This world is surrounded by the various beautiful monuments that make it very special. Several monuments are declared as the world’s heritage site because of their architectural value and history associated to them. These wonders are protected monument. The wonders of world are also a great hub of tourism.
The wonders of world are complied through ages after a long research. These are decided by the individuals feed back and the importance of that wonder. These wonder are the mark of classical antiquity. Wonders of the world can be studied by classifying them in the three categories namely wonders of ancient world, wonders of medieval ages and the wonders of the modern world. Out of these the most common and most famous list of Seven Wonders of the World is prepared after a certain time period.
Wonders of the ancient world include 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 and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Wonders of the medieval world include Stonehenge, Colosseum, Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Great Wall of China, Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, Hagia Sophia, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Taj Mahal, Cairo Citadel, Ely Cathedral and Cluny Abbey.
Latest wonders of the world include Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza Pyramid, Colosseum in Rome, Taj Mahal and Great pyramid of Giza located in Egypt (as the honorary candidate of the new wonders of the world).
The list of wonders of modern world is defined in several ways and categorized under the categories like wonders by American society of civil engineers, list of NOWC, USA today’s wonder of world, seven natural wonders, seven wonders of under water world, seven wonders of industrial world, travel wonders of world.
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