Seven Wonders of the World

The cataloging of monumental architecture originated in classical antiquity with Hellenistic writers like Antipater of Sidon and Philo of Byzantium. Of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only the Great Pyramid of Giza (completed around 2560 BCE in Egypt) remains standing today, while the Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria succumbed to historical earthquakes. In 2007, the New7Wonders Foundation announced a modernized list determined by worldwide balloting, which included the Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Taj Mahal in India.