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Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled over the ages to catalogue the most spectacular man-made constructions and natural things in the world.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable man-made creations of classical antiquity, and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be magical.
Many similar lists have been made, including lists for the Medieval World and the Modern World.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The historian Herodotus (484 BC–ca. 425 BC), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305–240 BC) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of "Seven wonders" but their writings have not survived, except as references. Their wonders included:

The Greek category wasn't "Wonders" but "theamata", which translates closer to "must-sees". The list that we know today was compiled in the Middle Ages—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. Today, the only ancient world wonder that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Wonders of the Medieval World

Middle Ages, although it's unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval wasn't even invented until the Enlightenment-era, and the concept of a "Middle Age" didn't become popular until the 16th century. Brewer's refers to them as "later list[s]" These lists go by names such as "Wonders of the Middle Ages" (implying no specific limitation to seven), "Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages", "Medieval Mind" and "Architectural Wonders of the Middle Ages".
Typically representative of the seven greatest wonders of the Medieval world are:
*Stonehenge
*Colosseum *Taj Mahal *Great Wall of China *Porcelain Tower of Nanjing *Hagia Sophia *Leaning Tower of Pisa Other sites included on such lists:

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Wonders of the modern world

Many lists have been made of the greatest structures built during modern times or of the greatest wonders existing today. Some of the most notable lists are presented below.

American Society of Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers compiled a list of wonders of the modern world:

Wonder	b>Date Started	b>Date Finished	b>Locations
Channel Tunnel	December 1, 1987	May 6, 1994	Strait of Dover, between the United Kingdom and France
CN Tower	February 6, 1973	June 26, 1976	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Empire State Building	January 22, 1930	May 1, 1931	New York, NY, U.S.
Golden Gate Bridge	January 5, 1933	May 27, 1937	Golden Gate Strait, north of San Francisco, California, U.S.
Itaipu Dam	January 1970	May 5, 1984	Paraná River, between Brazil and Paraguay
Delta Works	1950	May 10, 1997	Netherlands
Panama Canal	January 1, 1880	January 7, 1914	Isthmus of Panama

New Open World Corporation New Seven Wonders of the World

In 2001 an initiative was started by Swiss corporation New Open World Corporation (NOWC) to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit. Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006. Egypt wasn't happy with the fact that the only original wonder would have to compete with the likes of the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, and other landmarks; and called the project absurd. To solve this, Giza was named an honorary Candidate. The results were announced on July 7 2007 and are:

Great Wall of ChinaPetraChrist the Redeemer (statue)Machu PicchuChichen ItzaColosseumTaj MahalGreat Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)

Wonder	Date of construction	Location
5th century BCE – 16th century CE	China
6th century BCE	Jordan
Opened 12 October 1931	Brazil
c.1450	Peru
c.600	Mexico
Completed 80 CE	Italy
Completed c.1648	India
Completed c.2560 BCE	Egypt

USA Today's New Seven Wonders

In November 2006 the American national newspaper USA Today in conjunction with the American television show Good Morning America revealed a list of New Seven Wonders as chosen by six judges. The wonders were announced one per day over a week on Good Morning America. An eighth wonder was chosen on November 24 from viewer feedback.

Number	Wonder	Location
1	Potala Palace	Tibet, China
2	Old City of Jerusalem	Israel
3	Polar ice caps	Polar regions
4	Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument	Hawaii, United States
5	Internet	N/A
6	Mayan ruins	Yucatán Peninsula, México
7	Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara	Tanzania and Kenya
8	Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder)	Arizona, United States

Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Similar to the other lists of wonders, there's no consensus on a list of seven natural wonders of the world, as there has been debate over how large the list should be. One of the many lists was compiled by CNN:
*Grand Canyon *Great Barrier Reef *Harbour of Rio de Janeiro *Mount Everest *Aurora *Parícutin volcano
*Victoria Falls

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Deborah Cadbury wrote Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, a book telling the stories of seven great feats of engineering of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 2003 the BBC made a seven-part documentary series on the book, with each episode dramatising the construction one of the wonders. The seven industrial wonders are:
*SS Great Eastern *Bell Rock Lighthouse *Brooklyn Bridge *London sewerage system *First Transcontinental Railroad *Panama Canal *Hoover Dam

Seven wonders of the underwater world

The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World was a list drawn up by CEDAM International, an American-based non-profit group for divers, dedicated to ocean preservation and research.
In 1989 CEDAM brought together a panel of marine scientists, including Dr. Eugenie Clark, to pick underwater areas which they considered to be worthy of protection. The results were announced at The National Aquarium in Washington DC by actor Lloyd Bridges, who played in a TV show titled Sea Hunt: *Palau *Belize Barrier Reef *Great Barrier Reef *Deep-Sea Vents *Galápagos Islands *Lake Baikal *Northern Red Sea

Travel wonders of the world

Travel writer Howard Hillman is one of many such writers who has compiled lists of the top man-made and natural tourist travel wonders of the world:

Man-made travel wonders

# Giza pyramid complex # Great Wall of China # Taj Mahal # Machu Picchu # Bali # Angkor Wat # Forbidden City # Bagan Temples & Pagodas # Karnak Temple # Teotihuacán

Natural travel wonders

Serengeti Migration # Galápagos Islands # Grand Canyon # Iguazu Falls # Amazon Rainforest # Ngorongoro Crater # Great Barrier Reef # Victoria Falls # Bora Bora # Cappadocia

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