I received many comments and queries about the lists of the Seven Wonders of the World that I published just a few days ago. Many asked what I personally thought the current Seven Wonders of the World are. Therefore, due to an overwhelming number of requests, I present, without further ado, my very own expert listing of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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Your choices are well taken
— except: I thought we were supposed to be talking about architecture! Or art.
The Seikan Tunnel connecting to the North Island of Japan was completed in 1988, before the channel Tunnel, is longer (33 vs. 22 miles), and overall a greater engineering feat.
The Ancient Wonders were all architectural or engineering feats, so the modern list should be similar in that respect.
Possible nomineess include the U.S. Interstate Highway System (said to be the largest engineering project of all time), the Alaska Oil Pipeline, and Odaiba (the landfill project in Tokyo Bay, studded with ultramodern buildings, bridges and tunnels).
Without sounding like an antisemite, creating the Jewish state should not be in this catagory. There are many small countries that have pulled themselves together after having been under a dictatorship etc. You certainly could come up with some of the suggestions above.
Okay, so now we have your list of human-made seven wonders. But this is a Geography blog–aren’t you going to list your seven geographic wonders of the world? Your last posting on the seven wonders lists CNN’s list, but not one of your own. Aren’t we a needy bunch? All we ever do is take, take, take…. :}
I appluad the inclusion of Israel. Born out of the ashes of the Holocaust. A tiny country surrounded by 100′s of millions hostile neighbors that would deny her exsistence. Nothing short of a miracle that Israel has survived and indeed thrives in a sea of hostility.
There are countries smaller than Israel and neighbors are ‘almost always’ very hostile in all the cases…shall we list them all – because it must be a just decision!
Gee, I’d just been thinking about how much computers & the internet had changed the world, in just a few years. However I‘d also have included German Chocolate Cake; now that‘s a modern miracle.
I believe the greatest man made wonders are books (the written word) and electrical power generation/transmission. These two things are the greatest tools in building the modern world.
I think one can “enjoy” (wrong choice of words for some) the fact that Israel is on the list regardless of politics. It is a “wonder” that Israel exists. No need for name calling.
i think the taj mahal should be one of the seven wonder of the world as it is the most beautiful rememberence of love
The current issue of hidden europe magazine, which has a website at http://www.hiddeneurope.co.uk, has an interesting take on this theme. It critiques the current Swiss initiative to select a new seven wonders of the world (which seems like an ultra-commercial money-making scam), and also makes some good points about what might reasonably constitute a ‘wonder’.
the most important wonder is man
the 2 wonder is animal
I think should be one of the wonder of the World as it a giant symbol of Love.
Thank you for including The Panama Canal as one of your Seven Wonders of the World. As a person who recently visited that magnificent engineering site, I think that people overlook its magnitude, from the amount of years and workers’ lives that it took to get it built, to the influence that it had on the way sea travel was looked upon.
only one word STONEHENGE.
If we’re talking specifically of “wonders” then Stonehenge has to be on this list. Despite all the development and technology we have, despite all the attempts at explaining this site, we still “wonder” Who bulit it, WHY was it built, WHAT purpose did it serve.
Israel being included is questionable; there are many other tiny little nations struggling to uphold themselves following centuries of colonialism and dictatorships, they could arguably achieve the same level of “success” if they had the same level of political and economic support. A nation can only be real democracy if its entrenched rights and freedoms are available to all regardless of heritage; many “democratic” nations fail this, my own included.
I raise my glass to you for adding Israel to your list. Thanks!
Okay… The internet can stay… The wonder about Israel that can go that is not a wonder of the world that is something that does not make you go WOW! I voted and I’m very disapointed on some of the chocies!
Israel? The Stonehenge, and Taj Mahal for sure are missed!
I think one should be(Crater Lake)in Oregon.Its AWESOME!!
Israel as a Wonder? Please, that seems just a tad too jingoistic or even propagandistic. You could include almost ANY country and call it a wonder with just as much basis. Japan would be a Wonder because it’s the only country ever to have survived a nuclear holocaust AND prospered culturally, scientifically, artistically, and economically far beyond what most other states can ever hope. The USA is a wonder of multi-ethnic inclusion (in principle if not always in fact). The UN is a wonder because it represents the largest ongoing diplomatic effort ever attempted by humankind. And so on.
Including Israel or any other country/organization as a wonder means that your list has room to grow by several thousand entries. I’m afraid it’s a silly choice.
