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 * Famous works of Sion Corporation. **

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De Effenaar' Cultural Centre **Recently the completely renewed pop stage ‘De Effenaar’ reopened in the city of Eindhoven. The music hall ‘De Effenaar’ has been located in the centre of Eindhoven since the seventies in a former linen factory.** The name of the hall contains the word ‘effen’, which means to flatten - serving as a permanent reminder of the building's history. The total area of the building is approximately 4500m². It contains 2 concert halls for 350 and 1000 visitors respectively and a café. The great concert hall forms the heart of the building. The architectural design gathers the secondary rooms around the great concert hall. The foyer, cloakroom toilets, café, and kitchen are located at ground floor level. The backstage, technical rooms and the performers foyer are located at the short sites of the building. The dressing rooms, offices, workshops and installations are located on top of them. In this way the building is designed to be functional and compact. The cultural centre ‘De Effenaar’ has become a venue that fulfills the needs of the public and the performing acts. The integrated design of the new structure has helped create a fine design in which the relaxed atmosphere that was in ‘De Effenaar’ previously will be easily transferred to the new building. Only the future will tell which new stars (to be) will be attracted by this.

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 * Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. **

The seven wonders of the ancient world were a set of architectural forms that the Hellenes, especially those of the Hellenistic era, considered worthy of a visit, for them to be great monuments to human ingenuity and creation.

The seven wonders of the Ancient World **Summary.** **The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus** : The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Ancient 7 Wonders of the World. Was built between 370 and 350 B.C, This monumental tomb was dedicated to King Mausolus by Queen Artemisia II of Caria (his wife and sister). The Mausoleum once stood some 50 meters (135 feet) high and was surrounded by 36 columns. It was designed by the Greek architects Satyrus and Pythius and four famous Grecian sculptors added an ornamental frieze (decorated band) around its exterior. The Mausoleum stood relatively intact until 1522 A.D., when it was ordered to be destroyed because it was an example of pagan art. The word mausoleum has come to be used generically for any grand tomb. **The Colossus of Rhodes** The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Ancient 7 Wonders of the World. It’s a gigantic bronze statue that once stood 32 meters (110 feet) high on a marble block, the Colossus of Rhodes was built by its citizens to revere the sun god Helios. Constructed by the engineer Chares, the Colossus was completed in 280 B.C., after 12 years of work. Ancient accounts describe the statue as being built around several stone columns on the interior; standing on a 15-meter-high (50 feet) white marble pedestal near the harbor entrance. The upper portions of the statue were built with the help of a large dirt ramp. Unfortunately, around 224 B.C., an earthquake caused the Colossus to crack at the knee and it collapsed into pieces. Even so, the statue was so admired that it was left lying in huge fragments for around 900 years.  In AD 654, an Arab force under Muawiyah I captured Rhodes, and, according to the chronicler Theophanes, the remains were sold to a traveling salesman. The purchaser had the statue broken down and transported the bronze scrap on the backs of 900 camels to Syria.
 * Great Pyramid of Giza
 * Hanging Gardens of Babylon
 * Statue of Zeus at Olympia
 * Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
 * Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
 * Colossus of Rhodes
 * Lighthouse of Alexandria



Each of these monuments was a celebration of power, religion, science and art of the ancient world.
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The ancient wonder what else caught my attention was the statue of Zeus by his mythology, and monumental sculpture. It was built as a symbol of supreme god where he did the ancient Olympics. With 12 meters tall created by Phidias a sculptor who many consider the greatest of all time. He was so impressive, saying that seemed to breathe.

We learned from these wonderful old buildings from the roughly every architect of the time (every artist) different management techniques, perhaps taking into account their religious beliefs, a celebration of power, most significant and inducements that led to these artists in the realization of their projects.

RSTT: Good morning my name is Luis Torres and I am going to talk about the Angkor in Cambodia, which I believe should be part of the new 7 wonders of the world as one of the most important archeological treasures of the world and certainly the largest religious complex ever built. This city is very old and majestic, and in 1992 it was proclaimed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as a World Heritage site.     Angkor was an important city between the IX and XV centuries.  The original city was built around Phnom Bakheng. This is a temple situated on a hill that symbolizes the mountain is at the center of the world according to the Hindu mythology.    Successive kings expanded the city to build more temples dedicated to different Hindu gods. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;">Within the temples that excel in this great city is the temple of Ta Prohm as their ground was literally invaded by the jungle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;">The temple complex called Angkor Wat, built in commemoration of the king as the incarnation of the god Vishnu. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;">If we watch carefully, we notice that The Angkor Wat is formed by concentric walls of courtyards that surround a central structure. It has 5 towers in the shape of lotus leaves. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;">I think Angkor describes the entire history of Hindu mythology. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> This city is the largest religious complex in the world, not only for its great monuments, also for its architectural history. This is a perfect example of the great human ingenuity, therefore I believe that this city should be part of the new 7 wonders of the world. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-VE;"> media type="file" key="luis rstt grab.wma"
 * <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Seven Wonders of the Modern World. **