At a shining ceremony in Lisbon held on 07-07-07, the world inherited a brand new list of seven wonders. This list was not put together by an ancient historian.
It was created by all of us across the world when we participated in a massive online and SMS campaign!.

Come and meet the seven new wonders of the world:
The Taj Mahal :~

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, Agra - Commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their 14th child, the Taj Mahal was completed in 1648.


The Coliseum, Rome :~

The Coliseum

The Coliseum, Rome - The Leaning Tower of Pisa didn’t even make the semi-finals, but the solitary Roman representative was one of the first monuments to get a confirmed spot on the list of new seven wonders of the world.
The Great Wall of China:~

The Great Wall of China


The Great Wall of China - The Chinese call the Great Wall — which runs along the border of Mongolia from the Shanhai Pass to Lop Nur — Wanli Changcheng which mean the long wall of 10,000 Li (a Chinese unit of length).

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro :~

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro - The statue of Christ, which was unveiled in 1931 and is locally called Cristo Redentor, has become a symbol for the city of Rio.

It is 125 feet high and stands on the 2,300 ft Corcovado hill, which along with Sugar Loaf mountain towers over Rio harbour.

Machu Picchu, Peru :~

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu, Peru - The ancient citadel of the Incas — also called the Lost City of the Incas — is perched 7,900 feet above in the mountain jungles of the Andes, near the Amazon basin. It is considered one of the most mysterious sights in the world. And it is man-made.
For nearly 500 years it remained hidden.

It was built around 1450 AD very close to the Inca capital. Hardly 50 years later, the Inca kingdom was conquered by Spanish adventurers. Machu Picchu for some reason escaped the notice of the Spaniards and the jungle swallowed it up. It was re-discovered by American explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911.

Chichen Itza, Mexico :~

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Chichen Itza, Mexico - This famous and sacred Mayan site, located in the Yucatan peninsula in southern Mexico, is about one thouand years old and showcases the Mayan-Toltec civilisation. The Kukulcan temple, also called El Castillo and the Temple of the Warriors, are both focal points of Chichen Itza.

Petra, Jordan :~

Petra, Jordan

Petra, Jordan - The Nabataean ruins, carved in the steep rocks at Petra, lie in a valley between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.

Once the capital of a sect of cave-dwelling Semites, who spoke Aramaic, located on an early caravan route to Gaza, the Persian Gulf and Damascus, Petra was a flourishing city.

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