Eighth Wonder of the World
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Eighth Wonder of the World is a term sometimes used to describe things in comparison to the Seven Wonders of the World, the widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity.
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[edit] Things labeled as the Eighth Wonder of the World
[edit] Natural places
- Grand Canyon, in Arizona, in the United States[1]
- Milford Sound, New Zealand; called so by Rudyard Kipling[2]
- Natural Bridge, in Virginia, so dubbed by William Jennings Bryan[3]
- Pink and White Terraces near Rotorua, New Zealand, destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1886, re-discovered under 60m of water in 2011[4]
- Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland[5]
- Burney Falls in California; called so by Theodore Roosevelt.[6]
- The great wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. [7]
[edit] Pre-1900 creations
Kinzua Bridge near Kane, Pa (1882) holding the record of tallest railroad bridge in the world at the time.
- Great Wall of China, China[8]
- The Taj Mahal, India[9][10]
- Stonehenge, United Kingdom[11]
- Machu Picchu, Peru[12]
- Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines[13][14][15][16][17]
- The Terracotta Army of Xi'an, China.[18][19]
- Amber Room in the Catherine Palace near Saint Petersburg, Russia[20]
- Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, United States
- The monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain.[21]
- The rock-hewn churches at Lalibela, Ethiopia[22] (Church of Saint George, Lalibela)
- The stelae of Axum, Ethiopia[23]
- Sigiriya, Sri Lanka[24][25][26]
- Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands[27]
- Statue of Liberty,[28] New York Harbor, United States
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia[29]
- The moai statues of Easter Island, Chile[30]
[edit] Post-1900 creations
- Houston Astrodome[31]
- Empire State Building, New York City[32][33]
- Palm Islands of Dubai[34]
- Panama Canal[35]
- Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia;[36] the story of its construction was recounted in the opera The Eighth Wonder
- Thames Barrier, London, England.[37]
- Bahá'í terraces, on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.[38]
- Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China[39]
- Akshardham Delhi [40]
- West Baden Springs Hotel[41]
- Pikeville Cut-Through in Pikeville, Kentucky; given the title by The New York Times.[42][43]
- International Space Station in Orbit around Earth; given the title by the Americans and Russians.[44][43]
- Forra di Tremosine Road, on the coast of Lake Garda, Italy; given the title by Winston Churchill.[45]
- Great Manmade River, in Libya; given the title by Muammar Gaddafi.[46]
[edit] Popular culture
- King Kong was introduced as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" in the 1933 RKO Pictures movie of the same title,[47] as well as in the 2005 remake.
- André the Giant, a professional wrestler, was referred to as the 8th Wonder of the World by the World Wrestling Federation.[48][49]
- In an interview with Bill Watterson, he stated that he would vote for people to remember his comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes, as "Calvin and Hobbes, Eighth Wonder of the World." [50]
- Chyna, a former professional wrestler, was referred to as the Ninth Wonder of the World.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ABC Good Morning America "7 New Wonders" Page
- ^ National Geographic Photo Galleries
- ^ Natural Tunnel State Park
- ^ Anheizen
- ^ www.northantrim.com
- ^ www.burney-falls.com
- ^ [1]
- ^ "The Great Wall of China: Dynasties, Dragons, and Warriors Exhibit Summary" by Powerhouse Museum
- ^ [2] About Taj Mahal
- ^ [3] U.S., S. American Growers Joint Trade Mission to India December 8–17, 2006
- ^ "The Eighth Wonder of the World? | Toluna". Uk.toluna.com. http://uk.toluna.com/polls/15449/The_Eighth_Wonder_of_the_World%3F. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "World still wonders about the origins of Machu Picchu" by Michael Lollar, The Commercial Appeal, May 21, 1998.
- ^ "Wander Our Wonders" at WowPhilippines, official tourism website of the Philippines.
- ^ "Planting rice is never fun: Modern life threatens Ifugao rice terraces" by Imelda Visaya Abano, Philippine Post, February, 2002.
