Friday, April 9, 2010

Seven Wonders of the world,natural wonders

The Seven Wonders of the World

Seven monuments of the ancient world that appeared on varios lists of late antiquity are known as the:
Seven Wonders of the World
1. The Colossus of Rhodes
2. The Pharos (lighthouse) at Alexaandria
3. The Hanging Gardens(and walls)of Babylon
4.The Temple of Artemis (or Diana )at Ephesus
5.The pyramid of Khusu
6.The Tomb of Mausolus at Hali Carnassus
7.The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The tradition of Seven wonders has inspired succeeding generations to compile countless lists since the Alexandrian Era.

Seven Wonders of the middle ages.

1.The Collossuem of Rome
2.The Catacombs of Alexandria
3.The Great Wall of China
4.Stonehenge
5.The Porcelein Tower (or Pagoda) of Nanking,China.
6.The Leaning Tower of Pisa ,Italy
7.Hagia Sophia of Constantinople

Seven Natural Wonders of the world

1.The Grand Canyon ,Colorado River,Artizona
2.Rio de Janeiro Harbour
3.Iguassu Falls ,Argentina
4.Yosemite Valleyand the giant Sequioas of California
5.Mount Everest on the border of Tibet and Nepal
6.Nile River, Egypt
7.The Northern Lights especially from Northern Canada and Alasca.

Seven Wonders of Today

1.The great pyramid of Egypt and adjacent Great Sphinx of Gizeh
2.Hagia Sophia ,6th century,in present day Istanbul
3.Leaning Tower of Pisa ,Italy
4. The Taj mahal of Agra , India
5.The Washington Monument ,Washington
6.The Eiffel Tower , Paris
7.The Empire State Building,Newyork City

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