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Wonders of the World
The ancient wonders, the new wonders, and natural wonders.
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- Great Pyramid of GizaWonderThe only ancient wonder still standing; built about 4,500 years ago
- Hanging Gardens of BabylonWonderTerraced gardens said to be in ancient Babylon; no one is sure they existed
- Statue of Zeus at OlympiaWonderA huge statue of the king of the Greek gods
- Temple of Artemis at EphesusWonderA grand temple to the Greek goddess of the hunt, in what is now Turkey
- Mausoleum at HalicarnassusWonderA large tomb built for a king named Mausolus; gave us the word mausoleum
- Colossus of RhodesWonderA giant bronze statue of the sun god Helios on a Greek island
- Lighthouse of AlexandriaWonderA very tall lighthouse in Egypt
- How many ancient wonders are there?WonderSeven
- Great Wall of ChinaWonderA defensive wall stretching thousands of miles
- PetraWonderA city carved into rose-colored rock in Jordan
- Christ the RedeemerWonderA giant statue above Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Machu PicchuWonderAn Inca city high in the Andes of Peru
- Chichen ItzaWonderA Maya city with a great step pyramid in Mexico
- ColosseumWonderA huge Roman arena in Rome
- Taj MahalWonderA white marble tomb in Agra, India, built in the 1600s
- How many new wonders were chosen in 2007?WonderSeven
- Grand CanyonWonderA natural wonder carved by the Colorado River
- Great Barrier ReefWonderThe largest living reef system, off Australia
- Victoria FallsWonderA mile-wide waterfall on the Zambezi River
- Mount EverestWonderThe highest mountain above sea level
- Northern LightsWonderGlowing colored lights in the sky near the poles
- Amazon RainforestWonderThe world's largest tropical forest
- Paricutin volcanoWonderA volcano that rose from a Mexican cornfield in 1943
- Harbor of Rio de JaneiroWonderA scenic bay in Brazil
- Angel FallsWonderThe world's tallest waterfall, in Venezuela
- Niagara FallsWonderHuge waterfalls between Canada and the USA
- UluruWonderA giant red sandstone rock in Australia, sacred to the Anangu
- StonehengeWonderA ring of huge standing stones in England
- Easter Island moaiWonderGiant stone heads on Rapa Nui
- Angkor WatWonderThe largest religious building in the world, in Cambodia
- Hagia SophiaWonderA famous building in Istanbul, once a church, then a mosque
- Eiffel TowerWonderAn iron tower in Paris built for the 1889 World's Fair
- Pyramids of TeotihuacanWonderGiant pyramids near Mexico City
- AlhambraWonderA palace and fortress in Granada, Spain
- Forbidden CityWonderThe palace city of Chinese emperors in Beijing
- AcropolisWonderA hilltop with the Parthenon in Athens
- Great ZimbabweWonderRuins of a stone city in Africa
- BorobudurWonderA huge Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia
- PompeiiWonderA Roman town preserved by volcanic ash from Vesuvius in 79 CE
- Terracotta ArmyWonderThousands of clay soldiers buried with China's first emperor
- Lascaux cavesWonderFamous cave paintings in France
- CappadociaWonderFairy chimney rock formations in Turkey
- Cliffs of MoherWonderHigh sea cliffs in Ireland
- Giant's CausewayWonderThousands of basalt columns on the coast of Northern Ireland
- Halong BayWonderLimestone islands rising from the sea in Vietnam
- Mount FujiWonderJapan's tallest mountain, a snowcapped volcano
- Lake BaikalWonderThe deepest lake in the world
- Dead SeaWonderA salty lake where people float easily
- SerengetiWonderPlains in Tanzania with huge animal migrations
- Great Rift ValleyWonderA long crack in the Earth's surface in Africa
- Galapagos IslandsWonderHome of unique wildlife that inspired Darwin
- Sahara DesertWonderThe largest hot desert
- AntarcticaWonderThe southernmost continent
- YellowstoneWonderFirst national park, with geysers
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