Seven Wonders (Ancient)
Colossus
of Rhodes
Great
Pyramid of Giza
Hanging
Gardens of Babylon
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The
only ancient world wonder that still exists is the Great
Pyramid of Giza
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.
Seven
Wonders (New)
Great Wall of China
(Since 7th century BC), China
Petra Ma'an (312 BC), Jordan
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
Please
note
Scientifically,
sun doesnt rise