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List of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Wonders of the World

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:

WonderDate of constructionLocation
Great Wall of China5th century BCE – 16th century CEChina
PetraUnknownJordan
Christ the RedeemerOpened 12 October 1931Brazil
Machu Picchuc.1450Peru
Chichen Itzac.600Mexico
Roman ColosseumCompleted 80 CEItaly
Taj MahalCompleted c.1648India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)Completed c.2560 BCEEgypt

USA Today's New Seven Wonders:

NumberWonderLocation
1Potala PalaceLhasa, Tibet, China
2Old City of JerusalemEast Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
3Polar ice capsPolar regions
4Papahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentHawaii, United States
5InternetN/A
6Maya ruinsYucatán Peninsula, México
7Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai MaraTanzania and Kenya
8Grand 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

  1. Giza pyramid complex
  2. Great Wall of China
  3. Taj Mahal
  4. Machu Picchu
  5. Bali
  6. Angkor Wat
  7. Forbidden City
  8. Bagan Temples & Pagodas
  9. Karnak Temple
  10. Teotihuacán

Natural travel wonders

  1. Serengeti Migration
  2. Galápagos Islands
  3. Grand Canyonv
  4. Iguazu Fallsv
  5. Amazon Rainforest
  6. Ngorongoro Crater
  7. Great Barrier Reefv
  8. Victoria Fallsv
  9. Bora Bora
  10. Cappadocia

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