New Seven Wonders of the World

People from all over the world come to see these new seven wonders of the world: Philo of Byzantium, a Greek engineer, compiled a list of the seven wonders of the world in 225 BC. These were known as the ‘themata’ and were a list of the greatest buildings of classical antiquity and the finest architecture. These include the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus (Olympia, Greece), the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt. The list received praise for its uniqueness and architecture.

A new millennium project was launched in 2000, known as the New 7 Wonders. It was a global democratic exercise asking people to choose the ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’. It was a worldwide initiative where people could choose the new man-made wonders of the world, which could be seen as the true successors of the ancient seven wonders! The Great Wall of China, Christ the Redeemer, Brazil; Colosseum, Italy; Petra, Jordan; Machu Picchu, Peru; Taj Mahal, India; and Chechens Itza, Mexico were selected as the ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’.