Seven Wonders of the ANCIENT WORLD
- The Pyramids of Egypt
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (built by Nebuchadnezzar Ⅱ)
- Temple of the Greek Goddess Artemis at Ephesus
- Statue of the Greek God Zeus at Olympia
- Marble Tomb of King Mausolus Halicarnassus
- Colossus of Rhodes (Statue of Greek God Helios) in Aegean Sea
- The Pharos (Lighthouse) at Alexandria, Egypt
Seven Wonders of the World (compiled During The Middle Ages)
- The Colosseum of Rome
- The Catacombs of Alexandria, Egypt
- The Great Wall of China
- Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, England
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa
- The Porcelain Tower of Nanking, China
- The Mosque of Saint Sophia at Constantinople (now Istanbul)
There is much variation in this and the next 2 lists. Some of the above wonders are not on some lists and other lists include:
- Abu Simbel Temple, Egypt
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Aztec Temple, Tenochtitlan, Mexico
- Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines
- Borobudur Temple, Indonesia
- Inca City of Machu Picchu, Peru
- Mayan Temples, Tikal, Guatemala
- Moai Statues of Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile
- Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
- Throne Hall of Persepolis, Iran
- Parthenon, Athens, Greece
- Petra (Rock-Carved City), Jordan
- Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico
Seven Wonders of the NATURAL WORLD
- Mount Everest
- Victoria Falls
- The Grand Canyon
- The Great Barrier Reef
- The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
- Paricutin (a “newly-born” (1943) Mexican volcano)
- The Harbor at Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Some of these wonders are not on all lists. Other “Natural Wonder” lists include:
- Angel Falls, Venezuela
- Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Blue Grotto, Italy
- Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, USA
- Crater Lake, Oregon, USA
- French and Spanish “Prehistoric Painting Caves”
- Giant Sequoia Trees, Yosemite Park, California, USA
- Iguaçú Falls, Brazil/Argentina
- Krakatoa Island, Indonesia
- Mount Fuji, Japan
- Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
- Niagara Falls. Canada/USA
- Nile River
- Petrified Forest, Arizona, USA
- Rainbow Natural Bridge, San Juan County, Utah, USA
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA
- Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska, USA
- Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park
Seven Wonders of the MODERN WORLD
- The Suez Canal
- The Eiffel Tower
- The Alaska Highway
- The Golden Gate Bridge
- The Empire State Building
- Dneproges Dam, Dnieper River, Ukraine
- The Panama Canal
Some of these wonders are not on all lists. Other “Modern Wonder” lists include:
- Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, England
- Big Ben Clock Tower, London, England
- Channel Tunnel, England/France
- CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
- Gateway Arch, St.Louis, USA
- High Dam, Aswan, Egypt
- Hoover Dam, Arizona/Nevada, USA
- Itaipú Dam, Brazil/Paraguay
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA
- Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer), Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
- Sydney Opera House, Australia