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WONDERS OF THE WORLD
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I. ANCIENT PERIOD
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| 1 | Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
| 2 | Temple of Diana at Ephesus, Rome |
| 3 | Statue of Jupiter at Olympia |
| 4 | Mausoleum of Mausolus (Ruler of Halicarnassus) |
| 5 | Pyramids of Egypt |
| 6 | Light House, Alexandria |
| 7 | Colossus at Rhodes (912 ft.), Statue of Helios, the sun god |
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II. MEDIEVAL PERIOD
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| 1 | Colosseum of Rome |
| 2 | The Great Wall of China |
| 3 | Porcelain Tower of Nanking |
| 4 | Stonehenge of England |
| 5 | Mosque at St. Sophia (Constantinople) |
| 6 | Catacombs of Alexandria |
| 7 | Leaning Tower of Pisa |
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III. SEVEN WONDERS OF TODAY (POLLED DURING 2007)
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| 1 | The Pyramid at Itza, Mexico |
| 2 | Machu Picchu, Peru |
| 3 | Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Brazil |
| 4 | The Taj Mahal, Agra, India |
| 5 | Great Wall of China |
| 6 | Roman Colosseum, Italy |
| 7 | Ruins of Petra, Jordan |
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