Wonders
January 17, 2009

I bet you never knew there were so many!
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- The Great Pyramid of Giza
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- The Colossus of Rhodes
- The Pharos of Alexandria
The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind
- Stonehenge
- The Colosseum
- The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
- The Great Wall of China
- The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
- The Hagia Sophia
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Seven Natural Wonders of the World
- Mount Everest
- The Great Barrier Reef
- The Grand Canyon
- Victoria Falls
- The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
- Paricutin Volcano
- The Northern Lights
The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World
- Palau
- The Belize Barrier Reef
- The Galapagos Islands
- The Northern Red Sea
- Lake Baikal
- The Great Barrier Reef
- The Deep Sea Vents
The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
- The Empire State Building
- The Itaipú Dam
- The CN Tower
- The Panama Canal
- The Channel Tunnel
- The North Sea Protection Works
- The Golden Gate Bridge
The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World
- Angel Falls
- The Bay of Fundy
- Iguaçú Falls
- Krakatoa Island
- Mount Fuji
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Niagara Falls
The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World
- The Clock Tower (Big Ben)
- Eiffel Tower
- The Gateway Arch
- The Aswan High Dam
- Hoover Dam
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- The Petronas Towers
The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medieval Mind
- Abu Simbel Temple
- Angkor Wat
- Taj Mahal
- Mont Saint-Michel
- The Moai Statues
- The Parthenon
- The Shwedagon Pagoda
The Forgotten Wonders
- The Aztec Temple
- The Banaue Rice Terraces
- The Borobudur Temple
- The Inca City
- The Statue of Liberty
- The Mayan Temples
- The Temple of the Inscriptions
- The Throne Hall of Persepolis
- Petra
- The Suez Canal
- The Sydney Opera House
- The Red Fort in India



January 17, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Stonehenge in the medieval section?
January 17, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I know what you mean as it is a very ancient structure (one which I’ve seen and boy was it windy that day, practically gale force! They don’t tell that in the guide books, it’s all sunny days there), and one which you wouldn’t think would be a part of the medieval mind, however there’s a quote from the website which explains this somewhat -
“The medieval mind, just like the classical mind before it, was captivated by the wondrous things people had made. For much of the thousand-year period known as the Middle Ages, most Europeans lived in small, isolated communities; travel was difficult and often dangerous; and knowledge was confined to, and often controlled by men of the church. The great civilizations of Greece and Rome were long gone, but even so, some of their glory was still remembered. Travelers brought back tales of an incredible civilization in the East which sparked the European imagination.
Following the third century B.C. when lists of wonders were compiled, many scholars and philosophers modified these lists to reflect their own opinions. At some point around the Middle Ages, another list appeared – the medieval world’s seven wonders.
The surviving list holds a particular fascination because only some of its marvels actually date from the Middle Ages. The list represents almost 4,500 years of human endeavor.”
January 18, 2009 at 11:49 pm
You missed one…
The Poetic wonder of the world:
Matt Clendon.
February 6, 2009 at 5:28 pm
wowww great posts
now 7 wonders of Turkey here they are
Top 5 Of Turkey according to Mr.Alex
1-Cappodocia
2-Istanbul City
3-Ephesus
4- Kas Town
5-Termessos Ancient City
6-Pammukkale
7-Mounth Nemrut
link for Smyrna and Ephesus Tours http://www.ephesuswalks.com
February 6, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Thank you Mr Alex, I will have to have a look at those too.
February 7, 2009 at 10:56 pm
I think that once you keep adding more and more categories of wonders, the wonders are no longer so special. Eventually, there might be a category of wonders for just about everything on the planet, thus nullifying the term “wonder.” Too much of a good thing isn’t always good…
June 25, 2011 at 6:14 am
The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa are a Treasure of History, they represents the integration between different
civilizations, cultures and religions.
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