The Seven Wondersof the Ancient World
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon ( Been Destroyed)
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ( Been Destroyed)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia ( Been Destroyed)
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus ( Been Destroyed)
Colossus of Rhodes ( Been Destroyed)
Lighthouse of Alexandria ( Been Destroyed)
Modern wonders
The American Society of Civil Engineers compiled another list of wonders of the modern world:
Channel Tunnel
CN Tower
Empire State Building
Golden Gate Bridge
Itaipu Dam
Delta Works
Panama Canal
Tourist travel wonders
The following list of the top seven tourist travel wonders was compiled by Hillman Wonders:[1]
Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Serengeti Migration
Galapagos
Grand Canyon
Machu Picchu
Natural wonders
Similar 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]:
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Mount Everest
Northern Lights
Paricutín volcano
Victoria Falls
Underwater wonders
This list of underwater wonders is of unknown origin but has been repeated sufficiently often to acquire a degree of notability:[3] [4]
Palau
Belize Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Deep-Sea Vents
Galapagos Islands
Lake Baikal
Northern Red Sea
Hope this helps
2006-08-28 07:48:52
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answered by charlotte66621442000 3
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The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists of the marvellous 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. Many 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. Since the it was Greeks who made the lists it is not unusual 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. It 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 Pyramids 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.
2006-08-28 14:43:17
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answered by beach 2
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The ancient wonders are:
The Great Pyramids of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Of which, only the Great Pyramids still exist.
There are also the 7 Natural wonders of the world, where you would find the Grand Canyon ....etc ...
And now they are compiling a list of the 7 Modern Wonders of the World.
2006-08-28 14:50:15
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answered by londonhawk 4
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They have been know to vary over time if you search for the 7 wonders of the world you may get hits for the ancient, modern, or natural. So you should know what you are looking for. If you are talking the original 7 wonders, that would include the Great Pyramid at Giza, The collosus of Rhodes, The lighthouse at alexandria, the temple of Zeus, and I can't remeber the other 3 off the top of my head.
2006-08-28 14:44:53
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answered by JimE 2
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The seven wonders are:
1) The pyramids of Egypt
2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3) The statue of Zeus (In Greece I believe)
4) The Temple of Artemis
5) The Mausouleum at Halicarnassus
6) The Colossus Of Rhodes
7) The Lighthouse of Alexandria
2006-08-28 14:49:55
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answered by Alan R 1
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1) England winning the world cup this century before the new wembley stadium is completed.
2)Victoria beckham eating steak n chips with a smile on her face.
3) The holy grail being discovered in Dan Browns mansion.
4) Paris hilton winning a grammy without a single story in the media.
5) Bin laden being captured - by the americans.
6) George w bush speaking off the cuff and looking and sounding sincere.
7) My husband being able to cook the simplest of meals like egg on toast.
2006-08-28 16:34:44
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answered by allwoman 2
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Andre the Giant
The Michelin Man
Hugh Grant
Bing Cherries
Axel Rose
Chicago Cubs
The pyramids at Giza
2006-08-28 14:42:18
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answered by John Blix 4
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Look it up on the internet. Very useful tool for questions like that.
But I must add, i think the Sagrada Familia should be one of the 7 wonders of the world!!!!
2006-08-28 14:41:38
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answered by TinyB 1
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Great Pyramid of Giza 2550 BC - Egyptians
Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BC Babylonians after 1st century BC - earthquake destroyed them
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 550 BC Lydians, Greeks 356 BC - fire destroyed it
Statue of Zeus at Olympia 435 BC Greeks 5th-6th centuries AD - fire destroyed it
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus 351 BC Carians, Greeks by 1494 AD - earthquake destroyed it
Colossus of Rhodes 292-280 BC Hellenistic Greece 224 BC - earthquake destroyed it
Lighthouse of Alexandria 3rd century BC Hellenistic Egypt 1303-1480 AD - earthquake destroyed it
2006-08-28 14:47:18
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answered by can2gone 3
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I know the Grand Canyon and the Aryes rock in Austraila are. I think Mabye the Great Barrier Reef is too. I don't know the rest.
2006-08-28 14:42:10
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answered by Anonymous
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