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Electricity Electricity is a form of energy. it is the movement of electrons or protons in a material. Electrons are negatively charged atomic particles, while protons are positively charged. Electrons in a conductor move from a negatively charged point to a positively charged point. Electricity is present everywhere in the world. Lightning is  Form of electricity produced by clouds. Even the human body contains weak electric signals that low in the nerve cells. Electricity can be changed into other forms of energy, such as  heat and light. it is used to produce light, heat, power, etc. Electric current Electric current is the flowing of charge through a wire. Charge can flow only through a conductor. Therefore, electricity can flow only through a conductor. There are two types of electric current-direct current and alternating current. Direct current flows only in one direction while alternating current reverses its direction at regular intervals. Electric ci...

Hoover Dam Hoover Dam is one o! the architectural wonders of the world. It is one of the highest concrete dams in the world. The dam is in the Black Canyon on the Colorado River, southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Hoover Dam is the highest and the third largest concrete dam in the United States. it was built as a part of the Boulder Canyon Project. The other parts of the project were a hydroelectric power plant and a reservoir. The dam is 379 m long with a height at 220 m from the foundation rock It generates more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours at power every year. Colorado river found its basin The Colorado River flows from the snow-capped Rocky Mountains and zigzags its way to the Gulf of California. It travels for almost 2, 240 km before it reaches the Gulf of California. The river, along with its tributaries-the Green, the Gunnison, the Sari Juan, the Virgin, the Little Colorado, and the Gila rivers----is collectively called the Colorado River Basin.The states of Arizona, C...

Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is one of the architectural wonders of the world. The opera house is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Bennelong Point, which reaches out into Sydney Harbour‘s Port Jackson. The opera house was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon. The opera house is a complex of halls and theatres, which are linked together. The house presents theatre, musicals, opera, contemporary dance, ballet, and every form of music from symphony concerts to jazz as well as exhibitions and films. it is also used for other functions such as parties,conferences and weddings. The house operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year except Christmas Day and Good Friday. Conception The idea of constructing the Sydney Opera House arose after World War II. In 1954, , the government of South Wales decided to build a new opera house. The Bennelong Point was finalised as a site for the opera house. Architects from all over the world w...

Petronas Towers The Petrones Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are the second talzest buildings of the world. The towers are also known as the Petrona Twin Towers. Petronas is short for Petroliam Nasional Bhd. Malaysia's national petroleum corporation. The twin towers were built to house the headquarters of Petronas. The towers have shopping and entertainment facilities, a petroleum museum, a symphony hall,a mosque. and a multimedia conference centre. The towers are set in the heart of the city. Both the towers have 88 storeys that rise to a height of 378 m. The total height at the towers is 452 m and they cover an area of 4,27,353 sq m. The towers are jioined by a flexible sky bridge on the 41st and 42nd floors. The towers were considered the tallest buildings in the world by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat until the completion of Taipei 101. Architect and architecture The Petronas Towers were designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly known ...

The Temple at Angkor The Angkor Wat Temple is located in Cambodia. it is a huge pyramid temple built during the rule of King Suryavarman II. It is regarded as the supreme masterpiece of Khmer architecture. it is the representative symbol of Cambodia and is displayed on the country’s national flag. The Temple at Angkor Wat was originally dedicated to the Hindu gad Vishnu. However, later it became a shrine for Theravada Buddhists. Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religion among the contemporary Khmer people al Cambodia. The temple represents some at the most beautiful examples of Khmer and Hindu art. The temple has dominating towers, intricate carvings in the walls, and endless courtyards and passageways outside. it is surrounded by a moat. The moat is around 173.7 m wide and about 6.4 km long. The Angkor Wat Temple is one of the greatest representations of traditional Cambodian culture. World Heritage Site The Khmer Empire began to decline the 13th century. The Ang...

