The New Seven Wonders of the World

Day 120 - Jay and I were too late for the 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'.  We arrived on earth a few thousand years too late!  We visited the only one which remains.  In fact, we have visited the Great Pyramids in Egypt on several occasions.

Now, a list called the 'New Seven Wonders of the World' exists.  An initiative was created in 2001 and Internet users were polled.  Participants selected their favourites from a list of 200 existing world monuments.  The list was narrowed down to just these seven.  Jay and I realized we recently visited our last missing site on the list of seven when in Brazil.  I thought photos taken at each location would add a bit of panache to this blog posting. 

#1 COLOSSEUM

ELLIPTICAL AMPHITHEATRE IN ROME

#2 GREAT WALL OF CHINA

SERIES OF FORTIFICATIONS BUILT ALONG THE HISTORICAL BORDER OF CHINA

#3 MACHU PICCHU 

15TH-CENTURY INCA SITE IN PERU

#4 CRISTO REDENTOR

STATUE OF JESUS IN RÍO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

#5 PETRA

ARABIAN HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL CITY, JORDAN

#6 TAJ MAHAL

A WHITE MARBLE MAUSOLEUM IN AGRA, INDIA

#7 CHICHÉN ITZÁ

PYRAMID AT CHICHÉN ITZÁ, YUCATAN PENINSULA, MEXICO