- ^ filipinasoul.com, ‘The Best’ of the Philippines - its natural wonders
- ^ nscb.gov.ph, FACTS & FIGURES, Ifugao province
- ^ About Banaue > Tourist Attractions
- ^ "Eighth Wonder of the World: Terracotta Warriors", ChinaCulture.org, Ministry of Culture, China
- ^ "China's Terracotta Army Gets Dose of Modern Medicine", Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness
- ^ The Amber Room: The Fate of the World's Greatest Lost Treasure by Catherine Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy; publisher's comments.
- ^ "The Escorial", Catholic Encyclopedia
- ^ "Ethiopia: Land of wonder and religious tradition" by Rudi Bakhtiar, CNN Student News, November 28, 2001.
- ^ Published: 12:01AM GMT 07 Dec 2002 (2002-12-07). "Ethiopia: The eighth wonder of the world". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africaandindianocean/ethiopia/725695/Ethiopia-The-eighth-wonder-of-the-world.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" by Priyanka Singh, The Tribune, August 10, 2003.
- ^ "Tourist miracles of Sri Lanka" by Moin-ul-Haq, Daily News, January 1, 2004.
- ^ "Breathtaking castle in the sky" by C.P. Belliappa, Deccan Herald, August 15, 2004.
- ^ "Amsterdam Heritage: Town hall in the Dam Square (1648/65), now Royal Palace" by Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites of Amsterdam
- ^ "The New York Times: Archive Search for 'Statue of Liberty wonder of the world'". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?frow=0&n=10&srcht=s&daterange=period&query=%22Statue+of+Liberty%22+%22wonder+of+the+world%22&srchst=p&hdlquery=&bylquery=&mon1=09&day1=18&year1=1851&mon2=12&day2=31&year2=1980&submit.x=14&submit.y=13. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "Angkor Wat, eighth wonder of the world" by R. Schär Bern
- ^ impactlab.com - The eight wonder of the world - Easter Island/
- ^ Duncan, Chris (2011-03-26). "Historic Astrodome sits empty, awaits future". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_17708291. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Empire State Building official site.
- ^ "Does Extra Security Make it Safe?" by Rebecca Skaroff, Ripples, New York University.
- ^ "The lessons of Dubai? Let’s build some more British isles" by John Blundell, Institute of Economic Affairs, April 9, 2006.
- ^ Soley. Culture and Customs of Panama. ISBN 978-0-313-33667-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=cNEcEyZs254C&pg=PA86&dq=%22panama+canal%22+%22eighth+wonder%22&hl=en&ei=kN7ITuCkGcng0QHJ2JER&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDgQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22panama%20canal%22%20%22eighth%20wonder%22&f=false. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Sound Future for Sydney Opera House", Euphonix, July 3, 2002.
- ^ "Thames Barrier Visitors' Centre", The New York Times Travel section.
- ^ Israel Magazine-on-Web: July 2001 - The "Eighth Wonder of the World" - In Haifa
- ^ NASA Satellites Watch As China Constructs Giant Dam
- ^ Datta, Jyotirmoy. "The 8th Wonder - Delhi Swaminarayan temple uses modern technology to transmit timeless message". New India Times. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ^ Curtis, Wayne (2007). "Back home in Indiana". Preservation 59 (3): pp. 40–47. http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2007/may-june/back-home-in-indiana.html?log-event=sp2f-view-item&nid=171674586.
- ^ Pikeville Cut-Through Pikeville-Pike County Tourism. Retrieved on 2010-11-25
- ^ a b Franklin, Ben A. (October 11, 1970). "Kentucky Town Awaiting Growth Through $22-Million Mountain Excavation". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A12FF3F5B137A93C3A8178BD95F448785F9&scp=1&sq=Pikeville%20Cut-Through&st=cse. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Pikeville Cut-Through Virgin Space Travel. Retrieved on 2010-11-25
- ^ http://www.discoverlakegarda.net/tremosine-lake-garda.asp
- ^ "GMR (Great Man-made River) Water Supply Project". Net Resources International. http://www.water-technology.net/projects/gmr/. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "King Kong". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Kong-Eighth-Wonder-World/dp/fun-facts/B0000558OS. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ "André the Giant", World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame.
- ^ André the Giant official website
- ^ Interview with Bill Watterson
