Ancient and New Seven Wonders of the World

In the past, a Greek traveler called Philon from Athens travelled around the area of Mediterranean seas. When he come back from his travel, he selected 7 man-made monuments as 7 Wonders of the World amongst those stunning sites that he had seen during travel.

No one knows why he has only selected 7...
Probably he didn't manage to find further?
OR the geographical area that he travelled was very limited?
OR the number 7 brought any significant meaning to him?

Well, this is the list of 7 Ancient Wonders of the World:

• The Pyramids of Giza (Visited in Oct, 2006)
• The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Visited in Oct, 2006)
• The Temple of Artemis (Visited in Aug, 2004)
• The Statue of Zeus
• The Colossus of Rhodes (Visited in Aug,2004)
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Visited in Aug, 2004)

In present, Bernard Weber spent 7 years campaigning for 7 New Wonders of the World. In July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07 he has casted the vote and announced for the 7 New Wonders of the world. The selection of the 7 wonders of the World is no longer based on a single man while the election is based on the majority vote across the globe. According to the founder of the 7 new Wonders of the world, his website received 100 million votes from every corner in the world.

The new 7 Wonders of the World:

• The Chichen Itza of Mexico
• The Christ Redeemer of Brazil
• The Colosseum of Rome (Visited in Mar, 2003)
• The Great Wall of China
• The Machu Picchu of Peru
• The Petra of Jordan
• The Taj Mahal of India