What Are the New Seven Wonders of the World?
The first list of the Seven Wonders of the World was created in the second century BC. In 2001, filmmaker Bernard Weber started the New7Wonders Foundation to create a new list.
More than 100 million people voted, and the new wonders were announced in 2007. Here are the New Seven Wonders of the World:
Work began on the Great Wall of China in the seventh century BC. It was built over almost 1,800 years, and is thought to be about 9,000 kilometers long.
Emperor Shah Jahan made the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, for his favorite wife after she died. It took 20,000 workers and about 20 years to build.
Chichén Itzá is a Mayan city in Mexico thought to have once been home to 50,000 people. Now visitors can see the ruins of the 1000-year-old city, including the 24-meter-tall El Castillo pyramid.
Machu Picchu is an Incan city in Peru that was used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Visitors can hike the Inca Trail through the Andes or take a train to get there.
Rome's Colosseum was built in the first century. Though much of it has been destroyed, it once had seating inside for 50,000 people to watch events.
The city of Petra, Jordan, is thought to have once been home to 30,000 people. The city, which was abandoned after 551 AD, sits among mountains and cliffs into which many buildings are carved.
The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the newest wonder on the list. It was built from 1926 to 1931 and sits on top of Mount Corcovado.
