What are the official seven wonders of the world?
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Listed in order of their construction, the seven wonders are—\n\n    * the Great Pyramid of Giza\n    * the Hanging Gardens of Babylon\n    * the Statue of Zeus at Olympia\n    * the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus\n    * the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus\n    * the Colossus of Rhodes\n    * the Lighthouse of Alexandria
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The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists of the marvelous structures in their world. Though we think of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as a single list today, there were actually a number of lists compiled by different Greek writers. Antipater of Sidon, and Philon of Byzantium, drew up two of the most well-known lists. \n\nMany of the lists agreed on six of the seven items. The final place on some lists was awarded to the Walls of the City of Babylon. On others, the Palace of Cyrus, king of Persia took the seventh position. Finally, toward the 6th century A.D., the final item became the Lighthouse at Alexandria. \n\nSince the it was Greeks who made the lists it is not unusal that many of the items on them were examples of Greek culture. The writers might have listed the Great Wall of China if then had known about it, or Stonehenge if they'd seen it, but these places were beyond the limits of their world. \n\nIt is a surprise to most people to learn that not all the Seven Wonders existed at the same time. Even if you lived in ancient times you would have still needed a time machine to see all seven. While the Great Pyramid of Egypt was built centuries before the rest and is still around today (it is the only "wonder" still intact) most of the others only survived a few hundred years or less. The Colossus of Rhodes stood only a little more than half a century before an earthquake toppled it. \n\nSo pack your bags and start this impossible tour through time and space. Some of the pages have 3D images, so if you're not familiar with how to view them, click here to visit our 3D page before you start. As you work your way down the list, each item you visit will turn purple to remind you that you've already been there
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The Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders of the \nThere are many versions of the list - ancient, modern, natural.\n\nAncient World) is a widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity. The earliest known version of the list was compiled in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon; it appears to be based on the guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim.\n\nListed in order of their construction, the seven wonders are:\n\nWonder Date Builder Destroyed Cause \nGreat Pyramid of Giza 2550 BC Egyptians - - \nHanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BC Babylonians  ? earthquake \nTemple of Artemis at Ephesus 550 BC Anatolians BC 356 fire \nStatue of Zeus at Olympia 435 BC Greeks  ? fire \nMausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus 351 BC Hellenized Carians  ? earthquake \nColossus of Rhodes 292-280 BC Hellenistic civilization BC 224 earthquake \nLighthouse of Alexandria 3rd century BC Hellenistic civilization  ? earthquake \n\nAntipater's original list replaced the Lighthouse of Alexandria with the Walls of Babylon. It wasn't until the 6th century AD that the list above was used. Of these wonders, the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven. Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed by natural disasters. The Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were destroyed by fire, while the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Colossus, and Mausoleum of Maussollos, were destroyed by earthquakes.