Saturday, October 29, 2011

Wonders of the World

The Seven Wonders Of World is A Popular Known List of Honouring The Most Remarkable And Spectacular Creations in The History of Man Kind.!! These Include Both Man Made Structures and Natural Wonders!!

The Seven Wonders of Ancient World :

Early Greek Writers Made Up Lists of The Most Important Buildings in the World They Knew at that Time.The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty.Of These Ancient Wonders Only "The Great Pyramid Of Giza "  Survived.

The List of Ancient Seven Wonders Of World Are :
    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

The Seven Wonders of Medival World :

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, some writers claimed that lists of wonders of the world have existed during the Middle Ages And is Not Just one Of The Several Lists Made.It Included The Buildings Which Were Built Before the Medieval Period.
The Seven Wonders of Medieval Age are:
*Stonehenge
*Colosseum
*Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
*Great Wall of China
*Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
*Hagia Sophia
*Leaning Tower of Pisa


There Are Many Candidates and Many Lists Were Made For This Category.
In 2001 an initiative was started by the Swiss corporation New7Wonders Foundation to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006.
And on July 7, 2007, in Lisbon, Portugal,Results Were Announced ,this List is Treated as Official "7 Wonders Of World ".
**Great Wall of China,China
**Petra,Jordan
**Christ the Redeemer.Brazil
**Machu Picchu.Peru
**Chichen Itza.Mexico
**Colosseum,Italy
**Taj Mahal.India
**Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate) Egypt

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