ANCIENT WONDERS
This is the oldest of the ancient wonders, was originally 482 feet tall and is the only one still standing.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza
This mountain top wonder is a Incan Citadel built in the 15th-century and located in Peru.
What is Machu Picchu?
This natural wonder is a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). They are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind and are just amazingly beautiful
What are the Aurora or Aurora Australis or Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights ?
Legend has it that this wonder was on an artificial mountain and construct to please the wife of King Nebuchadnezzar II and it "hangs" in the balance whether or not it actually
What are the hanging gardens of Babylon
This wonder is made in the Art Deco style, mostly of soapstone, is hit by lightning several times a year and is located in Rio de Janeiro
What is Christ the Redeemer?
This natural wonder is located in the Himalayas and straddles the border between Nepal and Tibet
What is Mount Everest?
Towering over the Mediterranean coast for more than 1,500 years, this wonder used mirrors to reflect sunlight for miles out to sea.
What is the lighthouse at Alexandria
This wonder is located in Jordan at Jebel al-Madhbah, said to be the biblical Mount Sinai, is carved into the bedrock and has been referred to the "the lost city".
What is Petra?
This natural wonder is the world's largest living structure and nearly 10% of the world's fish species inhabit it
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This wonder is a 110-foot (33.5-meter) statue honored the Greek sun god Helios, stood for sixty years but the "Rhode" was not smooth. It was toppled in an earthquake and never rebuilt but invaders later sold it for scrap metal !
What is the Colossus of Rhodes?
This wonder located in India and was built Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of his favorite wife.
What is the Taj Mahal ?
Arizona, Utah and Nevada border this natural wonder.
What is the Grand Canyon
This wonder depicts the king of the gods in Greek Mythology and was located at the site of the ancient Olympics. Holding up the thrones’ armrests were two carved sphinxes, mythical creatures with the head and chest of a woman, the body of lion and the wings of a bird.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
This wonder hosted gladiators.
What is the Colosseum?
This natural wonder is located on the Zimbabwe -Zambia border, is one of the worlds best locations for a moon bow and is the world's largest falling sheet of water.
What are Victoria Falls ?