\n\nA curious piece of trivia about the Seven Wonders is that all the sites of the seven wonders were located in the Ottoman Empire at one time or another.\n\n[edit]\nMore recent lists\nIn the tradition of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, many other lists of wonders have been proposed, including both human feats of engineering and wonders of nature. However, these lists are rather informal, and there is no consensus on any particular list.\n\n[edit]\nModern wonders\nThe following list of the top seven existing wonders was compiled by Hillman Wonders:[1]\n\nGreat Pyramid of Giza \nGreat Wall of China \nTaj Mahal \nSerengeti Migration \nGalapagos \nGrand Canyon \nMachu Picchu \nThe American Society of Civil Engineers compiled another list of wonders of the modern world:\n\nChannel Tunnel \nCN Tower \nEmpire State Building \nGolden Gate Bridge \nItaipu Dam \nNetherlands' Tidal Defences - delta works \nPanama Canal \n[edit]\nNatural wonders\nSimilar to the other lists of wonders, there is no consensus on a list of seven natural wonders of the world, as there has been debate over how large the list should be. One of the many lists was compiled by CNN [2]:\n\nGrand Canyon \nGreat Barrier Reef \nHarbor of Rio de Janeiro \nMount Everest \nNorthern Lights \nParicutín volcano \nVictoria Falls \n[edit]\nUnderwater wonders\nThis list of underwater wonders is of unknown origin but has been repeated sufficiently often to acquire a degree of notability:[3] [4]\n\nPalau \nBelize Barrier Reef \nGreat Barrier Reef \nDeep-Sea Vents \nGalapagos Islands \nLake Baikal \nNorthern Red Sea \n[edit]\nAlternative list\nThe New 7 Wonders foundation has launched a poll to decide another new list of 7 Wonders, with 21 sites on its shortlist, as follows[5]:\n\nAcropolis (Athens, Greece) \nAlhambra (Granada, Spain) \nAngkor (Cambodia) \nChichen Itza (Yucatán, Mexico) \nChrist Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) \nColosseum (Rome, Italy) \nEaster Island Statues (Chile) \nEiffel Tower (Paris, France) \nGreat Wall (China) \nHagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey) \nKremlin (Moscow, Russia) \n Kiyomizu Temple (Kyoto, Japan) \nMachu Picchu (Peru) \nNeuschwanstein Castle (Füssen, Germany) \nPetra (Jordan) \nPyramids of Giza (Egypt) \nStatue of Liberty (New York, United States) \nStonehenge (Amesbury, United Kingdom) \nSydney Opera House (Australia) \nTaj Mahal (Agra, India) \nTim
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the ancient 7 wonders are:\n\nPyramids of Egypt \nPharos of Alexandria \nHanging Gardens of Babylon\nThe Temple of Artemis \nStatue of Zeus \nMausoleum at Halicarnassus \nThe Colossus of Rhodes \n\nand the modern 7 wonders are:\n\nThe Empire State building\nThe Itaipu Dam\nThe CN Tower\nThe Panama Canal\nThe Channel Tunnel\nThe North Sea Protection Works\nThe Golden Gate Bridge
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Ø1.The Great Wall of China.\n\nØ2. The Eiffel Tower France.\n\nØ3. The Taj Mehal Agra (India). \n\nØ4. The Niagara Fall Canada.\n\nØ5. The Statue of Freedom New York.\n\nØ6. The Ihram Egypt.\n\n7. The Pisa Tower Italy
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The ORIGINAL seven wonders of the world:\n\nGreat Pyramid of Giza \nHanging Gardens of Babylon \nStatue of Zeus at Olympia\nTemple of Artemis at Ephesus\nMausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus \nColossus of Rhodes \nLighthouse of Alexandria\n\nThe MODERN DAY seven wonders of the world:\n\nGreat Pyramid of Giza\nGreat Wall of China\nTaj Mahal\nSerengeti Migration\nGalapagos\nGrand Canyon\nMachu Picchu\n\nThe modern day seven wonders of the world arent necessarily those seven. They are arbitrary. Some groups include certain landmarks, while others dont.
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are you thinking of the seven wonders of the world?
