List of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Wonders of the World
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Seven Wonders of the World, USA Today's New Seven Wonders, Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Seven Wonders of the Underwater World, Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Travel wonders of the world
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The historian Herodotus (484 BC–ca. 425 BC), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305–240 BC) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of Seven wonders but their writings have not survived, except as references. The seven wonders included:
* 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
Wonders of the Medieval World
Typically representative of the seven greatest wonders of the Medieval world are:
* Stonehenge
* Colosseum
* Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
* Great Wall of China
* Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
* Hagia Sophia
* Leaning Tower of Pisa
Other sites included on such lists:
* Taj Mahal
* Cairo Citadel
* Ely Cathedral
* Cluny Abbey
New 7 Wonders Foundation's Seven Wonders of the World:
Wonder | Date of construction | Location |
---|---|---|
Great Wall of China | 5th century BCE – 16th century CE | China |
Petra | Unknown | Jordan |
Christ the Redeemer | Opened 12 October 1931 | Brazil |
Machu Picchu | c.1450 | Peru |
Chichen Itza | c.600 | Mexico |
Roman Colosseum | Completed 80 CE | Italy |
Taj Mahal | Completed c.1648 | India |
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate) | Completed c.2560 BCE | Egypt |
USA Today's New Seven Wonders:
Number | Wonder | Location |
---|---|---|
1 | Potala Palace | Lhasa, Tibet, China |
2 | Old City of Jerusalem | East Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories |
3 | Polar ice caps | Polar regions |
4 | Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument | Hawaii, United States |
5 | Internet | N/A |
6 | Maya ruins | Yucatán Peninsula, México |
7 | Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara | Tanzania and Kenya |
8 | Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder) | Arizona, United States |
Seven Natural Wonders of the World
- Grand Canyon
- Great Barrier Reef
- Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
- Mount Everest
- Aurorav
- Parícutin volcano
- Victoria Falls
Seven Wonders of the Underwater World
- Palau
- Belize Barrier Reef
- Great Barrier Reef
- Deep-Sea Vents
- Galápagos Islands
- Lake Baikalv
- Northern Red Sea
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
- SS Great Eastern
- Bell Rock Lighthouse
- Brooklyn Bridge
- London sewerage system
- First Transcontinental Railroad
- Panama Canalv
- Hoover Dam
Travel wonders of the world
Man-made travel wonders
- Giza pyramid complex
- Great Wall of China
- Taj Mahal
- Machu Picchu
- Bali
- Angkor Wat
- Forbidden City
- Bagan Temples & Pagodas
- Karnak Temple
- Teotihuacán
Natural travel wonders
- Serengeti Migration
- Galápagos Islands
- Grand Canyonv
- Iguazu Fallsv
- Amazon Rainforest
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Great Barrier Reefv
- Victoria Fallsv
- Bora Bora
- Cappadocia
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