In 2000 a Swiss foundation launched a campaign to determine the New Seven Wonders of the World. Given that the original Seven Wonders list was compiled in the 2nd century BCE—and that only one entrant is still standing (the Pyramids of Giza)—it seemed time for an update. And people around the world apparently agreed, as more than 100 million votes were cast on the Internet or by text messaging. The final results, which were announced in 2007, were met with cheers as well as some jeers—a number of prominent contenders, such as Athens’s Acropolis, failed to make the cut.

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3. • The Colosseum
The Colosseum is an oval amphitheatre in the
centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of
the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient
amphitheatre ever built, and is still the
largest standing amphitheatre in the world
today, despite its age. A 2-min walk from
the Arch of Constantine. Address: Piazza del
Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM,
Italy. Phone: +39 06 3996 7700. Construction
started: 72 AD. Opened: 80 AD. Architectural
style: Ancient Roman
architecture. Height: 48 m. Built
by: Titus, Domitian. Area: 2 ha. Function: Tou
rist attraction

4. • The Great Wall of China
• The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications that were
built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states
and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from
the Eurasian Steppe. Purpose-The Great Wall of China was built over
centuries by China's emperors to protect their territory. Today, it
stretches for thousands of miles along China's historic northern
border.Date-The Great Wall of China's history began in the Spring
and Autum Period (770–476 BC), was first completed in the Qin
Dynasty (221–206 BC), and was last rebuilt as a defense in the Ming
Dynasty (1368–1644).

5. • The Taj Mahal, India
The Taj Mahal, is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on
the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It
was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also
houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.Address: Dharmapuri,
Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
282001.Phone: 0562 222 7261. Architects: Ustad
Ahmad Lahori, I. M. Kadri
. Construction started: 1632. Opened: 1648. Height: 73 m. Archi
tectural style: Mughal architecture. Built for: Mumtaz
Mahal.Burials: Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal
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6. • Christ the Redeemer, Brazil.
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul
Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva
Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert
Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned
the face.Address: Parque Nacional da Tijuca - Alto da Boa
Vista, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazi. Artists: Paul
Landowski, Heitor da Silva Costa, Albert
Caquot, Gheorghe Leonida. Locations: Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, Corcovado. Height: 38 m. Construction
started: 4 April 1922. Created: 1922–1931

7. • Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes
Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley.
Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s
renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse
huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing
buildings that play on astronomical alignments and
panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a
mystery.Address: 08680, Peru. Phone:
+51 84 582030. Elevation: 2,430 m. Founded: c.
1450.Area: 325.9 km²
Management: Government of Peru. Abandoned: 1572

8. • Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's
Yucatán Peninsula. A massive step pyramid, known as El
Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, dominates the ancient city,
which thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s. Graphic
stone carvings survive at structures like the ball court,
Temple of the Warriors and the Wall of the Skulls.
Nightly sound-and-light shows illuminate the buildings'
sophisticated geometry. Address: Yucatan, Mexico.
Phone: +52 985 851 0137. Periods: Late Classic to Early
Postclassic

9. • Petra, Jordan
Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan's southwestern
desert. Dating to around 300 B.C., it was the capital of the
Nabatean Kingdom. Accessed via a narrow canyon called Al Siq,
it contains tombs and temples carved into pink sandstone cliffs,
earning its nickname, the "Rose City." Perhaps its most famous
structure is 45m-high Al Khazneh, a temple with an ornate,
Greek-style facade, and known as The Treasury. Phone: +962 3
215 6060. Built: Possibly as early as the 5th century
BC. Elevation: 810 m (2,657 ft). Area: 264 km2 (102 sq.
mi).Visitors: 1,135,300 (in 2019).