Modern & Ancient Wonders of the World
Modern Ancient Wonders Of The World is a structured geography dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Wonder, Location, Built. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Wonder, Location, Built, Type, Why It's Special.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Type groups
- 9 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Wonder, Location, and Built across geography entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Wonder↕ | Location↕ | Built↕ | Type↕ | Why It's Special↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Wall of China | China | 7th century BC–1644 AD | New Wonder | 13,000 miles long, visible from… well, not space actually, but 2000+ years of continuous construction |
Machu Picchu | Peru | ~1450 AD | New Wonder | Incan citadel at 7,970ft, 'lost city' rediscovered 1911, earthquake-proof stone masonry, Inca Trail trek |
Colosseum | Rome, Italy | 70-80 AD | New Wonder | 50,000-seat amphitheater, gladiator fights, naval battles (flooded arena), engineering marvel of ancient Rome |
Taj Mahal | Agra, India | 1632-1653 | New Wonder | Shah Jahan's love letter in marble, 20,000 workers, symmetry perfection, changes color through the day |
Christ the Redeemer | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1922-1931 | New Wonder | 30m tall Art Deco Jesus overlooking Rio, 6M visitors/year, lightning strikes it regularly, iconic silhouette |
Petra | Jordan | 312 BC | New Wonder | City carved into rose-red cliffs, Nabataean engineering, Indiana Jones filming location, the Treasury facade |
Chichén Itzá | Mexico | 600 AD | New Wonder | Maya pyramid with shadow serpent on equinoxes, astronomical precision, cenote sacrifices, handclap echo sounds like quetzal bird |
Great Pyramid of Giza | Egypt | ~2560 BC | Ancient Wonder (surviving) | Only surviving ancient wonder, tallest structure for 3,800 years, 2.3 million blocks, HOW did they build it? |
Angkor Wat | Cambodia | 12th century | Candidate Wonder | Largest religious monument ever, Hindu then Buddhist, jungle-reclaimed Ta Prohm, on Cambodia's flag |
Sagrada Família | Barcelona, Spain | 1882–ongoing | Modern Marvel | Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece, 140+ years under construction, organic geometry, will finish ~2026 |
Hagia Sophia | Istanbul, Turkey | 537 AD | Historic Wonder | Cathedral → mosque → museum → mosque again, 1,500-year-old dome, Byzantine engineering, cultural battleground |
Stonehenge | England, UK | ~3000 BC | Prehistoric Wonder | How did Neolithic people move 25-ton stones 150 miles? Astronomical alignment, solstice gatherings |
Burj Khalifa | Dubai, UAE | 2004-2010 | Modern Wonder | 828m tall, world's tallest building, 163 floors, you can watch sunset twice (bottom then elevator to top) |
Panama Canal | Panama | 1904-1914 | Engineering Wonder | 50-mile shortcut saved 8,000 nautical miles, 14,000+ ships/year, locks raise ships 85 feet, cost 5,600 lives |
International Space Station | Low Earth Orbit | 1998-2011 | Space Wonder | Largest structure in space, 16 sunrises per day, 5 space agencies cooperated, orbits at 17,500 mph |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Modern & Ancient Wonders of the World organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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