My 7 Wonders (work in progress)
The new seven wonders of the world, also known as the seven wonders of the modern world, are seven architectural works that ideally recall the ancient canonical list of the seven wonders of the world (dating back to the 3rd century BC). The site selection competition was organized by a Swiss for-profit company called "New Open World Corporation" (NOWC) and the initiative is not linked to UNESCO. On January 1, 2006, the seven judges announced the 21 "finalist" works. The official choice of the new seven wonders of the world took place in Lisbon on 7 July 2007, chosen due to the recurrence of the number 7 (07/07/07).
1. The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
2. Petra, Jordan
3. The Taj Mahal, India
4. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
5. The Great Wall of China, China
6. Machu Picchu, Peru
7. Chichén Itzá, Mexico
The ColosseumThe Colosseum or Coliseum (/kɒləˈsiːəm/ kol-ə-SEE-əm), also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium; Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio [amfiteˈaːtro ˈflaːvjo] or Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo]), is an oval amphitheatre in the ...
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age. Co...
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz ...
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz ...
Petra, originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Jabal Al-Madbah, in a basin surrounded by mountains forming the eastern flank of the Arabah ...
The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan. Also known as Siqit, it is a dim, narrow gorge (in some points no more than 3 metres (10 ft) wide) and winds its way approximately 1.2 kilometres (3⁄4 mi) and e...
Ad Deir, also spelled ad-Dayr and el-Deir, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. The Deir was probably carved in the mid-first century AD.Arguably one of the most iconic monuments in the Petra Archaeol...
Petra, originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Jabal Al-Madbah, in a basin surrounded by mountains forming the eastern flank of the Arabah ...
