Our world is filled with the most unique structures that are both man-made and natural.

Some of the man-made creations include churches, tombs, temples, monuments,

mosques, buildings and even cities. These structures have withstood the test of time and
they continue to leave many awestruck with their brilliance. There are many in the world,
but only seven are selected, which are deemed to be the best.

At present, as chosen by the New7Wonders Foundation, the Seven Wonders of the

World are the Taj Mahal, the Colosseum, the Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu, Christ the
Redeemer, Petra, and the Great Wall of China. Added to the list is the Great Pyramid of
Giza, though it is just considered an honorary candidate and not a wonder of the world. 

New 7 Wonders of the World was a campaign started in 2000 to choose Wonders of the

World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.[1] The popularity poll via free Web-based
voting and small amounts of telephone voting was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and
organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation (N7W) based in Zurich, Switzerland, with
winners announced on 7 July 2007 in Lisbon, at Estádio da Luz.[2][3][4][5] The poll was considered
unscientific partly because it was possible for people to cast multiple votes. [6] According to John
Zogby, founder and current President/CEO of the Utica, New York-based polling
organization Zogby International, New 7 Wonders Foundation drove "the largest poll on
record".[4]
The program drew a wide range of official reactions. Some countries touted their finalist and
tried to get more votes cast for it, while others downplayed or criticized the contest. [4][6] After
supporting the New 7 Wonders Foundation at the beginning of the campaign by providing
advice on nominee selection, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), by its bylaws having to record all and give equal status to world
heritage sites, distanced itself from the undertaking in 2001 and again in 2007. [7][8]
The seven winners were chosen from 21 candidates, which had been whittled down from 77
choices by a panel in 2006.
The Seven Wonders of the World or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (simply
known as Seven Wonders) is a list of remarkable constructions of classical antiquity given by
various authors in guidebooks or poems popular among ancient Hellenic tourists. Although the
list, in its current form, did not stabilise until the Renaissance, the first such lists of seven
wonders date from the 2nd–1st century BC. The original list inspired innumerable
versions through the ages, often listing seven entries. Of the original Seven Wonders, only one
—the Great Pyramid of Giza, oldest of the ancient wonders—remains relatively intact.
The Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,
the Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were all destroyed. The location and ultimate
fate of the Hanging Gardens are unknown, and there is speculation that they may not have
existed at all.

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of

Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering
present-day Giza in Greater Cairo, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
Egyptologists conclude that the pyramid was built as a tomb for the Fourth
Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and estimate that it took up to 26 years[3] to build and was
completed circa 2560 BC. Initially standing at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was
the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years. It is estimated to weigh
approximately 6 million tonnes, and consists of 2.3 million blocks of limestone and granite,
some weighing as much as 80 tonnes. It was originally covered by white limestone casing
stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure,
although a few casing stones can still be seen at the base. It was built by extracting huge
stones from quarries and dragging them into place, but there are varying scientific and
alternative theories about the exact construction technique.
There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber was cut into
the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built but remained unfinished. The so-
called[4] Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up, within the pyramid structure. The
main part of the pyramid complex is a set of buildings that included two mortuary temples in
honour of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for
Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two
temples, and small mastaba tombs for nobles surrounding the pyramid.