The New Seven Wonders of the World

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Location of the New 7 Wonders

The Great Pyramid of Giza was granted honorary status. It is the largest and oldest of the three pyramids at the Giza Necropolis in Egypt. It is also the only structure still remaining of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Wonder Location Image Date of construction
Great Pyramid of Giza
(honorary status)		 Giza Necropolis, Egypt Pyramide Kheops 2560 BC
Great Wall of China China The Great Wall of China (Mutianyﺁ section) 700 BC
Petra Jordan The end of the Siq, with its dramatic view of Al Khazneh ("The Treasury") 312 BC
Colosseum Rome, Italy The Colosseum at dusk: exterior view of the best-preserved section 80 AD
Chichen Itza Yucatán, Mexico cordelia maxwell house 600 AD
Machu Picchu Cuzco Region, Peru Machu Picchu in Peru 1450 AD
Taj Mahal Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Taj 1643 AD
Christ the Redeemer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro 1931 AD

 

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