You’re probably familiar with the original seven wonders of the world: the great pyramid of Giza, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the colossus of Rhodes, the lighthouse of Alexandria, and the temple of Artemis. But did you know that a foundation named the “new seven wonders of the world” in 2007?
These new seven wonders of the world were chosen through online voting. See if you agree.
The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Chichen Itza is a Mayan pyramid that has been around since between 550 AD and 800 AD. It was mainly used for Mayan ceremonies before being abandoned until 900 AD. Its name means “at the mouth of the Itza well.” It’s located on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Climbing to the top of the pyramid is currently forbidden.
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Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ and is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the fifth largest statue of Jesus in the world and is at the peak of a mountain. It was built from 1926 to 1931. Despite having lightening rods installed, it was damaged by lightening in 2008. It has since been repaired.
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The Roman Colosseum (70 – 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy
The Roman Colosseum was built about 2000 years ago and was used for Roman sports at the time, namely gladiator games in which men fought each other and animals to the death. Because of tourists taking away pieces of it, the Pope had to forbid the removal of stone from it. The Colosseum itself is built from blocks of travertine stone, which were taken form the quarries near Tivoli and brought to Rome on roads built just for that purpose. The Colosseum had 45,000 sitting places and 5,000 standing places. Under the arena was a large network of tunnels that were used for the gladiators, animals, and slaves.
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The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India
The Taj Mahal was built over a twenty two year period, completing in 1648 C.E. It was built by the Muslim Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Queen Mumtaz Mahal. It is built entirely of white marble and many feel it’s architectural beauty has never been surpassed.
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The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 – 1644 A.D.) China
The Great Wall of China is the world’s longest man-made structure, reaching over 6400 km. When it was in the height of its use during the Ming Dynasty, over one million guards manned the wall. Because of the difficulty in transporting building material, as much local material as possible was used. Also, workers that died in the construction were buried in the wall. The wall is actually a joining of many smaller walls that were built up over many years. The original wall was built using earth, stone, and wood, but during the Ming Dynasty, brick was the main building material because it was easier to work with.
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Petra (9 B.C. – 40 A.D.), Jordan
Petra is a historical city in Jordan and is famous for being carved into the mountains surrounding it. It’s thought to have been established as early as 312 BC. It was the home of the Nabatean kingdom, which was known for its advanced irrigation systems.
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Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru
Machu Picchu is a result of the Inca Empire. It’s made of cut stone fitted so closely together without mortar that a knife blade can’t penetrate its cracks. It is situated on a high ridge and is bordered by a river on three sides. It is located in Peru. The walls of Machu Picchu were built with details that protect it from collapsing during earthquakes, such as the doors and windows being trapezoidal and tilt inward from bottom to top. Many people travel on foot to Machu Picchu every year to marvel at the beauty and architectural ingenuity.
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Have you ever visited one of these new seven wonders of the world? Which one, and what did you think of it? Is there one in particular that you’d like to visit? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
Note: This post was originally published on September 21, 2008. It was updated with new images and background on each of the new seven wonders of the world on its currently-listed publication date.
surely make more wonderful if POTALA PALACE OF LHASA is in the list.
christ the redeemer statue made the list…. what a pile of poop
the only thing wondrous about the redeemer is how it made the list.
so lame.
i hope charminar from hyderabad also make it to seven wonders of the earth
i pray to god to see these wounderfull 7 wounders
those seven wonder are really ausome and beautiful and i also wish ti see all that wonder.
these 7 wonders are very amaging and beautiful, its indicates the greatness of god and man i deciced to see all these wonders and also my dreams.
YOOOOO
YAAAA
TAJ MAHAL IS PRO F3
I SAW ONLY TAJMAHAL BUT I WANT TO SEE ALL THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD. I LIKE ALL.
i want to see all the seven won ders of the world really in front of my eyes.
It is very interesting,certainly the Machu Pitchu and Christ Redeemer , WOW ,what a pleasure.
faisal masjid of pakistan is also a wonder of the world. it should be included.
# skanda Says:
April 17th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
i pray to god to see these wounderfull 7 wounders
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whats a wounder
it’s really wonder
‘Taj Mahal of India’, ‘The Great Wall of China’, ‘Barrier Rife of Australia’ and ‘The Statute of Liberty of America’ are amazing. I pray to god to see these wounder full 7 wanders.
the pics r fabulous………
being a patriot, love 2 c TAJ MAHAL and it deseve also… even every 7 are great selection…
I want to see these………….
hello everyone….recently i was surfing the net and i came across some prof P.N oak findings about TAJ MAHAL.
visit the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A5220 and i also googled regarding dis.
i would like to know is it tue????
I want to see this place because I love this picture
i doubt about christ the redeemer…
its out of place..
fantastic pics
I love the Tajmahal .. this one of greatest gift of love .. EK SHAHENSHAH NE BANWA KE HASEEN TAJ MAHAL Sari duniyan ko mohabbat ki nishani di hai … Thank you Shahenshah bhai…
i like most these seven wonders of world. I’ll try to visit all of them
i hope sydeny’s opera house becomes one of the 7 wonders of the world
These are really beautiful pictures, I really hope I visit one of those one day..
I think that all this are visit by me in just a few weeks and i think that THE TAJ MAHAL is one of best in seven wonders because this is a symbol of love and i believe in love.
Meghal
awsome i want to go to one soon but why isnt a pyramid on here and there are 8 on here ???? 😉
Awsome i wish to visit all the seven in my life time.
fantabullous execellent marvolus wish to visit every one of then before i die bcoz they are looking like that
the 7 wonders are the best architecture of the ancient times!! awsome!
nothing is comperable with love so Taj is exceptional from all.
outstanding places,i like it frm my core of the heart i want to be there any how
Komodo Island in Indonesia should be included in seven wonders .because there is only one island alone in the world of dragons, and no one country has any dragons, which is a relic of animals in ancient times, and included in the species of dinosaurs, I’m very disappointed .
when i saw ‘ the great wall of chine’ , i was astonished . but i saw it net .
