Miracle. One word sounds mysterious. And if you still imagine how many interesting stories are associated with each of the wonders ... In general, get ready, it will be exciting!
1. There are a lot of lists of different wonders of the world. The original seven is usually called the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
2. A list of seven miracles can be regarded as a kind of guide to majestic places.
3. "Original" seven wonders are located around the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia (still the ancient Greek tourists could not travel freely for long distances).
4. Why "7"? Perhaps the Greeks believed that this figure symbolizes perfection. But there is another theory: seven miracles = five planets open at the time + Sun + Moon.
5. Seven great wonders are the Egyptian pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, the Statue of Zeus in Olympia, the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, the Mausoleum in Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Alexandria Lighthouse.
6. It is for certain unknown whether there really were Hanging Gardens of the Semiramis. First, it would be difficult to water the flowers in such a complex construction. Secondly, history does not know people who personally saw the gardens.
7. The only miracle of the world that exists until now is the Egyptian pyramids.
8. The second most famous list of wonders of the world consists of medieval attractions. That's just from which, no one knows for sure.
9. The most famous wonders of the Middle Ages are the catacombs of Kom-el-Shokkaf, the Coliseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Cathedral of St. Sophia, the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge, the Porcelain Tower in Nanjing. Sometimes they include the Cathedral of Eli, Taj Mahal, Saladin's Citadel.
10. True, it should be noted that this medieval list was most likely composed in the XIX or XX century, because there was no such thing as the "Middle Ages" before the Enlightenment.
11. Another list consists of modern wonders of the world. And it was very difficult to make it up - there are too many worthy contenders.
12. One of the most interesting lists was compiled by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It includes: Eurotunnel, CN Tower, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Panama Canal, Itaipu Dam, "Zeyderze" Project.
13. In November 2006, USA Today published its own list of wonders, including the Potala Palace, the Papahanaumokuakea National Maritime Monument, the great migration in the Serengeti Park, Masai Mara, the Old Town, the Internet, the polar caps. The eighth miracle was decided to recognize - the Grand Canyon.
14. The list of natural wonders of the world includes: the northern lights, the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Everest, the Parikutin volcano, Victoria Falls.
15. There is a version of the top 7 and the Swiss company New7Wonders. It looks like this: the Great Wall of China, Petra, the statue of Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Colosseum, the Taj Mahal and the honorary member of the list - the Great Pyramid of Giza.
16. The same firm presented its own version of the list of natural wonders, which included the Iguazu Falls, the underground river of Puerto Princesa, Ha Long Bay, Jeju Island, Table Mountain, Komodo, the Amazon rainforest.
17. Few know, but there are also top-7 wonderful cities. The best are: Durban, Wigan, Havana, Kuala Lumpur, Beirut, Doha, La Paz.
18. There are seven wonders of the underwater world: the Palau reefs, the Belize Barrier Reef, the Great Barrier Reef, the deep water currents, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, Lake Baikal, the Northern Red Sea.
19. The greatest technological achievements are: Great Eastern, the Hoover Dam, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Bell Rock Rock Lighthouse, the London sewer system, the first transcontinental railway, the Panama Canal.
20. Did not pass around the theme of the Seven Wonders of the World and in Hollywood. The film with the same name was released in 1956.
21. There are miracles in the Cosmos. Among them: Enceladus, Mount Olympus on Mars, Saturn's rings, terrestrial oceans, the belt of asteroids, a large red spot on Jupiter, miniluns are satellites of Saturn.
22. Most countries have their own seven miracles.
23. Very often the list of seven wonders is supplemented with the eighth - a special, honorable one.
24. Even people can be considered miracles. One such miracle was Andre-Gigant. His height was 224 cm, and weight - 240 kg.
25. Sometimes to miracles of light carry and film characters. Marketers, for example, like to call King Kong the eighth wonder of the world.