Showing posts with label Wonders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wonders. Show all posts

Thursday, February 5, 2026

What would the 7 Wonders of the World look like if they existed today?

 I've always asked myself this question too, and while browsing the internet I came across the right article.

In fact, it was said that researchers had collected a huge amount of information and images, taken from historical sources, regarding the materials , location and techniques with which they had been built.

The data was given to designers from which they created 3D images of the Seven Wonders.

So let's not waste time talking and go and see them:

1)The Colossus of Rhodes

The 35.5-meter Colossus once stood astride the Mandraki harbor. It was toppled by an earthquake just half a century later. It remained reclining, to the amazement of visitors, for another 800 years, until the Muslim caliph Muawiyah I melted the statue down and sold it for scrap.

2) The Pyramid of Cheops

Built over 4,500 years ago with stones weighing 2.5 to 15 tons each, the Great Pyramid remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for nearly four thousand years. Nearby excavations have revealed that up to 100,000 skilled and well-fed workers came from across the country to live in a temporary city while the pyramids in this region were being built.

3) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

They're the only wonder on the list that could have been the product of an ancient writer's imagination. Native writers of Babylon which was located 80 kilometers south of what is now Baghdad, Iraq made no mention of the garden. But if it existed, it appears to have been a remarkable feat of engineering, with conduits carrying water up to 20 meters into the air.

4) The Lighthouse of Alexandria

This is the lighthouse from which all subsequent lighthouses took their cue. This structure, built by Sostratus of Cnidus, featured a blazing fire at the top. The building fell into ruin between the 12th century and the late 15th century, when the Mamluk sultan Qāʾit Bāy built a fort on the ruins of the lighthouse.

5) Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

The tomb built for Mausolus, ruler of Caria, an ancient region of Asia Minor, was so imposing that the late king's name became the generic term for large funerary monuments. Mausolus commissioned many large temples and secular buildings during his lifetime, and designed the Mausoleum himself.

6) Statue of Zeus at Olympia

This 12-meter gold and ivory statue was erected at the Temple of Zeus by the Greeks in an attempt to outdo the Athenians. Unfortunately, the frame and throne were made of wood.

7) Temple of Artemis in Ephesus

The building was built and destroyed three times. The first to demolish it was Herostratus, who burned it simply to gain fame. Then came the Goths, who destroyed the city as they passed through fleeing the Romans. Finally, a Christian mob razed it to the ground in 401 AD, leaving only the foundations and a single column which can still be seen today.

Monday, December 1, 2025

Which movie actors are one hit wonders?

 

  • Rahul Roy : He became a known actor with Aashiqui . It turned him into a super star.
  • Post this mega hit ; he never got any success and had a flop career.
  • He later appeared in tv reality shows (Big Boss)
  • Kumar Gaurav : Kumar Gaurav- son of Rajendra Kumar, actor- debuted with Love Story.
  • It turned him into a known actor . But, he never had any successful hit.
  • He later appeared in Naam - a mage hit- along with Sanjay Dutt. But, latter got acclaim for it.
  • Deepak Parashar : This model turned actor appeared in Nikaah that earned him fame.
  • But, somehow, he could not maintain fame after this classic.
  • Although, he had also appeared in Insaaf Ka Taraju - a hit- but it earned fame for Raj Babbar
  • Sadhana Singh : She appeared in Nadia Ke Paar- a super hit movie- along with Sachin.
  • Hum Aapke Hai Kaun- a successful movie- is its remake.
  • Well, she did not act in another successful movie.
  • Anu Aggarwal : She appeared in Aashiqui - a mega hit -along with Rahul Roy.
  • It turned this model into a legend for a while. But, she gave many flops.
  • A tragic accident turned her into a recluse.
  • Bhagyashree: She debuted in Maine Pyar Kiya along with Salman Khan .
  • Movie turned her into a national craze. But, she got later married and gave many flops.
  • She keeps on appearing in small roles.
  • Well : Fate does play its role !
  • Pic Credits : Google Images /Web

Monday, June 2, 2025

Are there any Wonders of the World left untouched?

 Machhapuchhre, the “Matterhorn of Nepal”, a mountain in the Annapurna Himalayas, is off-limits to climbers to preserve its beauty. Its name, from the Nepali माछापुच्छ्रे, means “fishtail”, a reference to its twin peaks which together resemble the tail of a fish.

Machhapuchhre has special personal significance for me, mainly because it was my first glimpse of the Himalayas after a long rain-drenched week hiking the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) Trail. I was tired, morose, spirits damp as my soggy socks, leeches clinging to my calves, frustrated that the non-stop rain had so far denied me my entire reason for being in Nepal — to see the highest mountains in the entire world, a dream I’d kept close to my heart since I first learned about the Himalayas in the Children’s Britannica as a kid — when the clouds parted and I saw Machhapuchhre’s twin peaks shining in the morning sun. It was glorious.

