Seven Wonders (Ancient) |
The only ancient
world wonder that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza
The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it represented perfection and plenty, and because it was the number of the five planets known anciently, plus the sun and moon. Many similar lists have been made. The historian Herodotus (484 – ca. 425 BC) and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca. 305–240 BC), at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of seven wonders. Their writings have not survived, except as references.
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Seven Wonders (New) |
Great
Wall of China
(Since 7th century BC), China Colosseum (AD 80), Italy Chichen Itza c. (AD 600), Mexico Christ the Redeemer Opened (October 12, 1931), Brazil Machu Picchu c. (AD 1450 ), Peru Taj Mahal (AD 1648), India In 2000 a Swiss foundation launched a campaign to determine the New Seven Wonders of the World. Given that the original Seven Wonders list was compiled in the 2nd century BCE—and that only one entrant is still standing (the Pyramids of Giza)—it seemed time for an update. And people around the world apparently agreed. The results were announced on July 7, 2007, in Lisbon, Portugal. Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber created the “New Seven Wonders of the World Foundation” (N7WF) and launched a worldwide competition to create a new list. The Great Pyramid of Giza, largest and oldest of the three pyramids at the Giza Necropolis in Egypt and the only surviving of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was granted honorary status : Completed c. 2560 BC, Egypt
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Not
7th wonder and it is not at all a wonderful thing
As of now there are humans on this planet |