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Wonders of the World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World include the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Since this list was compiled, many similar "Wonders of the World" lists have been created, highlighting achievement in architecture or the world's natural beauty.

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What are the 7 contitnents of the world?

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The seven continents of the world are:

  1. Europe
  2. South America
  3. North America
  4. Africa
  5. Australia
  6. Asia
  7. Antarctica

Is Stonehenge the Seven Wonders of the World?

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Because it is amazing! During the solstice, the stones line up to form an exact Geometrically calculated figure. For people from hundreds of years ago to line up stones so accurately is fascinating. Not to mention that the wheel hadn't been invented, so carrying those huge stones appears next to impossible. Also, we don't know for sure who built it, which in and of itself is amazing.

Which of the seven Wonders of the World still stand today?

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Only one still exists, the great pyramids of Egypt.
The pyramids at Giza in Egypt.

What is the difference between the seven wonders of the world and the seven wonders of the ancient world?

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Ancient means Old.. Our present world has lots of changes from New world. so some of the wonders of that time has also got destroyed. no. of changes are just like Environmental changes For Example Earthquake.. These Completely destruct the Wonders. and New wonders take there Place. that much is diff. between Seven world and ancient seven wonders.

Why were pyramids wonder of the world?

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Because it represented that the egyptians were wealthy. Pyramids were also the tallest structures in the world for a very long time, finally egyptian pharaohs were buried in them which showed that the egyptians cared about their pharaohs.

What are the seven wonders of the workd?

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Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico)

Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Colosseum (Rome, Italy)

Great Wall of China (China)

Machu Picchu (Cuzco, Peru)

Petra (Jordan)

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

Name of 7 wounders?

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The name of the 7 Wonders of the World are the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statute of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

What are some names of wonders of the world?

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The "New Seven Wonders of the World" is an attempt to recreate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with wonders that are present in the modern world. The New Open World Corporation (NOWC) organized a vote and the winners were announced in the Summer of 2007.

# Chichen Itza # Christ the Redeemer # Colosseum # Great Wall of China # Machu Picchu # Petra # Taj Mahal

Why are they considered as wonders of the world?

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wanting to know wat happen there

Which was the last ancient wonder of the world to disappear?

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The Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Why karakoram highway is known as 8th wonder of the world?

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it is called that because of the passes heighet

Why Is Petra one of the 7 Wonders of the World?

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Petra is one of the 7 New Wonders of the World, for the originals see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World

Where are the seven wonders in the world?

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The pyramid of Giza - Egypt

Im sorry, but that is the only remaining ancient wonder of the world, but there are other lists, such as the seven wonders of the medieval world, seven wonders of the underwater world, etc.

Hope this helps :)


The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
(according to Antipater of Sidon)

The Great Pyramids of Giza (El Giza, Egypt) - The only one of the seven that still exists.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Babylon, now Al Hillah, Iraq)

Temple of Artemis (Ephesus, now Selcuk, Turkey)

Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia, Greece)

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Halicarnassus, now Bodrum, Turkey)

Colossus of Rhodes (Rhodes, Greece)

Lighthouse of Alexandria (Alexandria Egypt)

Where are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

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1. Christ Redeemer in Brazil

2. Colosseum in Italy

3. Petra in Jordan

4. Taj Mahal in India

5. Great wall of China

6. Machu Picchu in Peru

7. Chichenitza in Mexico

Reasons why Stonehenge should be a wonder of the world?

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It was built by elves people a long time ago. People are fascinated because of how amazing it is that people so long ago could make such an amazing structure. Plus, it's a giant clock.

What are the seven wonders of the universe?

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are as followed

Great Pyramid of Giza

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

Colossus of Rhodes

Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Seven Wonders of the Natural World are as followed

Grand Canyon

Great Barrier Reef

Harbor of Rio de Janeiro

Mount Everest

Aurora

Parícutin volcano

Victoria Falls

There are other categories, such as the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Seven Wonders of the Underwater World, etc. Most likely, you are looking for the Ancient Wonders.

What is Canada's seven wonder of the world?

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I'm not for sure but I believe it's called "Niagara Falls." Note: Not sure if I spelled "Niagara" right.

What 3 cities are Sea World in?

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I know there is one in Orlando, Florida. I've been their alot and its really fun.

How do you preserve the wonders?

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you leave the wonders undisturbed thus keeping the woders of the world preserved

What is one of the natural wonders of the world in the us?

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Well the Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world, also Niagra Fall is a natural wonder.

Why tajmahal is a wonder?

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No. Here is the list of Ancient World Wonders:

1. Great Pyramid of Giza

2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia

4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

5. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

6. Colossus of Rhodes

7. Lighthouse of Alexandria