu, especially after receiving the status of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has become a center of mass tourism. In 2011, it was decided to limit the number of visitors.According to the new rules, only 2500 tourists per day can visit Machu Picchu, of which no more than 400 people can climb Mount Vaina Picchu, which is part of the archaeological complex. In order to preserve the monument, UNESCO demands to reduce the number of tourists per day to 800. Machu Picchu is located in a remote region.

Petra (Jordan)

The city of Petra in Jordan is located in the heart of the desert. This place is a heritage of ancient culture. Built over two thousand years ago, it is of great value for admirers ancient architecture and art. This ancient miracle city stretches along a winding valley formed among the rocks, on a place that was a riverbed in ancient times. Steps carved into the rocks lead to an innumerable number of structures - monuments, necropolises, reservoirs, altars. More than eight hundred monuments of Petra have survived to this day.

The structures of Petra that have survived to this day include churches, dwellings, tombs, reservoirs, aqueducts and altars carved into the rocks. If you approach the city along the es-Sik gorge, the first large monument that opens up to the eye turns out to be al-Khazneh - a temple located in a solid rock with a two-tiered facade approx. 20 m.

The mysterious people who have reached unattainable architectural heights are the Nabateans. Without exaggeration, we can say that the best reminder that they left about themselves to their descendants and which speaks of them better than any chronicles is a pink rocky masterpiece blown by the winds, hidden by them among the inaccessible mountains.

Pyramid of Kukulcan (Mexico)

25 meters high with nine levels, located in the center large area... The base of the pyramid is a square with sides of 55.5 meters. On each side of the pyramid there are four wide staircases, each of which has 91 steps. And these stairs lead to the upper platform, on which the temple is located.

The northern staircase of the pyramid ends with snake heads - the symbol of Kukulkan, because in translation from the Mayan language, kukulkan is a feathered serpent.

Exactly at 17 hours 15 minutes, a light show begins - the sun's rays, when going around the ledges of the pyramid on the days of the equinox, draw the image of the revived ancient god with the play of light and shadows. This effect lasts for 3 hours and 22 minutes. The sun goes down and the image becomes clearer. Soon, the seven bends of the Sun Serpent's body become - they are formed by the shadows of the seven ledges of the pyramid. The sun goes down - the snake also slides down, lower and lower. And below, at the foot of the pyramid, the head of the image coincides with the real, stone sculpted head of a serpent, which ends with the northern staircase of the pyramid.

The ancient builders of the Maya tribe were simply brilliant, having managed at that time to calculate the parameters so precisely and placing the walls of the pyramid strictly on the cardinal points. The pyramid of Kukulkan has some astronomical significance. Each of its stairs has 91 steps, and the total number of steps is 364, plus the upper step-platform at the base of the temple, giving a total of 365 - the number corresponding to the number of days in a year. And the side parts of the building are divided in accordance with the number of months in the Mayan calendar - into eighteen sections.

Taj Mahal (India)

Taj Mahal is a mausoleum-mosque located in Agra, India, on the banks of the Jamna River (architects, probably Ustad-Isa, etc.). Built by order of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth (later Shah Jahan himself was buried here). Although the white marble dome of the mausoleum is the most famous component, the Taj Mahal is a structurally integrated complex. The building began to be built in about 1632 and was completed in 1653, thousands of artisans and craftsmen worked. The leadership of the Taj Mahal construction was entrusted to a Council of Architects under imperial control, including Abd ul-Karim Mamur Khan, Makramat Khan and Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. Lahauri is usually considered the main designer.

Mausoleum, divine, shining, and, despite its 74-meter height, so light and airy that it is like a fabulous dream, the Taj Mahal mausoleum rises in the valley of the Yamuna River - the most beautiful architectural creation of India, and perhaps of the whole earth ... White marble domes rush high into the sky - one large and four small ones, in the chaste outlines of which one can guess female forms. Reflecting on the motionless surface of an artificial canal, the Taj Mahal seems to soar in front of us, representing an example of extraterrestrial beauty and perfect harmony ... But not only architectural perfection attracts millions of travelers from all over the world to the Taj Mahal. The history of its origin makes no less impression on the hearts of people ... A story more like oriental tale or a legend that any poet would envy ...