I go along with the Channel tunnel, I saw a documentary on it and can’t believe they had gourage to start digging. Now on the other hand where did you come up with the idea of life expectancy? All that is a term that is used as an average. It’s not a wonder that the age has gone up with the comming of computerisation and all leaning over the last couple of centuries. The thing I find pretty amazing is the work of people like Louis Pasture and people from that era to discover the things they did without all the technology at there disposal. Now when people don’t have to suffer, and die from cancer, Then I sure will give it up to them on that one. I hope that would be in my life time
Oh my goodness.. you actually said that israel is a wonder of the world. What is wrong with you? You think no other country has survived obstacles? Israel has received an immense amount of help from america without which it would certainly not exist today. So it is not a wonder, it is just a country baacked by a superpower. Maybe you should have considered the worn torn nations in africa that are somehow still in existance? Now that is a wonder. What about a nation like Ukraine that was torn apart by Russia and had to attempt to declare independence 4 times only to get crushed each time. That is somethign to wonder about. And what about the story of india which was successively crushed by the muslims and the brits and reduced to unspeakable poverty, and has in just 50 yrs of independence started emerging as a major economic power? You put the panama canal, build in the 1900s over the great wall of china which was built centuries ago with only a fraction of the know how available? As an engineer I have read a lot about the panama canal project and it is no doubt an engineering marvel but to call it a wonder of the world is ridiculous. The number of lives lost in the making of the panama canal was due to disease and does not make in any way it a marvel. Heck, the worlds tallest building would be just as good a candidate as the canal. As for the chunnel, theres one in Japan too.
I agree with the internet being a wonder, and the increase in life expenctancy. The rest of your choices are questionable.
A very different set of “New Seven Wonders” is being voted on through the end of 2007. The top seven right now are
1. Taj Mahal, Votes: 126 , 23.08% of all votes
2. Great Wall of China, Votes: 56 , 10.26% of all votes
3. Chichen Itza, Votes: 40 , 7.33% of all votes
4. Colosseum, Votes: 29 , 5.31% of all votes
5. Angkor Wat, Votes: 29 , 5.31% of all votes
6. Machu Picchu, Votes: 26 , 4.76% of all votes
7. Hagia Sophia, Votes: 26 , 4.76% of all votes
See
http://www.new-seven-wonders.com/index.php?all=1
for the current top 36. Right now the Pyramids are 8th, Stonehenge is 13th, the Panama Canal is 31st, and the Channel Tunnel is 34th. Several natural or geographic wonders make the list, too, including Niagara Falls at 12th, the Grand Canyon at 14th, and Mount Everest at 15th.
Where do we put the Interstate Highway system of the United States? What is the basis of our current economy and lifestyle?
Life expectancy exceeded 66 for Americans a long time ago; it’s at least 74 years for men and 78 years for women now. You need to get up to date. And the increase in life expectancy is not phenomenal either, once you realize that disease and malnutrition were the culprits responsible for keeping life expectancies down. Once antibiotics and better agricultural techniques were discovered, life expectancy had nowhere to go but way up. And Israel? Come on. The only wonder associated with Israel is how it can take billions of dollars from the U.S. every year and then turn around and spy on us and get away with it. Come to think of it, that’s not so wondrous either, considering the influence of AIPAC, the Israeli lobby.
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I think if you are disapointed in some choices you are an assholl..of course we have some great buildings but we just cah chose seven..and i choose the christ redeemer, BRASIL..actually I think Brazil is the most beautiful place i’ve ever seen and to anybody who says books, internet or a stupid thing as world wonder..remeber we are talking about engineering, architectural, buildings.. anyway
You’re dumb
why don’t you list expelling the palestinian people from their homeland as one of israel’s achievements?
how come some articles says that there are 8 wonders of the world?
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i always thought that the seven wonders of the world were mother natures creation = the exclusion of niagara falls in any of the lists in this article astounds me as i have seen the thousands of visitors = cameras in hand = creating huge traffic jams to see the falls = and they come from all parts of the globe ! ! !
Where’s the beef monument dude and the bacon memorial.
I really can’t believe that Isreal is on your list. Clearly you have no knowledge of history. I find it amazing that Zionist Jewish people are quick to declare the wrongs of the holocaust, which is a serious act of violence and oppression committed against many jewish people (approx. 5-6 million) as well as millions of non-jews, including many Arab people, but then they turn right around and commit the same type of crimes against the Palestinian people. Now, I am not saying that Isreal has no right to exist, but does their right to exist mean that the Palestinians do not have a right to exist? I would rethink your list long and hard. Perhaps you would remake a less politically motivated list.
True, there are natural wonders and man made wonders. Let’s keep our focus on ” wonder ” ; as in I wonder how that came about or how they managed to build it. As a person in construction, I don’t wonder how they built New York City.
Really, I concur with everyone who asks ‘why is Israel on this list’? I mean seriously – that’s as close minded as anyone can get. You seem to disregard the whole Israel Palestinian problem, and then you claim that it’s a miracle that Israel survives with a host of hostile neighbouring countries. I’m not saying that Israel shouldn’t exist. No one denies that the Jews went through hell during the Holocaust, but then not every Holocaust survivor ended up in Israel and not every Jew is a Zionist.
Seriously, do you know your history on that region before you make such claims? I wonder how the formation of Israel has been beneficial for the people who originally inhabited Palestine. And Israel gets allllll its support from the US, so how has it really pushed up its own economic capability in the world? If America had invested that much in just one country in Sub Saharan Africa for instance, it would be as well off as Israel. So let’s not make such outlandish claims.
I like ur 7 matt thnx for caring