Pyramids of Giza

Every person, regardless of the level of education and social status, has heard about seven wonders of the world, representing the greatest monuments of human civilization since ancient times. Few remember the entire list, and almost all of them have not survived, however, in our time, attempts are being made to compile new, alternative lists of attractions that can compete with the ancient creations of human genius.

The first who tried to formulate human achievements in the form list of wonders of the worldwere the ancient authors of ancient Greece, whose written heritage has survived to this day.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Zeus statue in Olympia

The "father of history" Herodotus was the first to point out the architectural wonders that existed in his time. His work mentions three magnificent buildings on the Greek island of Samos - a mountain tunnel, the Temple of Hera and a dam.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Starting with Herodotus, the list of landmarks grew, changed and supplemented by other Greek authors until it was formulated in its final form as a list of seven points.

Historically and geographically 7 wonders of the ancient world are related to the territories conquered by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC.

They were scattered throughout all the territories of the Ecumene - from ancient egypt to Babylon and ancient Greece.

mausoleum in Halicarnassus

The most ancient wonder of the world, but ironically the only one that has survived to this day is the main Egyptian landmark - The Pyramid of Cheopsincluded in the complex. In choosing the new seven wonders of the world, the pyramid was awarded the title of "Honorary Candidate".

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

The second wonder of the world, semi-mythical Hanging Gardens of Babylon, existed for 7 centuries, until they perished in the flood of the 1st century BC.

Third miracle, huge temple statue of Zeus at Olympiamade of ivory, precious woods and inlaid with gold, stood for 9 centuries, but burned down in a fire in the 5th century A.D.

In the Turkish city of Selcuk, you can still see the ruins of the fourth wonder of the world, temple of Artemis, which at one time surpassed in size huge temple Jupiter's.

Statue of the Colossus of Rhodes

Halicarnassus mausoleum lasted longer than all other attractions the ancient world (except for the Pyramid of Cheops).

An amazing architectural monument proudly towered over the course of the 19th centuries, but the elements overpowered it too - the mausoleum was destroyed by an earthquake.

Lighthouse in Alexandria

The ruins of a colossal structure can now be seen in Turkish Bodrum.

The earthquakes also destroyed two other ancient monuments - a bronze the statue of the Colossus of Rhodes (destroyed in the III century BC) and in Egypt (it was destroyed in the XIV century).

New seven wonders of the world

At the beginning of the 21st century, on July 7, 2007, on the day of the “three sevens”, in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, the new seven wonders of the world were named, each of which may well compete with the lost architectural treasures.

The project was organized by the non-profit organization New Open World Corporation (NOWC) at the initiative of the Swiss Bernard Weber. Election of the new seven wonders of the world from the known architectural structures the world took place through SMS, telephone or the Internet. As part of the selection of attractions, about 100 million votes were adopted, but since the conditions did not prohibit voting several times, this list became questionable almost immediately after publication.

Nevertheless, at present it is the most famous of such ratings and therefore, along with it, it is the main reference point for tourists actively traveling around the world with

The great Wall of China

One of the undisputed leaders of the list - one of the largest and oldest architectural monuments in the world. Its total length is 8851.8 km, at one of the sections it passes near Beijing. Construction began in the 3rd century BC. e. during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi-huangdi. A fifth of the then population of the country took part in the construction, that is, about a million people.

Today the wall is a symbol of China, both for the Chinese themselves and for foreigners. At the entrance to the restored part of the Wall, you can see the inscription made by Mao Tse Tung - "If you have not visited the Great Wall of China, you are not a real Chinese."

Machu Picchu

The famous statue of Jesus Christ, with outstretched arms and gaze turned to the city, rises atop Corcovado's mountain. Installed at the foot of the monument observation deck, which offers amazing views of sandy beaches, a huge bowl, the bay and the Sugarloaf Peak, similar in shape to a lump of sugar.

White Temple Wat Rong Khun

Along with the main lists of the wonders of the world, new, alternative lists exist and continue to be drawn up - by the author's and based on the results of polls.

statue of liberty in new york

As a modern alternative to the famous the Pyramid of Cheops the glass pyramid of Paris (France) was proposed.

The most striking among the modern temple complexes is the Buddhist one opened in 1997 in Thailand. According to journalists, this temple is quite capable of overshadowing the ruins. temple of Artemis.Among other similar structures - built in 1604 in Amritsar (India), in (Japan) and sagrada Familia in Barcelona (Spain).

Temple complex Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Dubai "Garden of Miracles" (UAE), where on an area of \u200b\u200b72 thousand sq. m growing 45 million flowers, also (according to journalists) can compete with Hanging Gardens of Babylon... Also, royal botanicals meet the formal criteria. kew gardens (UK), Royal Park of Flowers Keukenhof (Netherlands) and gardens (France).

Compare with 137-meter Alexandria lighthouse lighthouses are capable of beauty these days Lindau (Germany) and lighthouse Cape Florida (USA). A lighthouse Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) almost catches up with Alexandria in height - 133 meters.

Acropolis in Athens

The statue of Zeus at Olympia, according to the logic of journalists, today it can outshine Golden buddha in (Thailand) - the world's largest golden statue of a deity. At the same time, it does not matter at all that Buddha is far from being as severe and angry as Zeus the Thunderer.

And at Mausoleum at Halicarnassus there were followers in the modern world, this title was awarded to the mausoleum and Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow.

Alhambra palace and fortress

And finally a statue colossus of rhodes journalists compared it with a statue in (Brazil), which is comparable to an ancient structure not only in height, but also in its location by the sea.

