Top 10 List:
The 10 Wonders of the World
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This wonders list is based on the votes of more than 45 million people, who have voted in an internet campaign to choose the seven "new" wonders of the world out of 21 shortlisted historical buildings or monuments. In the count from May 2007, the top 10 were the following. Have a look at which of these were voted to become the New 7 Wonders of the World.
Wonder | Description | |
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1. | Acropolis in Greece | |
2. | Chichen Itza in Mexico | the ancient Mayan city |
3. | the Coliseum in Rome | |
4. | Eiffel tower in Paris | |
5. | the Great Wall of China | |
6. | Incan ruins of Machu Picchu | |
7. | Petra in Jordan | |
8. | Easter Island Statues | |
9. | Britain's Stonehenge | |
10. | Taj Mahal in India | The ultimate building, the perfect symmetry beautiful from a distance and the detail beautiful from up close |
see also the 7 Wonders of the modern world, the 7 ancient wonders, the 7 new wonders of nature and the 7 natural wonders
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