2006-11-20 16:27:30 · 12 answers · asked by subba 1 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
The new world's seven wonders are yet be anounced. It is due for anouncement in July 2007. Taj Mahal is in the shortlisted nominations.
A non-profit organization is Switzerland is in the process of naming a new set of Seven Wonders of the World. The original list of some 200 possibilities has been narrowed down to just 21 prospects. The church in Istanbul is among a number of Asian sites that made the cut. Also on the list:
The Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia
The Great Wall of China
The Kyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Japan
The Rome city of Petra, carved out of stone in modern Jordan
The Taj Mahal in India.
The vote on the final seven is scheduled for July, 2007.
Wonders of the Ancient World
Six of the original Seven Wonders are gone. They are now often referred to as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They were:
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus constructed for King Maussollos, Persian satrap of Caria
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Great Pyramid of Giza still exists, but time has destroyed the other six-.
2006-11-20 17:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Pharos of Alexandria
The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind
Stonehenge
The Colosseum
The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
The Great Wall of China
The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
The Hagia Sophia
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Seven Natural Wonders of the World
Mount Everest
The Great Barrier Reef
The Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Paricutin Volcano
The Northern Lights
The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World
Palau
The Belize Barrier Reef
The Galapagos Islands
The Northern Red Sea
Lake Baikal
The Great Barrier Reef
The Deep Sea Vents
The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
The Empire State Building
The Itaipú Dam
The CN Tower
The Panama Canal
The Channel Tunnel
The North Sea Protection Works
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World
Angel Falls
The Bay of Fundy
Iguaçú Falls
Krakatoa Island
Mount Fuji
Mount Kilimanjaro
Niagara Falls
The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World
The Clock Tower (Big Ben)
Eiffel Tower
The Gateway Arch
The Aswan High Dam
Hoover Dam
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The Petronas Towers
The Many Forgotten Wonders of the Medeival Mind
Abu Simbel Temple
Angkor Wat
Taj Mahal
Mont Saint-Michel
The Moai Statues
The Parthenon
The Shwedagon Pagoda
The Forgotten Wonders
The Aztec Temple
The Banaue Rice Terraces
The Borobudur Temple
The Inca City
The Statue of Liberty
The Mayan Temples
The Temple of the Inscriptions
The Throne Hall of Persepolis
Petra
The Suez Canal
The Sydney Opera House
The Red Fort in India
2006-11-20 16:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by Jendralus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Taj Mahal extremely substitute into no longer coated between the old 7 wonders yet now it extremely is. in accordance to Wikipedia encyclopedia," countless lists of the Wonders of the international have been compiled over the a protracted time to catalogue the main magnificent guy-made homes and organic issues interior the international. The Seven Wonders of the classic international is the 1st accepted record of the main astonishing guy-made creations of classical antiquity, and alter into in step with handbook-books extensive-unfold between Hellenic sight-seers and easily includes works placed around the Mediterranean rim. The type seven substitute into chosen because of the fact the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and much. Many lists have been made, inclusive of lists for the Medieval international and the renowned international". extremely the creation of recent technologies has made each little thing achieveable. on the instant shape of those monuments is amazingly confusing even utilising the hot technologies that have been outfitted thousands years in the past with insufficient technologies and components. while the great Wall of China, The Pyramids could be seen as wonders then why don't you Taj Mahal. is this only because of the fact of that The Taj Mahal isn't built in England or Europe yet in India.
2016-11-25 22:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taj Mahal is not included in the seven wonders of the world. However, it is included in the 7 Tourist Travel Wonders.
Please check the following website to hae detailed report and information of the 7 Wonders of the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
2006-11-20 20:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it was recently voted as one of the seven modern (within the last 2000 years) wonders of the world. They are:
Angkor Wat
Eiffel Tower
Panama Canal
Statue of Liberty
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
2006-11-20 16:32:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not. But it is on the seven travel wonders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
2006-11-20 16:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-20 16:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-21 13:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by daredevil_riar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-20 16:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-23 05:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by cool 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