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.
The
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known
list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity;
it was based on guidebooks popular among Hellenic sightseers
and only includes works located around the Mediterranean
rim and in Mesopotamia.
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.
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.
Completed
c. 2560 BC, Egypt
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note
Scientifically,
sun doesnt rise
