7 wonders of the ancient world

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (from left to right, top to bottom): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Maussollos, Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria as depicted by 16th-century Dutch artist Marten Heemskerk

wonders of the world

Forgotten Wonders

• Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt
• Angkor Wat in Cambodia
• The Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), Mexico
• The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines
• Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
• The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
• The Great Wall of China
• The Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
• The Mayan Temples of Tikal in Northern Guatemala
• The Moai Statues in Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
• Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France
• The Throne Hall of Persepolis in Iran
• The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
• Petra, the rock-carved city in Jordan
• The Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar
• Stonehenge in England
• Taj Mahal in Agra, India
• The Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico

Modern Wonders

• The Channel Tunnel
• The Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
• The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada
• Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
• The Empire State Building in New York City, USA
• The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
• The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
• The High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
• Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada, USA
• Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
• The Panama Canal
• The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• The Statue of Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• The Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA
• The Suez Canal in Egypt
• The Sydney Opera House in Australia

Natural Wonders

• Angel Falls in Venezuela
• The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada
• The Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
• The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
• Iguaçú Falls in Brazil/Argentina
• Krakatoa Island in Indonesia
• Mount Everest in Nepal
• Mount Fuji in Japan
• Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
• Niagara Falls in Ontario (Canada) and New York State (USA)
• Paricutin Volcano in Mexico
• Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

1893 Chicago World's Fair

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World's Columbian Exposition: Chicago World's Fair of 1893

Taking a virtual tour of that year's fair, held in front of the University of Chicago, on the Midway Plaisance, makes me appreciate just how low-class-looking the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans was!