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2015

The most famous wonders of the world (Ilya Manevich; Mikhail Shakhov)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 96 kbps
Ilya Manevich; Shakhov Mikhail
Year of issue: 2015
Genre: Popular science
Publisher: Can't Buy Nowhere
Artist: Vinokurova Nadezhda
Duration: 09:04:00
Description: The book includes the most interesting and at the same time accessible natural wonders and monuments of civilizations: waterfalls and cave cities, exotic islands and lush palaces, rocky fjords and gothic cathedrals ...
The book will be of interest to lovers of history and geography, tourists and travelers.

00_00_Manevich_I_Shakhov_The most famous wonders of the World
00_01_Content
00_02_Address to the reader
01_01_Great Pyramids
01_02_The Valley of the Kings
01_03_Karnak and Luxor
02_01_Knossos Crete
02_02_Acropolis and Parthenon
02_03_Delphi
02_04_Saint Athos. Holy mountain
02_05_Saint Meteora. Natural wonder and architectural masterpieces
03_01_Colosseum
03_02_Pompei
03_03_Venice
03_04_Cathedral of San Marco
03_05_The Leaning Tower of Pisa
03_06_Vatican
04_00_Carthagen
05_01_Iskarial
05_02_Spain. Segovia
05_03_Park Guell. Anthony Gaudi's masterpiece
05_04_Cathedral of the Holy Families. Anthony Gaudi's masterpiece
06_01_Reims Cathedral. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
06_02_Shart Cathedral. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
06_03_Mont Saint-Michel. A masterpiece of French architecture
06_04_Cathedral Notre Dame. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
06_05_Sacre Coeur Cathedral. Basilica of the Sacred Heart
06_06_Eiffel Tower. Symbol of paris
07_01_Stonehenge. Monument to an ancient civilization
07_02_Tower. Monument to English history
07_03_Tower Bridge. London symbol
07_04_Westminster Abbey. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
07_05_Westminster Palace. A masterpiece of neo-gothic architecture
08_00_Fjords. The wonders of northern nature
09_01_Cathedral in Cologne
09_02_Tryr. Monument of ancient and medieval architecture
09_03_Zwinger. The heart of Dresden
09_04_Palace Charlottenburg. A masterpiece of Germanic architecture
10_00_Vienna. Baroque city
11_00_Budapest. City on 7 islands
12_01_Prague Castle The Charles Bridge. Medieval monument
12_02_Saint Vitus Cathedral. A masterpiece of gothic architecture
13_00_Plitvice Lakes
14_00_Studenica Monastery. Monument of Orthodox culture
15_01_Kotor. Frozen Middle Ages
15_02_Monasteries of Cetinja and Ostrog. Place of pilgrimage for Orthodox, Catholics and Muslims
15_03_Medieval cities. The frozen middle ages
16_01_Nessebr. Pearl of the Black Sea
16_02_Veliko Tarnovo. Second Constantinople 14th century
17_01_Red Square - the heart of Moscow
17_02_The Kremlin - The Heart of Russia
17_03_Vladimir. Monument of Russian culture
17_04_Kizhi. A masterpiece of Russian wooden architecture
17_05_Solovetsky Monastery. A masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_06_Valaam Monastery. A masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_07_Peterhof. A masterpiece of Russian park art
17_08_Isaac's Cathedral. A masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_09_Saved on Blood - a masterpiece of Russian architecture
17_10_Volgograd - hero city
17_11_Volcanoes of Kamchatka. Nature miracle
18_01_Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. A masterpiece of Orthodox architecture
18_02_Saint Sophia. A masterpiece of ancient Russian architecture
19_00_Tallinn. Medieval fortress
20_00_Jvari. Temple of the Holy Cross, 6th century
21_01_Eph. Monument of ancient architecture
21_02_Pergam. Monument of ancient architecture
21_03_Ay-Sophia. A masterpiece of Byzantine-Turkish architecture
21_04_Capadocia. Cities in the rocks
21_05_Blue Mosque. A masterpiece of Turkish architecture
22_00_Palmyra. The most beautiful city
22_01_Crac de Chevalier. The largest Crusader fortress in the Holy Land
22_02_Damascus. Old city. Monument to the history of the East
23_00_Jerusalem. Holy city
24_01_Baalbek. Monument of the Ancient World
24_02_Andzhar. A masterpiece of Arab architecture
24_03_Beit ed-Din. Fairy palace
25_00_Petra. Wonder of the world
26_00_Lahore. A masterpiece of Islamic architecture
27_01_Samarkand. A masterpiece of Islamic architecture
27_02_Bukhara. A masterpiece of Islamic architecture
28_01_Taj Mahal. Wonder of the world
28_02_Agra. Red fort. Monument of Islamic architecture
28_03_Goa. Heaven on earth
28_04_Harmandir Sahib. Sikh main temple
29_00_Phang-nga. Nature miracle
30_00_Halong Bay. Nature miracle
31_01_Great Wall of China. Wonder of the world
31_02_Forbidden City of Gugun. The largest palace in the world
31_03_Nanshan Monastery. Long-livers temple
32_01_Royal residence. Monument of Korean architecture
32_02_Ganghwa Island. Monument to an ancient civilization
33_01_Gandan Monastery. Mongolian Buddhism Center
33_02_Palace of BogdyKhan. Monument of Buddhist architecture
33_03_Choi Ji Lama Monastery .. A monument of Buddhist culture
34_01_Teotihuacan. Monument to an ancient civilization
34_02_Chichen Itza. Monument to an ancient civilization
34_03_La Venta. Monument to an ancient civilization
35_01_Machu Picchu. Monument to an ancient civilization
35_02_Titicaca. Nature miracle
36_01_Iguazu Falls. Nature miracle
36_02_Statue of Christ the Redeemer. Wonder of the world

