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The Seven Wonders
The
earliest extant list of seven wonders was compiled by Antipater
of Sidon in 240 BC. The Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages list
originates from English and French writers in the 18th century.
The list of modern wonders was composed by the American Society
of Civil Engineers in 1994. The 'Seven New Wonders' list was
decided by popular vote on 7 July 2007.
| The
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
# |
Construction |
Location |
Date
Built |
Fate |
1 |
Pyramids of Egypt |
near Cairo, Egypt |
btw
2700 and 1800 BC |
extant |
2 |
Hanging Gardens of Babylon¹ |
Iraq, exact site uncertain |
early 500s BC |
unknown |
|
3 |
Temple of Artemis |
Ephesus, south of Izmir, Turkey |
550 BC-430 BC |
Destroyed by the Goths, c. AD 263. Most of the remains were
reused in other constructions. Remains survive. |
4 |
Statue of Zeus |
Olympia, Elis, Greece |
c. 430 BC² |
Destroyed by fire, AD 475. Remains of the temple discovered
in 1829. |
5 |
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus |
Bodrum, Turkey |
c.
285 BC |
Damaged by an earthquake, 1200s. In 1402, most of its remains
were used by the Crusaders to construct their castle at Bodrum. Remains
survive. |
6 |
Colossus of Rhodes |
Rhodes, Greece |
c. 285 BC |
Destroyed in 225 BC by an earthquake. Remains sold off by
Arab conquerors in AD 654. |
7 |
Lighthouse of Alexandria |
Isle of Pharos, Egypt |
c. 279 BC |
Destroyed by an earthquake, c. 1303. Remains used by Sultan
Qaiy Bey to build a fort, 1480. Underwater remains found in
1994. |
| The
Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages |
# |
Construction |
Location |
Date
Built |
| 1 |
Colosseum
of Rome |
Rome,
Italy |
AD
80 |
| 2 |
Catacombs
of Alexandria |
Alexandria,
Egypt |
2nd
century AD |
| 3 |
Great
Wall of China |
China |
204
BC |
| 4 |
Stonehenge |
Wiltshire,
England |
c.
2000 BC |
| 5 |
Leaning
Tower of Pisa |
Pisa,
Italy |
1174 |
| 6 |
Porcelain
Tower of Nanking |
Nanking,
China |
1413. Destroyed
between 1853 and 1864 |
| 7 |
Mosque
of St Sophia at Constantinople |
Istanbul,
Turkey |
532-537 |
|
The
Seven Wonders of the Modern World |
# |
Construction |
Location |
Date
Built |
1 |
Panama
Canal |
Panama |
1914 |
2 |
North
Sea Protection Works |
The
Netherlands |
from
1927 |
3 |
Empire
State Building |
New
York, USA |
1932 |
4 |
Golden
Gate Bridge |
San
Francisco, USA |
1937 |
5 |
CN
Tower |
Toronto, Canada |
1976 |
|
6 |
Itaipu Dam |
Brazil and Paraguay border |
1982 |
|
7 |
Channel Tunnel |
British Channel, France and England |
1994 |
|
The
Seven 'New' Wonders of the World |
# |
Construction |
Location |
Date
Built |
|
1 |
Chichén
Itzá |
Yucatan,
Mexico |
9th
century AD |
|
2 |
Great
Wall of China |
China |
204
BC |
|
3 |
Taj
Mahal |
Agra,
India |
btw
1628-58 (mausoleum) |
|
4 |
Colosseum
of Rome |
Rome,
Italy |
AD
80 |
|
5 |
Christ
the Redeemer Statue |
Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil |
1926 |
|
6 |
Machu Picchu |
Andes
Mountains, Peru |
15th
century AD |
|
7 |
City
of Petra |
Jordan |
from c. 300 BC |
Notes
The list of ancient wonders was compiled by Antipater of Sidon,
240 BC.
The Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages list originates from English
and French writers in the 18th century.
The list of modern wonders was composed by the American Society
of Civil Engineers in 1994.
The 'Seven New Wonders' list was decided by popular vote on
7 July 2007.
1 Constructed during King Nebuchadnezzar reign (c. 605-562 BC)
2. Built by the Athenian sculptor Pheidias
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