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Eighth Wonder of the World is a term sometimes used to describe phenomena in comparison to the widely known list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.[citation needed]
Candidates for the Eighth Wonder of the World
Natural places
- Milford Sound in New Zealand; called so by Rudyard Kipling[1]
- Natural Bridge in Virginia, so dubbed by William Jennings Bryan[2]
- Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom[3]
- Burney Falls in California; called so by Theodore Roosevelt[4]
- Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada[5]
- The great wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara, Kenya[6]
- Uluru in Australia.[citation needed]
- Pink and White Terraces in New Zealand, prior to their destruction in the 1883 eruption of Mount Tarawera.[7]
Pre-1900 creations
- 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 Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti[18]
- Amber Room in the Catherine Palace near Saint Petersburg, Russia[19]
- The monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain.[20]
- The rock-hewn churches at Lalibela, Ethiopia[21] (Church of Saint George, Lalibela)
- The stelae of Axum, Ethiopia[22]
- Sigiriya, Sri Lanka[23][24][25]
- Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands[26]
- Statue of Liberty,[27] New York Harbor, United States
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia[28]
- The moai statues of Easter Island, Chile[29]
- The Terracotta Army, China[30]
Post-1900 creations
- Delta Works, the Dutch provinces of Zeeland and Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands. The Delta Works have been officially elected as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by both Quest magazine, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Delta Works have also been mentioned by several other sources as the "Eighth Wonder of the World"[31]
- Houston Astrodome[32]
- Empire State Building, New York City[33][34]
- Palm Islands of Dubai[35]
- Panama Canal[36]
- Karakoram Highway in Pakistan and China;
- Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia;[37] the story of its construction was recounted in the opera The Eighth Wonder
- Thames Barrier, London, England.[38]
- Bahá'í terraces, on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.[39]
- Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China[40]
- West Baden Springs Hotel[41]
- Pikeville Cut-Through in Pikeville, Kentucky; given the title by The New York Times.[42][43][44]
- International Space Station in Orbit around Earth; given the title by the Americans and Russians.[citation needed]
- Great Manmade River, in Libya; given the title by Muammar Gaddafi.[45]
People
- Andre the Giant, a French wrestler who predominantly wrestled for WWE (then World Wrestling Federation), who at a height of 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) and weight of 520 pounds (240 kg; 37 st 2 lb) was frequently billed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".[46]
Fiction
- King Kong, a fictional giant movie monster resembling a colossal gorilla, that has appeared in several movies since 1933. It is often described as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".[47]
See also
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Natural Tunnel State Park". Dcr.virginia.gov. 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "www.northantrim.com". Northantrim.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Welcome to Burney Falls!". Burney-falls.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Geological Landscape: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage". Heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "The Great Wildebeest Migration, Serengeti and Masai Mara". Iserengeti.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Remains of Pink Terraces discovered". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "The Great Wall of China: Dynasties, Dragons, and Warriors Exhibit Summary" by Powerhouse Museum
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ [3] [dead link]
- ^ "The Eighth Wonder of the World? | Toluna". Uk.toluna.com. 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.
- ^ "'The Best' of the Philippines - its natural wonders". Filipinasoul.com. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "nscb.gov.ph, FACTS & FIGURES, Ifugao province". Nscb.gov.ph. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "About Banaue > Tourist Attractions". Visitbanaue.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ The Amber Room: The Fate of the World's Greatest Lost Treasure by Catherine Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy; publisher's comments.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Escorial". Newadvent.org. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Ancient rock churches put Ethiopia back on tourist map by David Smith, The Guardian, September 1, 2014.
- ^ Published: 12:01AM GMT 07 Dec 2002 (2002-12-07). "Ethiopia: The eighth wonder of the world". Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "Angkor Wat, eighth wonder of the world". Reisebilder.ch. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Easter Island - Eighth Wonder of the World". Impactlab.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ [4] [dead link]
- ^ "Deltawerken". VVVZeeland. 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Duncan, Chris (2011-03-26). "Historic Astrodome sits empty, awaits future". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Empire State Building official site". Esbnyc.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "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. 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". Israel-mfa.gov.il. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "NASA Satellites Watch As China Constructs Giant Dam". Sciencedaily.com. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ Curtis, Wayne (2007). "Back home in Indiana". Preservation. Vol. 59, no. 3. pp. 40–47.
- ^ Pikeville Cut-Through Pikeville-Pike County Tourism. Retrieved on 2010-11-25
- ^ Franklin, Ben A. (October 11, 1970). "Kentucky Town Awaiting Growth Through $22-Million Mountain Excavation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Pikeville Cut-Through Virgin Space Travel. Retrieved on 2010-11-25
- ^ "GMR (Great Man-made River) Water Supply Project". Net Resources International. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "The Official Site of Andre The Giant". andrethegiant.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "King Kong (1933) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 4 November 2014.