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18
apr
2014

The most famous historians of Russia (Doikov Yuri)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 96 kbps
Author: Doikov Yuri
Year of issue: 2014
Genre: ZhZL
Publisher: Can't Buy Nowhere
Artist: Savitsky Nikolay
Duration: 20:25:06
Description: This book introduces readers to those people who have devoted their entire lives to serving the great science of History - from the well-known names of N.M. Karamzin, N.I. Kostomarov, S.M. Soloviev and V.O. Klyuchevsky and to the last the classic historian S.G. Pushkarev and the first woman in the Russian Empire to receive the title of honorary doctor of Russian history, A.Ya. Efimenko. Contents 00_01_Contents 00_02_Abstract 01_Tatischev Vasily Nikitich ...

06
feb
2016

The most famous computer games (Simon Parkin)

ISBN: 978-5-699-75280-5

By Simon Parkin
Translator: Mikhail Raitman
Year of issue: 2015
Genre: Computer literature
Publisher: Eksmo
Series: Gift Editions. A computer
Russian language
Number of pages: 256
Description: The history of computer games has been going on for more than 50 years, and during this time cult, innovative and very beautiful games have appeared. This book will tell you about the most significant and popular games, each of which has influenced the gaming industry and gave impetus to the development of the entertainment industry. The story of each game is accompanied by ...

15
but I
2016

The most famous Patrons of Russia (Lopukhina Elena)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 144kbps
Author: Lopukhina Elena
Year of issue: 2012
Genre: ZhZL
Publisher: Can't Buy Nowhere
Artist: Gerasimov Vyacheslav
Duration: 14:50:43
Description: The concept of "patron" came to us from Ancient Rome. A philanthropist, close to the emperor Augustus, patronized the poets, supported them financially. His name has become a household name, so they began to call everyone who helps art and culture. In Russia, patronage has a long tradition. Russian tsars, princes and nobles patronized icon painters and compilers of chronicles and chronicles, builders of temples and palaces, book printing ...

