Wonders of the World

It may sometimes seem like the top-ten list was invented along with the Internet; in fact, compiling noteworthy lists was first a past-time of the ancient Greeks who enjoyed creating lists to celebrate the beauty and the scientific achievements of their world. And people haven’t stopped making such lists since.

Such marvels as the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon populated the lists of the ancient Greeks, now known to us as two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Today we continue that tradition of celebrating that which amazes and inspires us – commemorating the man-made and natural wonders that surround us with such lists as the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World and the New Seven Wonders of the World – one of the many modern lists of wonders.

These lists of the greats don’t stop us from admiring other wonders in the world however – wonders that haven’t made the lists but don’t necessarily stop inspiring in us those same feelings of wonder that so captured the imagination of the ancient Greeks.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

1. Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria

Seven Wonders of the Medieval World

1. Stonehenge
2. Colosseum
3. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
4. Great Wall of China
5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
6. Hagia Sophia
7. Leaning Tower of Pisa

New Seven Wonders of the World

1. Great Wall of China
2. Petra
3. Statue of Christ the Redeemer
4. Machu Picchu
5. Chichen Itza
6. Colosseum
7. Taj Mahal

Other Wonders

1. Angkor Wat
2. Mont-Saint-Michel
3. Alhambra
4. Eiffel Tower
5. Otowa-San Kiyomizu-dera
6. Burj Al Arab
7. Statue of Liberty

Feel like hopping on a plane to see these magnificent sites? Why not look into becoming an au pair or volunteer your time for a great international charity?

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