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Here you go:\n\n\nThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World\n\n    * The Great Pyramid of Giza\n    * The Hanging Gardens of Babylon\n    * The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus\n    * The Statue of Zeus at Olympia\n    * The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus\n    * The Colossus of Rhodes\n    * The Pharos of Alexandria \n\nThe Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind\n\n    * Stonehenge\n    * The Colosseum\n    * The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa\n    * The Great Wall of China\n    * The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing\n    * The Hagia Sophia\n    * The Leaning Tower of Pisa \n\nThe Seven Natural Wonders of the World\n\n    * Mount Everest\n    * The Great Barrier Reef\n    * The Grand Canyon\n    * Victoria Falls\n    * The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro\n    * Paricutin Volcano\n    * The Northern Lights \n\nThe Seven Underwater Wonders of the World\n\n    * Palau\n    * The Belize Barrier Reef\n    * The Galapagos Islands\n    * The Northern Red Sea\n    * Lake Baikal\n    * The Great Barrier Reef\n    * The Deep Sea Vents \n\nThe Seven Wonders of the Modern World\n\n    * The Empire State Building\n    * The Itaipú Dam\n    * The CN Tower\n    * The Panama Canal\n    * The Channel Tunnel\n    * The North Sea Protection Works\n    * The Golden Gate Bridge \n\nThe Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World\n\n    * Angel Falls\n    * The Bay of Fundy\n    * Iguaçú Falls\n    * Krakatoa Island\n    * Mount Fuji\n    * Mount Kilimanjaro\n    * Niagara Falls \n\nThe Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World\n\n    * The Clock Tower (Big Ben)\n    * Eiffel Tower\n    * The Gateway Arch\n    * The Aswan High Dam\n    * Hoover Dam\n    * Mount Rushmore National Memorial\n    * The Petronas Towers \n\nThe Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medeival Mind\n\n    * Abu Simbel Temple\n    * Angkor Wat\n    * Taj Mahal\n    * Mont Saint-Michel\n    * The Moai Statues\n    * The Parthenon\n    * The Shwedagon Pagoda \n\nThe Forgotten Wonders\n\n    * The Aztec Temple\n    * The Banaue Rice Terraces\n    * The Borobudur Temple\n    * The Inca City\n    * The Statue of Liberty\n    * The Mayan Temples\n    * The Temple of the Inscriptions\n    * The Throne Hall of Persepolis\n    * Petra\n    * The Suez Canal\n    * The Sydney Opera House\n    * The Red Fort in India
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There are many list of the seven wonders of the world, but none go to eight; however, there are at least eight list of seven wonders of the world. Your choice of the sky should be on a list by itself as it is the most wondrous thing "out there." I would think that man and his replacement which is just around the corner should also be on your list.  We just need to give your list a name. The seven wonders of space might be a good choice.
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These are the seven "natural" wonders of the world\n1.) Mount Everest in Nepal \n2.) Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe \n3.) Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA \n4.) Great Barrier Reef in Australia \n5.) Northern Lights \n6.) Paricutin volcano in Mexico \n7.) Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\n\nAnd these are the seven wonders of the world\n1.) the Great Pyramid of Giza \n2.) the Hanging Gardens of Babylon \n3.) the Statue of Zeus at Olympia \n4.) the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus \n5.) the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus \n6.) the Colossus of Rhodes \n7.) the Lighthouse of Alexandria \n\nAnd these are the seven Modern wonders of the world\n1.) Great Pyramid of Giza \n2.) Great Wall of China \n3.) Taj Mahal \n4.) Serengeti Migration \n5.) Galapagos \n6.) Grand Canyon \n7.) Machu Picchu
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machu picchu\ngreat wall   (ive been there!!!!!!!)\npyramids of giza\nstonehenge\ni think terracota soldiers   (been there too!!!really cool)\n\nnot sure of the rest    (Eiffel Tower???????)\ndunno google it
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There are 7.\nAntarctica, North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, South America
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There are seven continents in the world.\nAsia\nAfrica\nEurope\nAntarctica\nSouth America\nNorth America\nAustralasia/Oceana
