Learning activity 1

1. Evidence: Evidence: The new 7 wonders of the world

The Taj Mahal, built from 1631 to 1654, is a collection of buildings located in Agra, a
city of Uttar Pradesh, India, built by Shah Jahan, emperor of the Mughal dynasty. The
Taj Mahal was built in honor of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth
to his 14th child.

Before his death, the emperor's beloved wife told him his last wishes, which were to
build his tomb, to marry again, to care for and love his children very much, and to visit
his tomb annually on the anniversary of his death. The emperor, after 8 days and 8
nights of depression and confinement, without any food or drink, he decides to build
the most beautiful tomb the world has ever seen, so that everyone will remember the
name of his beloved wife and remain as a testimony of his great love for her.

This is how the Taj Mahal built has been built, the most beautiful mausoleum in the
world, covered in white marble, and adorned at different points by precious stones from
all over the world…and today, perhaps, represents the greatest construction made by
love towards a woman.

Selection process or contest:

In order to choose the new Seven Wonders of the Modern World, the Swiss-Canadian
Bernard Weber. inspired by the seven wonders of the ancient world, set out the
initiative to plan an international competition so that any citizen of the world can select
through a vote such monuments for Medium of the mobile phone with text messages,
via e-mail, through certain TV channels.
For this, the traveler and aircraft lover, Weber, created, in early 2005, the New Open
World Foundation.

Initially, two hundred (200) constructions, which fulfilled the condition of having been
created by the hand of man until the year 2000, were put to a vote, regardless of their
age or place of origin. In 2005 the list of constructions was reduced to seventy-seven
(77), and at the end of the same year there were only twenty-one (21). The voting
ended on July 7th, 2007 (at 07h 07m 07s to be exact), at which time the monuments
will be announced to the world to be the Seven New Wonders of the World in the third
millennium.

The most modern constructions, built in the twentieth century were the most
disadvantaged in the results. This was how the Taj Mahal of India stayed on the final
list.

Unfortunately that opaque said wonder is the huge garbage that can be seen in the
face that don’t show the tourist photos of the construction.