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Big Buildings Of Beijing In the video of big buildings of Beijing Jeremy Goldkorn is showing the fasted and magnificent evolution of China´s architecture. At the beginning of the video he shows a wasteland that represents the old china with its residential apartments housing that is going down very fast giving space for the new architecture and big buildings. After that he started explaining all the new projects of china´s architecture. The first one named is the CCT V (China Central Television), which is based on two buildings: one asymmetrical and a free standing one. Later he named the water cube and the Bird Nest. This two were design for the Olympics Games in 2008, by an Australian and a Swiss firm. And finally comes the National Theater with its futuristic shape of silver egg composed by glass and titanium in order to be able to see some of the action happening inside. My favorite building is definitely the water cube, I think is one of the best projects ever made, because combines modernism, functionality and art.

The water cube was design by an Australian firm named PTW for the Olympics Games in 2008. Inside of it is the aquatics Center of Beijing and after the Olympic Games half of the building was recovered into a Water Park opened in 2010. This building not only represents a magnificent piece of art, also represents the evolution of the humans, and the capacity of created and used new materials for the construction. The architects take on count the earthquake and the extreme climate of Beijing that’s why they choose this bubble system for the facade of the building.

For me all this new projects that are developing in Beijing shows the advance and evolution of this culture and the desire of shine in the world of architecture. media type="custom" key="8907250" align="center"

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The 7 Wonders Of The Ancient World **RSTT Script:**


 * Ma. Gabriela:** The Temple of Artemis, also known as the Temple of [|Diana], was a [|Greek temple] dedicated to a Greek goddess identified as [|Artemis]. It was sited at [|Ephesus] (the modern town of [|Selçuk] in present-day [|Turkey]), and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction in 401. Only foundations and sculptural fragments of the site still remain.


 * Ma.Gabriela:** The project took 120 years to complete; It once consisted of 127 marble columns, of 20 meters tall. It was built in the 6th century B.C., the temple was destroyed by fire 200 years later and then rebuilt under the supervision of Alexander the Great. The great templewas eventually destroyed, bit by bit, by invading Gothic hordes. Today, only a solitary column of this glorious temple remains.


 * Oscar:** The Hellenistic temple was built on a podium, to which one ascended by a plinth formed of thirteen steps. A double colonnade encircled the peristyle and the inside space. The decadence marked by the Goths continued in the Christian era, when materials for the nearby Basilica of St.John and for is left of numerous works of art which at one time used to adorn it.


 * Oscar:** The foundation of the temple was rectangular in form, similar to most temples at the time. Unlike other sanctuaries, however, the building was made of marble, with a decorated facade overlooking a spacious courtyard. There were 127 columns in total, aligned orthogonally over the whole platform area, except for the central cella or house of the goddess. Marble steps surrounding the building platform led to the high terrace which was approximately 80 m by 130 m in plan. The temple served as both a marketplace and a religious institution. For years, the sanctuary was visited by merchants, tourists, artisans, and kings who paid homage to the goddess by sharing their profits with her.


 * Oscar:** In conclusion The Temple of Artemis was a Greek temple made for the goddess Artemis. It was sited in Turkey, it was built in the 6th century B.C. and was destroyed 200 years later. It consisted in a rectangular temple aligned with 127 marble columns and it served as a market place and as a religious institution.

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The 7 Wonders of the Modern World In this topic we are going to tell you a little bit about the New 7 Wonders of the World. They were chosen in the year 2007. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient world are: And now, since 2007 the New Wonders of the World are:
 * The Colossus of Rhodes
 * The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
 * The Lighthouse of Alexandria
 * The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
 * The Pyramids of Egypt
 * The Statue of Zeus
 * The Temple of Artemis
 * Petra, Jordan
 * Taj Mahal, India
 * Chichen Itza, Mexico
 * Christ Redeemer, Brasil
 * Colosseum, Italy
 * Great Wall of China
 * Machu Picchu, Peru

My favorite of the New Seven Wonders of the World is Petra, which is located in Jordan. In my opinion is the most interesting wonder because it's not a structure, it's more like a city. I like because it has a couple of curiositis, like theatre which is modeled on Greek and Roman protoypes, and the technology that they used to provide the city with water. This is a classical example of rock-out architecture, because it's all made on rock. This place is used to celebrate on holidays and important days like the new years day. I think that Petra also had an interesting history so it's a good place to go and learn something new about other cultures.