Friday, March 16, 2007

New seven wonders of the world

The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece


Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain


Angkor (12th century) Cambodia


Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile


The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France


The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China


The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey


Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan


The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia


Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru


Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany


Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan


The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico


The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt


The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A.


Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom


The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy


Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia


The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India


Timbuktu (12th century) Mali