I can't believe the seven wonders of the ancient world was revised last year through popularity poll organized by New 7 Wonders Foundation. After casting over 100 million votes through the Internet and telephone, the winners were announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal.
I was a bit disappointed after knowing The Banaue Rice Terraces is already a forgotten wonder, so with the Statue of Liberty and The Suez Canal. Why? Just thinking. By the way, here's the list of the new 7 wonders of the world in alphabetical order:
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
1. Colossus of Rhodes
2. Great Pyramid of Giza
3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
4. Lighthouse of Alexandria
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
7. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Seven Wonders of the Medieval World
1. Colosseum
2. Great Wall of China
3. Hagia Sophia
4. Leaning Tower of Pisa
5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
6. Stonehenge
7. Taj Mahal
Seven Wonders of the Modern World
1. Channel Tunnel of Strait of Dover between UKand France
2. CN Tower of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. Delta Works of Netherlands
4. Empire State Building of New York, NY, U.S.
5. Golden Gate Bridge of Golden Gate Strait, north of San Francisco, California, U.S.
6. Itaipu Dam of Paraná River, between Brazil and Paraguay
7. Panama Canal of Isthmus, Panama
New Open World Corporation New Seven Wonders of the World
1. Chichen Itza
2. Christ the Redeemer (statue)
3. Colosseum
4. Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)
5. Great Wall of China
6. Machu Picchu
7. Petra
USA Today's New Seven Wonders
1. Potala Palace
2. Old City of Jerusalem
3. Polar ice caps
4. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
5. Internet
6. Mayan ruins
7. Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara
8. Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder)
Seven Natural Wonders of the World
1. Grand Canyon
2. Great Barrier Reef
3. Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
4. Mount Everest
5. Aurora
6. Parícutin volcano
7. Victoria Falls
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
1. SS Great Eastern
2. Bell Rock Lighthouse
3. Brooklyn Bridge
4. London sewerage system
5. First Transcontinental Railroad
6. Panama Canal
7. Hoover Dam
Seven Wonders of the Underwater World
1. Palau
2. Belize Barrier Reef
3. Great Barrier Reef
4. Deep-Sea Vents
5. Galápagos Islands
6. Lake Baikal
7. Northern Red Sea
Man-made Travel Wonders
1. Giza pyramid complex
2. Great Wall of China
3. Taj Mahal
4. Machu Picchu
5. Bali
6. Angkor Wat
7. Forbidden City
8. Bagan Temples & Pagodas
9. Karnak Temple
10. Teotihuacán
Natural Travel Wonders
1. Serengeti Migration
2. Galápagos Islands
3. Grand Canyon
4. Iguazu Falls
5. Amazon Rainforest
6. Ngorongoro Crater
7. Great Barrier Reef
8. Victoria Falls
9. Bora Bora
10. Cappadocia