Eighth Wonder of the World

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For other meanings of this and similar phrases, see Wonders of the World (disambiguation).

Eighth Wonder of the World is a term sometimes used to describe things in comparison to the Seven Wonders of the World, the widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity.

Contents 1 Things labeled as the Eighth Wonder of the World 1.1 Natural places 1.2 Pre-1900 human creations 1.3 Post-1900 human creations 1.4 Pop culture 2 References 3 See also

[edit] Things labeled as the Eighth Wonder of the World

[edit] Natural places

• Grand Canyon, in Arizona, in the United States^[1]
• Milford Sound, New Zealand; called so by Rudyard Kipling^[2]
• Natural Tunnel, in Virginia, so dubbed by Wiliam Jennings Bryan^[3]
• Pink and White Terraces near Rotorua, New Zealand, before they were destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1886^[4]

[edit] Pre-1900 human creations

• Machu Picchu, Peru^[5]
• Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines^{[6][7][8][9][10]}
• The Terracotta Army of Xi'an, China^[11][12]
• Amber Room in the Catherine Palace near Saint Petersburg, Russia^[13]
• The monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain^[14]
• The Hagia Sophia: Eastern Orthodox Church built in Istanbul^[15]
• The rock-hewn churches at Lalibela, Ethiopia^[16]
• Sigiriya, Sri Lanka^[17][18][19]
• Royal Palace in Amsterdam, The Netherlands^[20]
• Great Wall of China, China^[21]
• Angkor Wat, Cambodia^[22]
• The moai statues of Easter Island, Chile^[23]

[edit] Post-1900 human creations

• Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri^[24]
• Empire State Building, New York City^[25][26]
• Palm Islands of Dubai^[27]
• Panama Canal^[28]
• Sydney Opera House in Australia;^[29] the story of its construction was recounted in the opera The Eighth Wonder
• Thames Barrier, London, England.^[30]
• Bahá'í terraces, on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.^[31]
• Three Gorges Dam^[32]
• Astrodome in Houston Texas^[33]

[edit] Pop culture

• King Kong was introduced as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" in the 1933 RKO Pictures movie of the same title^[34], as well as the 2005 remake of King Kong.
• André the Giant, a professional wrestler, was referred to as the 8th Wonder of the World.^[35][36]
• Jurassic Park was called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by John Hammond^[37]
• Jim Nabors's heavenly singing voice is called the Eighth Wonder by Mr. Burns when unveiling the Loch Ness Monster as the Ninth in an episode of The Simpsons.^[38]

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Wonders of the World
• new seven wonders of the world