Eighth Wonder of the World
Eighth Wonder of the World is a term sometimes used to describe phenomena in comparison to the widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity, called the Seven Wonders of the World.
Things labeled as the Eighth Wonder of the World
Natural places
- Milford Sound, New Zealand; called so by Rudyard Kipling[1]
- Natural Bridge, in Virginia, so dubbed by William Jennings Bryan[2]
- Pink and White Terraces near Rotorua, New Zealand, destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1886, and rediscovered under 60m of water in 2011[citation needed]
- 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]
Pre-1900 creations
- Kinzua Bridge near Kane, Pennsylvania (1882) holding the record of tallest railroad bridge in the world at the time.
- Great Wall of China, China[7]
- The Taj Mahal, India[8][9]
- Stonehenge, United Kingdom[10]
- Machu Picchu, Peru[11]
- Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines[12][13][14][15][16]
- Amber Room in the Catherine Palace near Saint Petersburg, Russia[17]
- Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, United States
- The monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain.[18]
- The rock-hewn churches at Lalibela, Ethiopia[19] (Church of Saint George, Lalibela)
- The stelae of Axum, Ethiopia[20]
- Sigiriya, Sri Lanka[21][22][23]
- Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands[24]
- Statue of Liberty,[25] New York Harbor, United States
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia[26]
- The moai statues of Easter Island, Chile[27]
Post-1900 creations
- Houston Astrodome[28]
- Empire State Building, New York City[29][30]
- Palm Islands of Dubai[31]
- Panama Canal[32]
- Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia;[33] the story of its construction was recounted in the opera The Eighth Wonder
- Thames Barrier, London, England.[34]
- Bahá'í terraces, on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.[35]
- Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China[36]
- West Baden Springs Hotel[37]
- Pikeville Cut-Through in Pikeville, Kentucky; given the title by The New York Times.[38][39]
- International Space Station in Orbit around Earth; given the title by the Americans and Russians.[39][40]
- Forra di Tremosine Road, on the coast of Lake Garda, Italy; given the title by Winston Churchill.[41]
- Great Manmade River, in Libya; given the title by Muammar Gaddafi.[42]
People
- André the Giant (19 May 1946 – 27 January 1993), a French and American professional wrestler and actor of Bulgarian and Polish descent.[43] Was nicknamed as such for his large frame and massive size.
See also
References
- ^ National Geographic Photo Galleries
- ^ Natural Tunnel State Park
- ^ www.northantrim.com
- ^ www.burney-falls.com
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "The Great Wall of China: Dynasties, Dragons, and Warriors Exhibit Summary" by Powerhouse Museum
- ^ [3] About Taj Mahal
- ^ [4] U.S., S. American Growers Joint Trade Mission to India December 8–17, 2006
- ^ "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.
- ^ filipinasoul.com, ‘The Best’ of the Philippines - its natural wonders
- ^ nscb.gov.ph, FACTS & FIGURES, Ifugao province
- ^ About Banaue > Tourist Attractions
- ^ 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. 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" 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. 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. 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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b 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
- ^ http://www.discoverlakegarda.net/tremosine-lake-garda.asp
- ^ "GMR (Great Man-made River) Water Supply Project". Net Resources International. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "WWE.com Andre the Giant".