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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Seven Blunders of the World

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  • Wealth without work
  • Pleasure without conscience
  • Knowledge without character
  • Commerce without morality
  • Science without humanity
  • Worship without sacrifice
  • Politics without principle
  • Rights without responsibilities

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

New Seven Wonders of the World


As per popularity poll led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by Swiss-based, government-controlled New7Wonders Foundation (results declared on July 7, 2007)

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Name of the Wonder (Alphabetically Arranged), Location
  • Giza Pyramid Complex (last remaining ancient wonder of the world, chosen on honorary basis): Cairo, Egypt
  • Chichen Itza: Yucatán, Mexico
  • Christ the Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Colosseum: Rome, Italy
  • Great Wall of China: China
  • Machu Picchu: Cuzco, Perú
  • Petra: Jordan
  • Taj Mahal: Agra, India

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Old Seven Wonders of the World


Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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  1. Great Pyramid of Giza
  2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
  4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
  5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
  6. Colossus of Rhodes
  7. Lighthouse of Alexandria

Note: The oldest lists contained Ishtar Gate as the seventh wonder of the world instead of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Of these old seven wonders, only Great Pyramid of Giza exists.