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2007-05-01 12:39:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Sigiriya should have been named one of the Wonders of the World, long ago, and now there is a proposal to name it as the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient world. Better late than never!
2007-05-01 12:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mathlady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the wonders of the modern world:
Channel Tunnel December 1, 1987 May 6, 1994 Strait of Dover, Europe
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 San Francisco Bay, USA
Itaipu Dam January, 1970 May 5, 1984 Paraná River, South America
Delta Works 1953 May 10, 1997 Netherlands, Europe
Panama Canal
Natural Wonders:
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Mount Everest
Polar Aurora
ParicutÃn volcano
Victoria Falls
Underwater Wonders:
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Mount Everest
Polar Aurora
ParicutÃn volcano
Victoria Falls
21 finalist for the New Wonders of the World:
Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece
Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Easter Island statues, Chile
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Great Wall, China
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Machu Picchu, Peru
Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany
Petra, Jordan
Pyramids of Giza+, Egypt
Statue of Liberty, New York, United States
Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Timbuktu, Mali
2007-05-01 19:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballer92 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Proposed 8th wonder?
This one is from the latest list:
"Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder) Arizona, United States "
21 finalist for the New Wonders of the World:
Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece
Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Easter Island statues, Chile
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Great Wall, China
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Machu Picchu, Peru
Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany
Petra, Jordan
Pyramids of Giza+, Egypt
Statue of Liberty, New York, United States
Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Timbuktu, Mali
Source(s):
Wikikpedia
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2007-05-01 19:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Eighth Wonder of the World was built in 1965.
It is the Harris County Domed Stadium, a/k/a The Astrodome.
2007-05-03 22:55:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't an 8th wonder of the world. They are proposing there be 7 new wonders of the world, that will be decided on 7/7/07
2007-05-01 19:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but my vote goes for John Cleese. I think it would be a good thing to have just one of the Wonders able to travel the world, get to people that might never get to see one otherwise, and a Wonder that could sign autographs would be pretty neat.
2007-05-01 19:49:46 · answer #6 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they called andre the giant(wrestler) the 8th wonder of the world....
2007-05-02 03:23:23 · answer #7 · answered by nightbutterfly69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know for sure, but it could be the desk Monica Lewinski bumped her head on several times.
2007-05-01 19:49:34 · answer #8 · answered by Yafooey! 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