22
Aug
2010

The most famous sayings of great people (Vol. 1-3)

Format: 160kb / s MP3
Year of issue: 2007
Genre: Aphorisms
Performers: Mikhail Pozdnyakov, Alexander Kasyanov
Length: 02:25:26
Description: This project presents for you a unique collection of thoughts and sayings of great people, which, together with beautiful music, will enrich your consciousness with invaluable life experiences of famous philosophers, politicians, scientists, writers and military leaders who have made an exceptional contribution to the development of civilization. Our collection will present you with many sayings about life and death, man and woman, love and money, man and nature, thought and deed, wisdom and stupidity ... In ...

05
june
2011

Wonders of the world. (Grigorieva E. Guglina E.)

ISBN: 978-5-353-00099-0, Encyclopedia
Format: PDF, Scanned pages
Author: Grigorieva E. Guglina E.
Year of issue: 2007
Genre: Children's encyclopedia
Publisher: ROSMEN
Russian language
Number of pages: 111
Description: The "Wonders of the World" encyclopedia will tell about more than 300 architectural, historical and cultural monuments around the world. The reader will surely learn a lot of new and interesting not only about mysterious African masks and giant megaliths, but even about such seemingly well-known phenomena as Egyptian pyramids and statues of Easter Island. Lots of colorful illustrations along ...

19
june
2017

The loudest shots in history and famous terrorists. Part 2 (Mlechin Leonid)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 192kbps
Author: Mlechin Leonid
Year of issue: 2016
Genre: Journalism
Publisher: ARDIS
Artist: Levashev Vladimir; Mlechin Leonid
Duration: 05:12:59
Description: The loudest gunshots are heard when political assassinations take place. Some of them change the fate of entire nations. In a series of historical essays, united under the title "The Loudest Shots in History and Famous Terrorists", renowned journalist, international observer, TV presenter Leonid Mlechin talks about the most famous political assassinations and terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of significant state ...

19
june
2017

The loudest shots in history and famous terrorists. Part 1 (Mlechin Leonid)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 56 kbps
Author: Mlechin Leonid
Year of issue: 2017
Genre: New time, Journalism
Publisher: ARDIS
Artist: Levashev Vladimir, Mlechin Leonid
Length: 05:15:05
Description: The loudest gunshots are heard when political assassinations take place. Some of them change the fate of entire nations. In a series of historical essays, united under the title "The Loudest Shots in History and Famous Terrorists", the famous journalist, international observer, TV presenter Leonid Mlechin talks about the most famous political assassinations and terrorist attacks that took the lives of ...

25
Dec
2012

Famous Crimes (Alexandre Dumas)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 96kbps
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Year of issue: 2012
Genre: Crime Story
Publisher: Can't Buy Nowhere
Artist: Natalia Karpunina
Duration: 10:45:36
Description: In the boundless creative heritage of Alexandre Dumas "The History of Famous Crimes" occupies a special place, but this book is much less known to the Russian reader than his famous novels "The Three Musketeers", "Queen Margot" and others. This collection includes four stories from the book Dumas "History of Famous Crimes": "The Chenchi Family", "Marquis de Branville", "Murat" and "Deru". Investigating the topic of pre ...

29
june
2012

Famous works of Russian writers (A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, F.M.Dostoevsky, A.P. Chekhov)

Format: audio performance, MP3, 160kbps
Author: A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, F.M. Dostoevsky, A.P. Chekhov
Year of issue: 2008
Genre: Classic
Publisher: Vox records
Artist: Valentin Gaft, Alexander Vilkin, Rifat Safiulin, Dmitry Kreminsky, Tatyana Shpagina, Valery Simonov, Fedor Stepanov, Alexey Shendrik, Timofey Piskunov, Natalya Zayakina, Alexey Shulin, Alexander Zharkov, Yunona Dorosheva, Nikolay Ryabkov O, Valery Simonov, Alexander Mikhail Pyarn, Victoria Reshulskaya, Sergey Dreiden
Duration: 06:12:19 Magnificent performances of the famous works of Russian classic writers: Ale ...

