7 Man Made Wonders Of The World

Easter Island

Easter Island, one of the world’s most remote islands, is home to the famous monolithic statues known as moai. These impressive works of art were crafted by the Polynesian colonizers who settled on the island between approximately 1250 AD and 1500 AD.

Aside from serving as representations of their ancestors who had passed away, the moai were also considered to embody the powerful chiefs who had once ruled the island. The largest of these statues, called Paro, towered at almost 10 meters (33 ft) high and weighed an impressive 75 tonnes.

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