The ancient and new Seven Wonders of the World
20 cards · geography
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| Front | Back |
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| Great Pyramid of Giza | Egypt; oldest and largest pyramid at Giza Ancient Wonder; c. 2560 BCE; only Ancient Wonder still extant; honorary in 2007 campaign. |
| Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Iraq; fabled terraced gardens of ancient Babylon Ancient Wonder; historicity debated; some argue location was Nineveh. |
| Statue of Zeus at Olympia | Greece; 12 m gold-and-ivory statue by Phidias at Olympia Ancient Wonder; destroyed in late antiquity; famed for scale and artistry. |
| Temple of Artemis at Ephesus | Turkey; grand Ionic temple at Ephesus, rebuilt multiple times Ancient Wonder; best-known 4th-century BCE version; sacked in 262 CE. |
| Mausoleum at Halicarnassus | Turkey; monumental tomb of Mausolus, c. 350 BCE Ancient Wonder; inspired the term mausoleum; ruined by earthquakes. |
| Colossus of Rhodes | Greece; giant bronze statue of Helios, c. 280 BCE Ancient Wonder; ~33 m tall; toppled by an earthquake in 226 BCE. |
| Lighthouse of Alexandria | Egypt; Pharos lighthouse guiding ships to Alexandria Ancient Wonder; ~100–130 m tall; collapsed after earthquakes. |
| Great Wall of China | China; vast defensive wall system across northern China New Wonder (2007); expanded over centuries, most visible in Ming era. |
| Petra | Jordan; rock-cut Nabataean city with facades like Al-Khazneh New Wonder (2007); major caravan hub; brought to wider attention in 1812. |
| Christ the Redeemer | Brazil; 30 m Art Deco statue of Jesus atop Corcovado New Wonder (2007); completed 1931; symbol of Rio and Brazil. |
| Machu Picchu | Peru; 15th-century Inca citadel in the Andes New Wonder (2007); abandoned in the 16th century; publicized in 1911. |
| Chichen Itza | Mexico; Maya city with El Castillo pyramid New Wonder (2007); major Postclassic center on the Yucatán. |
| Colosseum | Italy; 1st-century CE Flavian amphitheatre in Rome New Wonder (2007); hosted spectacles and games; capacity ~50,000. |
| Taj Mahal | India; 17th-century white marble Mughal mausoleum New Wonder (2007); built by Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal, 1632–1653. |
| Acropolis of Athens | Greece; ancient citadel with Parthenon on a rocky outcrop New7Wonders finalist (2007); emblem of classical Athens. |
| Angkor Wat | Cambodia; 12th-century Khmer temple complex at Angkor New7Wonders finalist (2007); largest religious structure by area. |
| Hagia Sophia | Turkey; 6th-century domed basilica-turned-mosque in Istanbul New7Wonders finalist (2007); masterpiece of Justinian’s reign. |
| Stonehenge | United Kingdom; prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain New7Wonders finalist (2007); constructed c. 3000–2000 BCE. |
| Eiffel Tower | France; 324 m wrought-iron tower in Paris, opened 1889 New7Wonders finalist (2007); icon of the 1889 Exposition Universelle. |
| Statue of Liberty | United States; colossal neoclassical statue in New York Harbor New7Wonders finalist (2007); dedicated in 1886; gift from France. |