12
jul
2015

Famous dynasties of Russia. №№01-68

Format: PDF, Scanned pages
Year of issue: 2014-2015
Genre: ZhZL, history
Publisher: De Agostini
Language: Russian Number of pages in the volume: 32
Description: A unique collection of magazines dedicated to the famous Russian names that have left an indelible mark on the history of our state. The series tells about the people who ruled the country during the days of peace and war, who won brilliant victories, discovered new lands, made discoveries in science and technology, and achieved incredible success in literature and art. Tsars and industrialists, merchants and patrons of art, poets and artists, their life and death, ...

30
mar
2016

Famous detectives. Sherlock Holmes and others (Arthur Conan Doyle, Gilbert Keith Chesterton)

Format: audio performance, MP3, 192kbps
By Arthur Conan Doyle, Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Year of issue: 2007
Genre: Detective
Publisher: SidiKom
Artist: Alexander Ponomarev, Evgeny Stychkin, Dmitry Pisarenko, Irina Autukh, Mark Geykhman, Sergey Kutasov
Length: 02:54:39
Description: Not a single cunning crime will remain unsolved if the best detectives take on the case. Contents Arthur Conan Doyle "Dancing Figures" Holmes - Alexander Ponomarev Watson - Evgeny Stychkin Hilton Cubit - Dmitry Pisarenko Elzy, his wife - Irina Autukh station manager / doctor / Abe Sleni - Mar ...

06
but I
2018

Famous women of Moscow Russia. XV-XVI centuries (Morozova Ludmila)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 96 Kbps
Author: Morozova Ludmila
Year of issue: 2018
Genre: Biographies and memoirs
Publisher: Can't Buy Nowhere
Artist: Roslyakov Mikhail
Duration: 12:57:31
Description: This book is dedicated to women who are surrounded by the Grand Duke and Tsar Ivan III. It was they who were his main assistants in the creation of the Russian centralized state. The first wife, Maria Tveryanka, unwittingly contributed to the annexation of the Tver principality to Moscow, and her sister Anna - the Ryazan principality. The second wife, the Byzantine princess Sophia Palaeologus, helped to expand the international ...

12
jan
2015

Joan C. Rowling - Famous Hogwarts Books Cycle

Format: DjVu, Scanned pages
By Joan C. Rowling
Year of issue: 2009
Genre: Children's fantasy
Publisher: ROSMEN
Russian language
Number of books: 3 books
Description: The Tales of the Bard Beadl is a special book. Professor Dumbledore bequeathed it to Hermione Granger. It contained the hints of the old magician. One of the tales told friends the secret of the Deathly Hallows. This book helped Harry Potter defeat Voldemort. And, of course, these are amazing fairy tales for children and adults, understandable to wizards and Muggles. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" - this book enables readers to ...

26
sep
2016

Famous tanks of the world from 1916 to the present day (Roger Ford)

ISBN: 5-353-01860-5, 0-7607-0593-3
Format: PDF, Scanned pages
By Roger Ford
Translator: S. Fedoseeva
Year of issue: 2005
Genre: Military equipment, tanks
Publisher: Rosmen-Press
Series: Military Technology
Russian language
Number of pages: 176
Description: The author of the book "The Famous Tanks of the World" Roger Ford set himself a difficult task - to popularly present the history of the development of tanks and at the same time to highlight the most significant vehicles that greatest influence on the striking power of armored formations and on the development of armored vehicles. At the same time, the book also includes unique development ...

02
mar
2012

The quirks and oddities of famous people. Famous eccentrics and originals (Mikhail Pylyaev)

Format: audiobook, MP3, 128kbps
Author: Mikhail Pylyaev
Year of issue: 2006
Genre: Historical, memoirs
Publisher: SidiKom
Artist: Denis Nekrasov
Duration: 10:27:46
Description: All the enemies were afraid of Admiral Ushakov, and who was Ushakov himself afraid of? What unusual weapon did Prince A.S. Menshikov choose for a duel with Count Kleinmichel? To whom the hero promised to give his daughter to wife Patriotic War Count Platov? And also the adventures of Marie Antoinette's diamonds in Russia, entertainment and tyranny, fashionistas and fashionistas, famous artists, strongmen and adventurers, unusual deeds, original antics and chu ...

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