Interesting Facts About the New Seven Wonders of the World

Tap to Read ➤ Akshay Kulkarni

In 2000, a campaign named ‘New7Wonders of the World’ was launched to select the new wonders of the world by a worldwide voting system which collected votes through the Internet. Here are the amazing New 7 Wonders of the World and some intriguing facts about them.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China, often called the longest cemetery, saw over a million deaths during its construction. Rice flour was used as mortar from 221-207 BC.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Petra The 'Lost City' remained hidden for nearly 500 years until Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt discovered it in 1812. Its stone's color earns it the name 'Rose City.'

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Colosseum The Colosseum, originally named the 'Flavian Amphitheater' under Emperor Vespasian, hosted gladiator battles and was sometimes flooded for sea battles.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Chichen Itza Chichen Itza, meaning "on the mouth of the well of Itza," was discovered by priest Lakin Chan in 514 AD, lost, and then rediscovered by American explorer John Lloyd Stephens in 1841.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Machu Picchu Built with precise ashlar technique, Machu Picchu's stones fit so tightly that a knife blade couldn't pass between them. Its hidden mountain location helped it survive the Spanish conquest.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal took 17 years to complete and would cost around $1 billion today. Initially planned for Burhanpur, where Mumtaz died, it was ultimately built in Agra.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Christ the Redeemer At 120 ft tall and 635 tonnes, Christ the Redeemer is the world's largest Art Deco statue and the fifth largest Jesus statue. Post-WWI, Brazilian Catholics proposed it to combat rising godlessness.