Statue Of Liberty Liberty Enlightening the World or the Statue of Liberty stands at the Liberty Island, New York. It was a gift from France to the United States in 1886, on its first centennial of independence. The statue is also known as Lady Liberty. The Statue of Liberty symbolises liberty from oppression and tyranny. It is the statue of a woman in a robe, holding a torch burning with the light of freedom. She is adorned with a diadem with seven-spikes and holds a stone tablet in her left hand. The tablet bears the words ’JULY lV MDCCLXXVI' (4 July 1776), the date of American independence. Broken chains lie at Lady Liberty’s feet symbolising freedom from the reign of terror and cruelty. Designers Lady Liberty was designed by a French sculptor, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi.1n 1871, Bartholdi chose Liberty Island as the site of the monument during his trip to the United States.The internal structure of the statue was designed by Gustave Eiifel, the designer of the famo...

The only surviving wonder of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid, is located at Giza, Which is now a part of Greater Cairo, Egypt. It is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza, Necropolis. The Great Pyramids at Giza, Necropolis. The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu.    

Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is one of the wonders of the world. The Great Wall is not a single wall but a series of walls built and rebuilt by different Chinese dynasties over a thousand years. The Great Wall stretches to about 6,560 km from east to west of China. It is the largest man-made structure on Earth. The construction of the Great Wall was conceived over 2,000 years ago by Qin Shi Huangdi the first emperor of China. He was the founder of the Qin (Ch’in) dynasty that ruled China, from 221 BC to 206 BC. Shi Huangdi decided to construct a great wall by unifying all the independent walls built in ancient times to protect China from the raids of the northern nomadic tribes. The Great Wall became the world's greatest military structure during the Ming dynasty. The first wall The first wall was constructed between the 7th and 8th centuries BC by Emperor Shi Huangdi of the Qin dynasty. This wall stretched from east to west for about 4,960 km. The emp...

Maya Temples Some of the most beautiful and elaborate temples in the world were built by the Mayans. The temples were built on immense pyramids with stepped bases. Each side of the pyramid had a set of steps that led up to the temple The Mayan civilization was one of the most advanced civilizations central America. It was established around 1500 BC and thrived 2,000 years. The Mayans had their own fully developed written language, spectacular architecture.They had also developed a sophisticated mathematical and astronomical system. Some Mayan centers like Chichen Itza, Uxmal, and Mayapan flourished for several centuries. Religion Religion was an important part of Mayan life. It ruled almost everything in the life of the Mayans. Priests were considered one of the most important people in Mayan society. They were usually the ruling chiefs. The Mayans believed that their gods had destroyed and recreated the Earth several times. So they always tried to please their gods wit...

Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city built on top of a high mountain. It lies hidden and completely invisible from below. It is located in the Urubamba Valley in the Andes Mountains of Peru. The valley was known as the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The name Machu Picchu in the Quechua language means ’Old Mountain’. Machu Picchu was built between 1460 and 1470 by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, an Into ruler. Located at altitude at 2,430 m above sea level, Machu Picchu was most likely a royal estate and a religious retreat. Architecture The city of Machu Picchu was surrounded by high mountain peaks and rushing waters. It was divided into two large sectors-the urban sectors and the agricultural sector. The urban sector had plazas, platforms, and about 200 buildings. A system of narrow lanes or paths connected the platforms. Most of the buildings were residences and the rest included temples, storage structures, and other public buildings. The storage structures were c...

Leaning Tower of Pisa O ne of the architectural wonders of the world, the Leaning Tower. to a bell tower located in the Italian city of Pisa. The tower to about 55 m ' tall and has a diameter of 16 m. The construction of the Tower of Pisa began in 1373 and was completed in 1372. The tower was built to show the wealth of Pisa to the rest of the world. The people of Pisa were good sailors and conquered many lands including Jerusalem, parts of Africa, Belgium, Norway, Spain, and other places. The only enemy they had were the people of Florence, who refused to accept their greatness. So in order to show off of their wealth and power, the people of Pisa started to build the bell tower and many other buildings such as cathedrals, The Baptistery, and cemeteries near Florence. Bells After the completion of the tower in 1370, seven bells were added to the tower: 1st bell: L’aseunta,cast in 1654, weighing 3,620 kg. 2nd bell: i1 Crocifisso, cast in 1572, weighing 2,462 kg. ...