General Knowledge - Seven Wonders

Seven Wonders of India

The following table enlists the seven wonders of India (aased on NDTV along with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India) −

Wonder	Location	Image
Meenakshi Amman Temple (Devoted to Parvati/Minakshi and Shiva)	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Dholavira (Ancient Civilization)	Kutch District, Gujarat
Red Fort (Built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1648)	Delhi (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Jaisalmer Fort (Built by the Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal in in 1156 AD)	Jaisalmer, Rajasthan (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Konark Sun Temple (Built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty in 1255 AD)	Konark, Odisha (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Nalanda (Was Buddhist monastery and great education center during the ancient kingdom of Magadha)	Bihar
Khajuraho Group of Monuments (famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism, it was built between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty)	Chhatarpur District, Madhya Pradesh (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

The following table enlists the seven wonders of the Industrial World −

Wonder	Description	Image
SS Great Eastern	It was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall. Location - River Thames, London, UK
Bell Rock Lighthouse	Built between 1807 and 1810 by Robert Stevenson on the Bell Rock in the North Sea, it is the world's oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse. (Location - off the coast of Angus, Scotland)
Brooklyn Bridge	Built in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, USA.
London Sewerage System	Constructed in late 19^th Century, the London sewerage system is part of the water infrastructure serving London, England.
First Transcontinental Railroad (Pacific Railroad)	Built between 1863 and 1869, the Pacific Railroad was a 3,069 km contiguous railroad line of the United States.
Panamá Canal	Constructed in 1914, Panamá Canal is a man-made 77 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) with the Pacific Ocean.
Hoover Dam	Constructed in 1930s, Hoover dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. It is located on the border of Nevada and Arizona (in the USA).

The following table enlists the seven wonders of the Underwater World −

Wonder	Description	Image
Palau	Palau is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean.
Belize Barrier Reef	The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize.
Great Barrier Reef	The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system along the East of Australian Coast.
Deep-Sea Vents	It is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water released.
Galápagos Islands	It is an archipelago of volcanic islands located on either side of the Equator (in the Pacific Ocean).
Lake Baikal	It is a rift lake, located in southern Siberia, Russia.
Red Sea	Lying between Africa and Asia, the Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean.

The following table enlists the New seven wonders of the Nature −

Wonder	Description	Image
Iguazu Falls	It is fall of the Iguazu River (located on the border of the Argentine and Brazil).
Jeju Island	It is the largest island off the coast of the Korean Peninsula.
Komodo Island	It is one of the islands of the Republic of Indonesia.
Puerto Princesa Underground River	Located about 80 km north of the city center of Puerto Princesa, Puerto Princesa is a protected area in Philippines.
Table Mountain	It is a flat-topped mountain located in the city of Cape Town in South Africa.
Halong Bay	It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Vietnam.
Amazon Rainforest	Located in South America, it is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon basin.

The following table enlists the New seven wonders of the world −

Wonder	Description	Image
Great Wall of China	Located in China, the Great Wall is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials.
Petra	It is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordan.
Christ the Redeemer	It is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was created by Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa.
Machu Picchu	Located in Peru, it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization.
Chichen Itza	Built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period, it was a large pre-Columbian city in Mexico.
Colosseum	Located in Rome, Italy, it is an oval amphitheater (built in Ancient period).
Taj Mahal	Located on the south bank of the Yamuna river, Agra, India, it is an ivory-white marble mausoleum.
Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary included)	Located in the Giza pyramid complex bordering (in El Giza, Egypt), it is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids.

The following table enlists the seven wonders of the Ancient World −

Wonder	Description	Image
Great Pyramid of Giza	Located in the Giza pyramid complex bordering (in El Giza, Egypt), it is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon	Probably, built by King Nebuchadnezzar II (in 600 BC), it was a distinctive feature of ancient Babylon.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia	It was a giant seated statue (about 13 m tall) located in Greece. It was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC.
Temple of Artemis	Dedicated to the goddess Artemis, temple of Artemis was a Greek temple.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus	It was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus, Turkey.
Colossus of Rhodes	Erected in the city of Rhodes, Greece, Colossus was a statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun Helios.
Lighthouse of Alexandria (or Pharos of Alexandria)	Built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC in Egypt, it was ancient lighthouse.