# The wonders of the ancient and modern world

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (the list handed down by Greek writers) and the New Seven Wonders chosen in the 2007 worldwide vote, announced in Lisbon on 7 July 2007. Which is the most impressive?

- 81 votes · 14 items
- Oct 6, 2021 · mariana pérez
- https://even.best/en/l/1104/the-wonders-of-the-ancient-and-modern-world

## Top 14

1. **Chichén Itzá** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — Mexico. Maya city with the pyramid of Kukulcán; a New Wonder in 2007.
2. **Colosseum** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Italy, opened in AD 80. A New Wonder in 2007.
3. **Great Wall of China** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — China. Thousands of kilometres of walls built over centuries; a New Wonder in 2007.
4. **Taj Mahal** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Agra, India, a 17th-century marble mausoleum; a New Wonder in 2007.
5. **Petra** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Jordan. Nabataean city carved into the rock; a New Wonder in 2007.
6. **Temple of Artemis at Ephesus** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — In present-day Turkey; burned and rebuilt, only remains survive.
7. **Lighthouse of Alexandria** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — One of the tallest buildings of antiquity; destroyed by earthquakes in the Middle Ages.
8. **Christ the Redeemer** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1931. A New Wonder in 2007.
9. **Great Pyramid of Giza** (1 · ▲6 ▼5) — Egypt, c. 2560 BC. The only ancient wonder still standing; given an honorary mention in 2007.
10. **Machu Picchu** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Peru. 15th-century Inca citadel in the Andes; a New Wonder in 2007.
11. **Colossus of Rhodes** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Giant statue of the god Helios; toppled by an earthquake around 226 BC.
12. **Hanging Gardens of Babylon** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Ancient wonder of Mesopotamia; it is not even certain they existed.
13. **Mausoleum at Halicarnassus** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Tomb of Mausolus in present-day Bodrum, Turkey; it gave us the word mausoleum.
14. **Statue of Zeus at Olympia** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Phidias' gold-and-ivory statue, c. 435 BC; lost.

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