7 wonders of the world old and new

Here are the 7 Wonders of the World, both Old and New:

Old 7 Wonders of the World (circa 2500 BCE - 1500 CE)

  1. The Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt) - The only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.
  2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Babylon, present-day Iraq) - A beautiful garden said to have been built by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife, Queen Amytis.
  3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece) - A massive statue of Zeus built by the famous Greek sculptor Phidias and located in the temple of Zeus at Olympia.
  4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey) - A massive temple built to honor the Greek goddess Artemis.
  5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Turkey) - A grand tomb built for King Mausolus, a satrap (governor) of the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus.
  6. The Colossus of Rhodes (Greece) - A massive bronze statue of the Greek god Helios built in the Greek city of Rhodes.
  7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt) - A towering lighthouse built on the island of Pharos in Alexandria to serve as a beacon for ships.

New 7 Wonders of the World (2007)

  1. The Great Wall of China (China) - A series of fortifications built across the northern borders of China to protect the country from invasions.
  2. The Taj Mahal (India) - A beautiful white marble mausoleum built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
  3. Machu Picchu (Peru) - An Inca citadel built in the 15th century and abandoned before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
  4. Chichén Itzá (Mexico) - A pre-Columbian Mayan city built by the Maya civilization.
  5. The Roman Colosseum (Italy) - An amphitheater built in the 1st century CE and one of the greatest architectural and engineering achievements of the ancient Roman world.
  6. The Christ the Redeemer statue (Brazil) - A massive Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ built in Rio de Janeiro.
  7. The Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) - The same pyramids that were also one of the Old 7 Wonders of the World, and the only structure to appear on both lists.

Note: The New 7 Wonders of the World were chosen through a worldwide poll conducted by the New7Wonders Foundation in 2007.