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2007-02-07 15:52:08 · 18 answers · asked by nilnkp 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World :
Great Pyramid of Giza,
Hanging Gardens of Babylon,
Temple of Artemis,
Statue of Zeus at Olympia,
Mausoleum of Maussollos,
Colossus of Rhodes and
the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The following list of the top seven tourist travel wonders
Great Pyramids of Giza
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Serengeti Migration
Galapagos
Grand Canyon
Machu Picchu

Underwater wonders
This list of underwater wonders is of unknown origin but has been repeated sufficiently often to acquire a degree of notability:
Palau
Belize Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Deep-Sea Vents
Galapagos Islands
Lake Baikal
Northern Red Sea


Natural wonders
Similar to the other lists of wonders, there is no consensus on a list of seven natural wonders of the world.
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Mount Everest
Polar Aurora
Parícutin volcano
Victoria Falls


Modern wonders
The American Society of Civil Engineers compiled another list of wonders of the modern world:

Wonder Date Started Date Finished Locations
Channel Tunnel December 1, 1987 May 6, 1994 Strait of Dover, England
CN Tower February 6, 1973 June 26, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Empire State Building January 22, 1930 May 1, 1931 New York, New York, USA
Golden Gate Bridge January 5, 1933 May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Strait, north of San Francisco, California, USA
Itaipu Dam January 1970 May 5, 1984 Paraná River, South America
Delta Works 1953 May 10, 1997 Netherlands, Europe
Panama Canal January 1, 1880 January 7, 1914 Isthmus of Panama, Central America

2007-02-07 16:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by yap 3 · 0 0

The seven wonders of the world are
Empire State Building,
the Itapu Dam,
the CN tower,
the Panama Canal,
the Channel Tunnel,
the North Sea Protection Works, and
the Golden Gate Bridge.

The seven ancient wonders of the world are
the Pyrmaids of Egypt,
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon,
the statue of Zeus,
the temple of Artemis,
the Mausoleumat Halicarnassus,
the Colossus at Rhodes, and
the Pharos of Alexandria.

2007-02-10 18:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by Tejus PM 2 · 0 0

The seven wonders of the world are the Empire State Building, the Itapu Dam, the CN tower, the Panama Canal, the Channel Tunnel, the North Sea Protection Works, and the Golden Gate Bridge. The seven ancient wonders of the world are the Pyrmaids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleumat Halicarnassus, the Colossus at Rhodes, and the Pharos of Alexandria.

2007-02-07 16:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by karateking12 2 · 0 0

The Seven Wonders are
1. Taj Mahal
2. Eiffel Tower.
3. Liberty Statue.
4. Egypt Pyramid.
5. Great Wall of China
6. Leaning Tower of Pissa.
7. Stonehenge

2007-02-07 16:10:20 · answer #4 · answered by dhaval_heruwala 1 · 0 0

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World : Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Maussollos, Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
MIDDLE AGE
Typically representative[3][1][4][5][2] of the seven are:

Stonehenge
Colosseum
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Great Wall of China
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
Hagia Sophia
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Other sites that have been mentioned include:

Cairo Citadel[6]
Ely Cathedral[7]
Taj Mahal[8]
Cluny Abbey[9]

Modern lists

Channel Tunnel
CN Tower
Empire State Building
Golden Gate Bridge
Itaipu Dam
Delta Works
Isthmus of Panama, Central America
Tourist travel wonders
The following list of the top seven tourist travel wonders (not including pilgrimages) was compiled by Hillman Wonders:[11]

Great Pyramids of Giza
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Serengeti Migration
Galapagos
Grand Canyon
Machu Picchu

2007-02-08 04:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by ankita n 1 · 0 0

Tourist travel wonders:

The following list of the top seven tourist travel wonders (not including pilgrimages) was compiled by Hillman Wonders:

Great Pyramids 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:

Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Mount Everest
Polar Aurora
Parícutin 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:

Palau
Belize Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Deep-Sea Vents
Galapagos Islands
Lake Baikal
Northern Red Sea

New Seven Wonders upto now are:

Potala Palace Lhasa, Tibet
Old City of Jerusalem, Israel
Polar ice caps, Polar regions
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument Hawaii, United States
Internet
Mayan ruins, Yucatán Peninsula/ Mesoamerica
Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara, Kenya and Tanzania
Grand Canyon (Chosen "eighth wonder") Arizona, United States.

2007-02-07 21:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by Rags 2 · 0 0

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:

Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria

Seven Wonders lists about the Middle Ages

Stonehenge
Colosseum
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Great Wall of China
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
Hagia Sophia
Leaning Tower of Pisa

(other include:

Cairo Citadel
Ely Cathedra
Taj Maha
Cluny Abbey

There is also Modern World wonders:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_wonders

check here

2007-02-07 16:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by GN 3 · 0 0

#1Great Pyramid of Giza.
2650-2500 BC Egyptians.Built as the tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu.Still standing

#2Hanging Gardens of Babylon
600 BC Babylonians.Herodotus claimed the outer walls were 56 miles in length, 80 feet thick and 320 feet high (although some archaeological findings suggest otherwise).

#3Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
550 BC Lydians, Persians, Greeks. Dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis, it took 120 years to build. Herostratus burned it down in an attempt to achieve lasting fame.

#4Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
435 BC Greeks.Occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple that was built to house it, and was 40 feet (12 meters) tall.

#5Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus.
351 BC Persians, Greeks.Stood approximately 45 meters (135 feet) tall with each of the four sides adorned with sculptural reliefs. Origin of the word mausoleum.

#6Colossus of Rhodes.
292-280 BC Hellenistic Greece.A giant statue of the Greek god Helios roughly the same size as today's Statue of Liberty in New York.

#7Lighthouse of Alexandria.
3rd century BC Hellenistic.Egypt Between 115 and 135 metres (383 - 440 ft) tall it was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries.

2007-02-07 16:03:19 · answer #8 · answered by Von 2 · 0 0

dear nilnkp,
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
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
this is called as 7 wonders,but most of them have been gone,coz thy are 2000 years old,now only the pyramid in egypt exists,now they are selecting the new 7 wonders,we have to vote and select,in that list taj mahal is also there,they are going to announce the new wonders in 07.07.07.

2007-02-07 16:26:12 · answer #9 · answered by Divya K 4 · 0 0

7 wonders of the world are the seven great monuments rated as the best of the worlds buildings for a perticular period .like the gr8 pyramids of Giza egypt still standing in the top7

2007-02-09 04:15:58 · answer #10 · answered by Aaditya D 1 · 0 0

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