Wonders of the world. How many can you tick off?

Sue Tierney

One of my major goals in life is to see them all… Only 13 so far, so there is a few still left to do.

Wonders of the world

Forgotten wonders of the world

Abu Simbel temple in Egypt
Angkor Wat in Cambodia
The Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan Mexico City
The Banaue Rice terraces in the Philippines
Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
The Colosseum in Rome Italy
The Great Wall of China
Inca City of Machu Picchu
The leaning tower of Pisa
The Mayan Temples of Tikal Northern Guatemala
The Moai Statues in Rapa Nui Easter Island Chile
Mont-Saint-Michelle Normandy France
The throne Hall of Persepolis and Iran
The Parthenon in Athens Greece
Petra the rock carved  city in Jordan
The Swedagon Pagoda in Myanmar
Stonehinge in England
Taj Mahal in a Agra India
The temple of inscriptions in Pakenque Mexico

Modern wonders

The channel tunnel
The clocktower Big Ben in London England
The CN Tower in Toronto Canada
Eiffel tower in Paris France
The Empire State building in New York City
The gateway arch in St Louis USA
The golden gate bridge in San Francisco
The high Dam in Aswan Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona
Itaipu Dam in Brazil Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National memorial in South Dakota
The Panama Canal
The Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur
The Statue of Christo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
The Statue of Liberty in New York City
The Suez canal in Egypt
Sydney Opera House

Natural wonders

Angel Falls in Venezuela
The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia Canada
the Grand Canyon
The Great Barrier Reef
A Iguacu Falls in Brazil
Krakatoa Island in Indonesia
Mount Everest Nepal
Mount Fuji in Japan
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Niagara Falls in Ontario Canada & New York state
Paricutin volcano in Mexico
Victoria falls in Zambia

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