The seven medieval wonder of the world

1- Stonehenge

Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites of the world, is located in England, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury.

Stonehenge is composed of large standing stones. It is one of the most important complex of Neolithic and of the Bronze Age in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains found on the site indicate that burials were made in the 3000 BC.

2-Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is a historical archaeological site located in egypt, The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and Roman influences. Due to the time period, many of the features of the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa mixture aspects Roman, Greek and Egyptian; some statues are Egyptian in style, yet bear Roman clothes and hair style whilst other features share a similar style.

3- Porcelain Tower of Nanjing

Porcelain Tower of Nanjing It is a historical site located on the south bank of the Yangtze inNanjing, China. It was constructed in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty, but was mostly destroyed in the 19th century during the course of the Taiping Rebellion. The tower is now under reconstruction.

The tower was built with white porcelain bricks because they reflect the sun's rays during the day. The tower was also decorated with numerous Buddhist images.

4-Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia (aka Saint Sophia) was first built in the fourth century in Constantinople (now known under the Turkish name of Istanbul). That church was destroyed in a revolt, and the current building was erected on orders of Roman Emperor Justinian I in AD 532 and took five years and 10,000 workers to build. It was the center of the Orthodox Church for a thousand years and also the place of the coronation of the Byzantine Emperors.

5- Tower of Pisa

The leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower at Pisa, Italy. It is famous for leaning 141/2 feet (4.4 meters) out of line when measured from the seventh story. It tilts because its foundation was built on unstable soil (it's a well known fact that Pisa architects aren't so bright). Construction of the tower began in 1173 and ended between 1360 and 1370 (which means it's been around even longer than dad). The ground beneath the tower first started to sink after the first three stories were built.

6- Cairo citadel

The Saladin Citadel of Cairo is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Egypt. The Muqattan hill was once famous for its great views of the city and was fortified by the Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din to protect it from the Crusaders.

It contains the Mosque of Muhammad Ali perched on the summit of the citadel, so it’s referred as the Citadel of Muhammad Ali. This mosque was built between 1828 and 1848 in memory of Tusun Pasha, the oldest son of Muhammad who di.

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7- Ely cathedral

The Ely cathedral Is the principal church of the Diocese , in Cambridgeshire, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Ely. It is known locally as "the ship of the Fens", because of its prominent shape that towers above the surrounding flat and watery landscape. Visitors that go to Ely Cathedral might wonder how such a small town in the countryside came to have such a large and magnificent work of architecture. The answer is St. Etherelda, who founded an abbey in Ely in 673 AD. Her monastery flourished throughout the Middle Ages and her shrine attracted many pilgrims.