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The Wall is included in lists of the "Seven Medieval Wonders of the World" but was of course not one of the classical Seven Wonders of the World recognized by the ancient Greeks.\n\nThe Wall was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe Great Wall of China as seen in a false-color radar image from the Space Shuttle, taken in April 1994\nEnlarge\nThe Great Wall of China as seen in a false-color radar image from the Space Shuttle, taken in April 1994\n\nMao Zedong had a saying, 不到长城非好汉 bú dào Chángchéng fēi hǎo hàn, roughly meaning "you're not a real man if you haven't climbed the Great Wall".\n[edit]\n\nFrom outer space\n\nThere is a long standing disagreement about how visible the wall is from space.\n\nRichard Halliburton's 1938 book Second Book of Marvels said the Great Wall is the only man-made object visible from the moon, and a "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon from the same decade makes a similar claim. This popular belief has persisted, assuming urban legend status, sometimes even entering school textbooks. Arthur Waldron, author of the single most authoritative history of the Great Wall written in any language, has speculated that the belief about the Great Wall's visibility from outer space might go all the way back to the fascination with the "canals" some people during the late nineteenth century believed to exist on Mars (The logic was strange and simple: If Earthlings can see the Martians' canals, the Martians might be able to see the Great Wall). But in fact, the Great Wall simply cannot be seen by the unaided eye from the distance of the moon, much less that of Mars.\n\nThe distance from Earth to the moon is about a thousand times greater than the distance from the earth to a spacecraft in near-earth orbit. If the Great Wall were visible from the moon, it would be easy to see from near-earth orbit. In fact, from near-Earth orbit, it is barely visible, and only under nearly perfect conditions, and it is no more conspicuous than many other manmade objects.\n\nOne shuttle astronaut reported that "we can see things as small as airport runways [but] the Great Wall is almost invisible from only 180 miles (290 km) up." Astronaut William Pogue thought he had seen it from Skylab but discovered he was actually looking at the Grand Canal near Beijing. He spotted the Great Wall with binoculars, but said that "it wasn't visible to the unaided eye." An Apollo astronaut said no human structures were visible at a distance of a few thousand miles. U.S Senator Jake Garn claimed to be able to see the Great Wall with the naked eye from a space shuttle orbit in the early 1980s, but his claim has been disputed by several professional U.S. astronauts. Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei said he couldn't see it at all.\n\nVeteran U.S. astronaut Gene Cernan has stated: "At Earth orbit of 160 km to 320 km high, the Great Wall of China is, indeed, visible to the naked eye." Ed Lu, Expedition 7 Science Officer aboard the International Space Station, adds that, "...it's less visible than a lot of other objects. And you have to know where to look."\n\nNeil Armstrong also stated: "We could see continents (on Apollo 11), could see Greenland. It stands out, just like it does on the globe in your library, all white. Antarctica we couldn't see because there were clouds over Antarctica. Africa was quite visible, and we could see sun glint off a lake. It might have been Lake Chad. I'm not certain which lake it was, but we could catch that reflection, sun reflection…. But I do not believe that, at least with my eyes, there would be any man-made object that I could see. I have not yet found somebody who has told me they've seen the Wall of China from Earth orbit. I'm not going to say there aren't people, but I personally haven't talked to them. I've asked various people, particul
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1. The Great Pyramid of Giza\n2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon\n3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia\n4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus\n5. The Mausoleum of King Maussollos at Halicarnassus\n6. The Colossus of Rhodes\n7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria
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Many people have devised lists of wonders of the modern world. The most common list is:\n\nChannel Tunnel (United Kingdom and France) \nCN Tower (Toronto, Canada) \nEmpire State Building (New York, USA) \nGolden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, USA) \nItaipu Dam (Brazil and Paraguay) \nDelta Works (The Netherlands) \nPanama Canal (Panama) \n\nNew 7 Wonders\nA project that features the first global vote for the seven wonders. The most recent list is:\n\nGreat Wall of China \nPotala Palace (Tibet, China) \nTaj Mahal (Agra, India) \nRoman Colosseum (Rome, Italy) \nEl Castillo (Chichen Itza, Mexico) \nMoai (Easter Island, Chile) \nTower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy) \n\n\n\n\nThe Summer Institute for Linguistics (SIL) Ethnologue Survey (1999) lists the following as the top languages by population:\n(number of native speakers in parentheses)\n\nChinese* (937,132,000) \nSpanish (332,000,000) \nEnglish (322,000,000) \nBengali (189,000,000) \nHindi/Urdu (182,000,000) \nArabic* (174,950,000) \nPortuguese (170,000,000) \nRussian (170,000,000) \nJapanese (125,000,000) \nGerman (98,000,000) \nFrench* (79,572,000)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_tallest_structures