Geography
Wonders of the World
15 wonders of the world including ancient, new, and natural wonders with location, country, date, and description.
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Wonder↕ | Type↕ | Location↕ | Country↕ | Year Built/Formed↕ | Description↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Pyramid of Giza | ancient | Giza Plateau | Egypt | 2560 BCE | Last surviving ancient wonder; tomb of Pharaoh Khufu, 146m tall originally |
| Hanging Gardens of Babylon | ancient | Babylon (near Hillah) | Iraq | 600 BCE | Legendary tiered garden; existence debated by historians |
| Statue of Zeus at Olympia | ancient | Olympia | Greece | 435 BCE | Giant seated figure of Zeus made of ivory and gold by Phidias |
| Temple of Artemis at Ephesus | ancient | Ephesus (near Selcuk) | Turkey | 550 BCE | Greek temple dedicated to Artemis; rebuilt three times |
| Colossus of Rhodes | ancient | Rhodes harbor | Greece | 280 BCE | Bronze statue of sun god Helios, over 30m tall; destroyed by earthquake |
| Great Wall of China | new | Northern China | China | 7th century BCE onward | 21,196 km of walls, watchtowers, and fortifications built over centuries |
| Petra | new | Ma'an Governorate | Jordan | 312 BCE | Rock-cut architecture city carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs |
| Christ the Redeemer | new | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1931 | 30-meter Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain |
| Machu Picchu | new | Cusco Region | Peru | 1450 | Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains at 2,430m |
| Chichen Itza | new | Yucatan Peninsula | Mexico | 600 CE | Maya pyramid temple complex; El Castillo marks equinoxes with shadows |
| Colosseum | new | Rome | Italy | 80 CE | Ancient amphitheater seating 50,000-80,000 for gladiatorial contests |
| Taj Mahal | new | Agra | India | 1653 | White marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal |
| Grand Canyon | natural | Arizona | United States | 5-6 million years ago | Steep gorge carved by the Colorado River, 446 km long, up to 1.8 km deep |
| Victoria Falls | natural | Zambia-Zimbabwe border | Zambia / Zimbabwe | Geological (natural) | Largest curtain of falling water; 1,708m wide and 108m tall |
| Great Barrier Reef | natural | Queensland coast | Australia | ~20,000 years ago | World's largest coral reef system; 2,300 km long, visible from space |
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