This post will be about the new seven wonders of the world.
In July 2007, the New7Wonders Foundation released an official list of the world's top human-built wonders in an event held in Lisbon, Portugal.
The new seven wonders of the world are:
The Great Wall of China - a series of stone walls built by successive dynasties against invasions;
Petra in Jordan - a picturesque site in Arabah, Jordan;
Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer - a symbol of Christianity, stands 130 feet tall;
Peru's Machu Picchu - a symbol of the Inca Empire built with polished dry-stone walls;
Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid - an archeological site built during the Maya civilization;
The Colosseum - an elliptical ampitheater in Rome, Italy; and
India's Taj Mahal - a mausoleum built in memory of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal.
This year, the foundation invites everyone to vote for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. As of this writing, the Philippines' bet is up at the 8th spot.
The Chocolate Hills in Bohol boasts of perfectly-shaped cone hills mostly of the same size that turn brown during the dry season. Until now, no geologist has arrived at an explanation for such land formations.
I believe every wonder of the world has a certain significance or mystery to it.
Case in point: the great Stongehenge in England.
No one knows for sure how this stunner was built. Did the people of the 1800 BC civilization ever use carriages, chairs or the like? How were they able to carry the big boulders and form such a monument? How did they move the stones? Did they use huge ropes for this?
These unanswered questions make up for the very reason why they turn out to be marvels of our historic past.
Go to www.new7wonders.com to vote for the new wonders of nature.
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