I wonder these wonders r very wonderful. I wish i could c all these wonders one day.
w0unders are only for bhapas
The Seven wonders are realy wonders…………………………..!But the photography is vrey beautiful.i wish to visit the all seven wonders in my life.
taj mahal was our property! this type of thinking is wonder. luckily this is our property i was proud of our construction taj mahal and this the one of the 7 wonders.our country people proud of this one.
thanq
TAZ is just wow.feeling dam good to see taz in the list.VERY PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN
i have no word for explaining this pictures.by seeing only we must feel its beauty.seven wonder is really heaven world
the great wall of china is my fave. just imagine how they’ve built it! amazing.
i hope inshallah i visit all,placec mostly i want to to taj mahal &manchu panchu its really toooooooooo good
abe kya haal hai raam
through THE TAJ MAHAL I PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN
taj mahal is very nice in 7 wonders in the world
iam proved to be an indian and taj mahal in india
ithink they took taj mahal thts why its 7wonders other wize its no wonders sare jaha se acha hindustan hamara i can tell any bady in the world that iam INDIAN.
well, i wish the underground river in the philippines will make it. but hey! these places are worth the title. . .hehe
i yhought niagra falls was one of them?
Iam proud to be a INDIAN b’coz of TAJ MAHAL………..
This is one of the best love pice made by Shajan for Mumtaz……………..
I Like 7 Wonder. And Iam Proud to be a Indian Because of TajMahal.
great creativity ! one should see this beautiful wonders atleast ones in their life time
those are really very good photos but in all of those taj mahal is the great wonder of the world
I think they are good but i prefure the old ones, maybe they could include the great barrier reef/Australia. And i am hopeful to see these one day.
it’s awesome i wish 2 visit all of them n my life atleast once
it’s awesome n gr8 2 visit all des places i wish 2 visit dese places n i’m feeling proud 2 say dat i’m an indian n our freat monument taj mahal s 1 among dat i hope charminar n golconda may also b one of the wonder n future.hopng 4 d best
really really amazing places . . . we have to save our earth and protect it . we should make whole places in earth as wonders . . i want to spend time in these places with my love. .thaks to earth for having these places
all historical places of world have magnificant and unbelievable structure.among all this TAJMAHAL is best. I PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN……….
I AM PROUD OF TAJMAHAL.BCUS I AM AN INDIAN
The beautifull pictures. Thanking You
This wonder,s is amazing and they pride of all contry any one give 1st place but all of wonder is great.
these are just awesome man!!!
I wish to visit these once in my lifetime.
i wish i would visit to all this 7 wonder’s
just a miracle……….
when i saw these picture…………… my heart was really melt…………
sach me…….these r wonders……
but Tajmahal and Christ Redeemer r my favourite……….
all the 7 wonders r marvellous &
there r no words to speak about them
but TAJ & CHIRST REDEEMER are my favourite
i wish i could visit all this places
Oh my got! its a the new 7 wonder of the world!
Please open your eye see the world again and say again!
Hey………2…seee……these wonders….this birth is not …enough………!!!!!!!!!!:-)
AwEsOmE……….
I WANT TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFE
Its really really really amazing…. Proud to be an Indian.. Indian Rocks……
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fantastic, i will be the luckiest person if i ever had a chance to visit all of them
THE ALL 7 WONDER IS NICE. BUT TAJ MAHAL IS GREAT WONDER I PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN.I FEEL PROUD TAJ MAHAL SEE IN THIS LIST KAMALDEEP UPPAL.BATALA
wow amazing in 7 wonder exspecially tajmahal…….
Great Taj Mahal.
THE WONDERS IS WONDER, NO COMMENTS IN MY SELF BY.JAGADESH MBA
tajmahal is not a wonder but when pepole see its beauty they got wonder
nice pics
ALL THE 7 WONDERS ARE VERY NICE. BUT TAJ MAHAL IS THE MOST GREAT WONDER.REALY “WAH TAJ”.I’M PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN AND PROUD THAT I BORN IN THE COUNTRY WHERE IS TAJ MAHAL.
I Like all seven wonders which is available in the world
why didn’t chenni madhura meenakshi temple in that list…………
chupp beth bay
I THINK SO…… in that list TIRUMALA TIRUPATHI DEVASTHANAM has to be added ………….. it is also WONDER……. IN THE WORLD
Really its a wonderful pictures. We should feel proud that TajMahal from India is also named in the 7 wonders.
taj mahal
Tajmahal is the best
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wow what a taj mahal.i like the taj mahal.very beautiful in the world.
i have not seen any of 7 wonders but after seeing taj mahal pics i think i have to go there as i am indian
iam feeling very proud to be a part of the country where taj mahal is situated
Why not revise it to the “New 10 Wonders of the World?????!!!!”. More rooms for deserving cosmic wonders!
wow! it’s really a wonders of the world….
i am from the PHILIPPINES…. i thank GOD for creating such wonderful place…. awesome!!!!
everyone must experience the beauty of the philippines,,,hurrahhhhhhhhhh,
I admire your new seven classification but how about Angkor wat temple in Cambodia, Buddhist temple in Indonesia?
i like very much about these wonders
Woww,…….
I like this,..
Is Beautifull,..
Its really amazing
try to feel what GOD had made.i love all….
WORLD IS BEAUTIFUL BUT THIS 7 WONDER IS AMAIZING.