Here’s a photograph from my phone. The camera is terrible, but if you squint at the upper-right hand corner you’ll see Machhapuchhre:

To give you an idea of how I’d been hiking the whole week, here’s me in a trashbag I’m using as a makeshift rain jacket because I stupidly didn’t realize how rainy it’d be on the ABC trail, and so prepped as if I were going to hike in Southern California (where I’d done most of my hiking):

But I digress. Here’s a closer view of Machhapuchhre on the way to Chomrong, one of the small towns on the ABC trail. The rest of these photographs are, of course, not by me. (But damn I wish they were!)

Closer still, this time from Tadapani, another town on the ABC trail:

Different angle from the Annapurna Sanctuary:

Twin peaks up close:

Yet another different angle:

The Matterhorn for comparison, so you know why Machhapuchhre is called the “Matterhorn of Nepal”:

They both have tremendous vertical relief in a short horizontal distance, combined with a steep pointed pyramidal profile. Then again Machhapuchhre is 6,993 m to the Matterhorn’s 4,478 m, so you can think of Machhapuchhre as what you’d get if the Matterhorn started 8,000+ feet higher up.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಏಳು ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳು ಯಾವುವು?

 ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಏಳು ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳು ಎಂದು ಯಾವುದೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.‌ ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ನನ್ನ ಆಯ್ಕೆಗಳು ಕೇವಲ ನನ್ನ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾದ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ.

1. ಹಂಪಿ ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ರಥ.

2. ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಅರಮನೆ.

3. ಬಾದಾಮಿಯ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಗುಹೆಗಳು.

4. ವಿಜಯಪುರದ‌ ಗೋಲ್ ಗುಂಬಜ್ 

5. ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟದ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಗಳು.

6. ಜೋಗ ಜಲಪಾತ.

7. ಕರಾವಳಿ.

Thursday, January 23, 2025

ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ 7 ಅದ್ಬುತಗಳು ಯಾವುವು?

 ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ಏಳು ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳ ಎರಡು ಗುಂಪುಗಳಿವೆ. ಅವುಗಳು ಯಾವುದೆಂದರೆ ಏಳು ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಏಳು ಆಧುನಿಕ ಯುಗದ ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳು.

ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಏಳು ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳು-

  • ಗೀಜಾ಼ದ ಮಹಾನ್ ಪಿರಮಿಡ್​​ಗಳು, ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್-
  • ಬ್ಯಾಬಿಲೋನಿಯಾದ ನೇತಾಡುವ ತೋಟಗಳು-
  • ಎಫಿಸಸ್‌ನ ಆರ್ಟೆಮಿಸ್ ದೇವಾಲಯ-
  • ಒಲಿಂಪಿಯಾದ ಜಿ಼ಯುಸ್ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ-
  • ಹೆಲಿಕಾರ್ನಸಸ್ ಸಮಾಧಿ-
  • ಅಲೆಗ್ಸ್ಯಾಂಡ್ರಿಯಾದ ದೀಪಸ್ತಂಭ-
  • ಕೊಲೊಸಸ್ ಆಫ಼್ ರೋಡ್ಸ್-

ಇವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗೀಜಾ಼ದ ಪಿರಮಿಡ್​​ಗಳು ಮಾತ್ರ ಇನ್ನೂ ಇಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಬೆರೆಯೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಭೂಕಂಪ, ಯುದ್ಧ, ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಅವಘಡಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಶವಾಗಿದೆ.


ಆಧುನಿಕ ಯುಗದ ಏಳು ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳು-

  • ತಾಜ್ ಮಹಲ್, ಆಗ್ರಾ, ಭಾರತ-
  • ಚೀನಾದ ಮಹಾ ಗೋಡೆ-
  • ಚಿಚೆನ್ ಇಟ್ಜಾ, ಮೆಕ್ಸಿಕೊ-
  • ಕ್ರೈಸ್ಟ್ ದಿ ರಿಡೀಮರ್, ರಿಯೋ ಡಿ ಜನೈರೊ, ಬ್ರಜಿ಼ಲ್-
  • ಕೊಲೊಸಿಯಮ್, ರೋಮ್, ಇಟಲಿ-
  • ಮಾಚು ಪಿಚ್ಚು, ಪೆರು-
    • ಪೆಟ್ರಾ, ಜಾರ್ಡನ್-

    ಇವಲ್ಲದೆ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಏಳು ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಈಜಿಪ್ಟಿನ ಗೀಜಾ಼ದ ಪಿರಮಿಡ್​​ ಅನ್ನು ಎಂಟನೇಯ ಅದ್ಭುತವಾಗಿ ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ.

    ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಮೂಲ: ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