In about a month, I will be traveling to Peru to see one of the wonders of the world, Macchu Picchu. I had been chewing on the idea for quite some time, so, needless to say, I am quite excited about visiting this country.
While doing the research for this trip, I came up with another topic for my blog. Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures (citation: Wikipedia). So I am going to focus on some of these lists. The green text indicates what I have seen and the red text indicates what I want to see.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:
- 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
The list known today was compiled in the Middle Ages—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. Today, the only ancient world wonder that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza (which explains why that is the only one typed in red :)).
The Wonders of the Middle Ages:
- Stonehenge
- Colosseum
- Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
- Great Wall of China
- Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
- Hagia Sophia
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
The New Seven Wonders of the World:
- Chichenitza, Mexico
- Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
- Colosseum, Italy
- Great Wall of China, China
- Macchu Picchu, Peru
- Petra, Jordan
- Taj Mahal, India
If you would like to vote for the new wonders of nature, check out the website: http://www.new7wonders.com/en/the_whole_world_of_new7wonders/the_official_new_7_wonders_of_the_world/ and cast your vote.
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