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7 Wonders of The World
7 Wonders of The World
7 Wonders of The World
Problem Definition
Chapter 1
Introduction
The 7 Wonders of the World is a list of monuments and places which are significant to the
history of the human development, and also symbolize the level of advancement we have
made on this planet as a species. With this project, our main purpose is to highlight these
Wonders and help the reader in knowing and understanding the historical significance and the
impact each of the Wonders of the World has made on our World.
The very first lists of 7 Wonders of the World were made by Greek historians Herodotus and
Callimachus around 2st Century BC. The lists were limited to 7 places since that was the
Today, none of the ancient 7 Wonders of the World exist except the Great Pyramid of Giza.
From the archaic periods till the present 21st Century, many lists of the 7 Wonders of the
World have been created by different organizations. While the ancient list has been known
for a long-long time, it has lost its validity today as 6 out of those wonders dont exist today.
Out of the myriad lists created by many organizations, the 7 Wonders of the World chosen by
the New7Wonders Foundation, based in Zurich, Switzerland is arguably the most widely
known. Which is precisely the reason why this website project would include the 7 Wonders
as listed by the New7Wonders Foundation along with the Ancient Wonders of the World.
The preservation of these monuments is essential. Not just to remind us of our history, but to
preserve a proof of the events which took place in the past, to keep the curiosity in us alive
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Historical events not only tell us how the world used to work in the past, but they can also
serve as an indication of how things could be working in the future. Each monument marked
as a wonder of the World has a unique story to it, the knowledge of which allows one to look
at these events through different perspectives which tickle our curious minds.
1- To create a website using HTML for depicting the significance of the ancient and the
new list of 7 Wonders of the World from a historical perspective, and to present its
2- To present the relevant facts and known information about these Wonders, and how
the Ancient Wonders are different from the Wonders listed today.
3- To display information on the website in a way that allows efficient access to any
information required.
4- To give the potential readers a one-stop platform to access nearly all information they
would need to know about the ancient and modern marvels created by the Human
species.
1- Maintaining records of the Wonders of the World might seem like a trivial issue at
All information about the monuments, especially the ancient ones were presented on
Paper, and the information wont be valid for a long time unless it's documented on a
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2- Since there is no official list of wonders of the World from an organization such as
UNESCO, there is a high probability that other organizations can create their own
lists containing different monuments and places. This would consequently create a lot
3- Since there is no single platform for authentic and accurate information about the
Wonders of the World, this leads to false myths being generated about many selected
monuments and places, which in-turn dent the reputation and status of the place being
The key sources of all our collected data are the following websites:
1- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World
To start with the Project, we needed information regarding the origins of the list, its
purpose and significance at the time it was first made. The Ancient list of the 7
2- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New7Wonders_of_the_World
Since the ancient list of the Wonders of the World was no longer valid due to the non-
existence of all except one of the listed places. The New7Wonders Foundation
stepped up to bring a new list of 7 wonders of the World through a campaign lasting 7
years (2000-2007).
3- https://world.new7wonders.com/
The selections for the 7 wonders of the World by the New7Wonders Foundation was
done through voting. The candidates were around 200 monuments, out of which 21
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were the finalists, and after further voting, the 7 places with the highest votes got
4- https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2017/07/07/7-wonders-world-ten-years/
After 10 years of origins of the New7Wonders list, the foundation responsible for the
new Wonders of the World announced that the day of 7th July in the Gregorian
calendar would be marked and celebrated as the 7 Wonders Day every year from
2017.