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China
A system of walls, towers and passes built by many states over two millennia, best known in its brick-and-stone Ming form.
New Seven Wonders of the World
Seven landmarks chosen by a worldwide popular vote in 2007: a wall that crosses mountains, a city carved from rose-red rock, a statue above the clouds, and four monuments of devotion, ambition and love.
Where this list comes fromNew7Wonders Foundation — Public-vote campaign. Declared 7 July 2007 (Lisbon). Winners were chosen through a global popular vote run by a private foundation. It is not a UNESCO list, and SATRAM is not affiliated with the foundation. The Great Pyramid of Giza is not one of the seven winners; it appears on the campaign site only among the finalists. Reference ↗
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Jordan
The rock-cut capital of the Nabataeans, reached through a narrow gorge that opens onto a carved treasury.
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Brazil
A 30-metre Art Deco statue on a granite peak above Rio, completed in 1931.
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Peru
A fifteenth-century Inca royal estate in cloud forest, terraced into a ridge above the Urubamba.
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Mexico
A great Maya city whose stepped pyramid, ball court and sacred cenote reveal ritual, astronomy and trade.
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Italy
Rome’s great amphitheatre, opened in 80 CE, where games and spectacles drew tens of thousands.
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Taj Mahal
India
A white marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal, with a symmetrical garden and four minarets.