At the same time, some of the new lists of wonders of our time are deliberately narrowed down to cover attractions by location or creation time.

Easter Island

So, for example, ratings were repeatedly compiled by country (in Russia, Portugal, Belgium and others) or exceptional objects of the underwater world were identified (cracks, reefs, islands, and even underwater ruins).

In the final of the competition for the title of man-made new wonders of the world, there were also other no less worthy sights, and some of them, in the opinion of many people, are much more worthy to be in the final list of the "best".

Timbuktu

In particular, an obvious competition could be made by the American, superior in size and installed 40 years earlier. . It is also quite surprising that the final list of the seven wonders does not mention Cambodian - the largest religious building ever created by humans.

All these great monuments of human civilization were on the list of contenders, along with, Sydney Opera, in Spanish Granada, Eiffel tower, The Moscow Kremlin, , sculptures, moai, castle, Buddhist temple in and the city.

Seven new wonders of nature

Iguazu Falls

komodo park

Seven new wonders of nature is a competition also organized by the Swiss non-profit organization "Corporation of the New Open World”(NOWC), which, through a worldwide popular vote, found seven of the most amazing natural places on earth.

Project "Seven new wonders of nature" started at the end of 2007. Until 07.07.09, all candidates were nominated and pre-selected, among which there was a Russian natural pearl - lake baikal... The voting was completed by the mystical date - 11.11.11.

Among the main wonders of nature are the longest river in the world - Amazon and its jungle; the largest underground river in the Philippines.

The New Seven Wonders of Nature is a competition run by the New Open World Corporation, a Swiss non-profit organization. The project started in December 2007. Until July 7, 2009, candidates were nominated and pre-selected. As a result, a shortlist of 77 candidates was formed.

On July 21, 2009, the expert council of the competition selected 28 finalists from among them, who were admitted to a general vote.

The following reached the final of the competition:

  1. Amazon River and Forests (South America)
  2. Great Barrier Reef (Australia, Papua New Guinea)
  3. Angel Falls (Venezuela)
  4. Iguazu Falls (Argentina, Brazil)
  5. Mount Vesuvius (Italy)
  6. Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
  7. Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
  8. Mount Matterhorn (Italy, Switzerland)
  9. Mount Yushan (Taiwan)
  10. Grand Canyon (USA)
  11. Jeita Cave (Lebanon)
  12. Mud volcanoes (Azerbaijan)
  13. Bay of Fundy (Canada)
  14. Halong Bay (Vietnam)
  15. Masurian Lake District (Poland)
  16. Maldives (Maldives)
  17. Sundarban Mangrove Forest (Bangladesh, India)
  18. Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan)
  19. Fjord Milford Sound ( New Zealand)
  20. National park Komodo (Indonesia)
  21. Jeju Island (Republic of Korea)
  22. Bou Tina Islands (UAE)
  23. Puerto Princess Park (Philippines)
  24. Uluru Rock (Australia)
  25. Rocks of Moher (Ireland)
  26. Table Mountain (South Africa)
  27. El Yunque Rainforest (Puerto Rico)
  28. Black Forest Black Forest (Germany)

On November 11, 2011, a worldwide poll ended on new7wonders.com for the seven greatest natural wonders of the world.

The seven wonders of nature are named:

Amazon rainforest,

spreading over more than seven million square kilometers and located in the territories of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guiana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The Amazon represents half of the planet's remaining rainforest. The Amazon River is the largest river in the world, exceeding the volume of the world's ten largest rivers combined. The Amazon has the largest river basin in the world.


Halong Bay (Vietnam).

Halong is located in Quang Ninh province and has 1,969 limestone islets of various sizes and shapes. Some of the islands are hollow, with huge caves inside, while others are home to fishing villages. The waters of the bay are home to 200 species of fish and 450 species of molluscs.


Iguazu Falls (Brazil).

The waterfall stretches for 2,700 meters and consists of 275 different waterfalls. Located on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentine province of Misiones, surrounded by national parks from subtropical forests, where hundreds of rare and endangered species of flora and fauna live.


Jeju Island (Korea).

The island is located 130 kilometers off the south coast of Korea, it is the largest Korean island and the smallest province: its area is 1,846 square kilometers. The island has the most high mountain South Korea - the extinct volcano Hallasan, which is surrounded by 360 small volcanoes, the height of Hallasan is 1950 meters above sea level.


Komodo Island (Indonesia).

Komodo National Park is located on three islands - Komodo, Rinka and Padar, it was created in 1980 to protect the rarest Komodo dragons.


Underground river Puerto Princess (Philippines).

The longest underground river in the world, ships sail along it, over the river there are picturesque arches of rocks, stalactites and stalagmites. The lower part of the river is prone to ebb and flow. At the mouth of the cave, right at the water's edge, trees grow.


Table Mountain (South Africa).

A mountain with a flat, table-like summit has become the name for similar mountains around the world. It is the most recognizable object in Cape Town, its silhouette is located on the flag of the city. Near Table Mountain are the famous peaks of the Twelve Apostles.

Today we want to acquaint you with natural wonders - amazing phenomena created by nature, not man. So…

Halong - a bay with an area of \u200b\u200babout 1553 km². Located in the northern part of Vietnam, in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea, near the city of Halong (about 164 km south of Hanoi). It is a popular tourist attraction. It includes about 3 thousand islands, of which 989 bear their names, as well as small rocks, caves and cliffs characterized by high biodiversity. The bay is home to 499 plant species (14 endemic) and 1847 animal species (60 endemic). The region has a population of about 1,600, most of whom live in houseboats.

Table mountain


Table mountain - a mountain with a truncated, flat top, and steep (steep in the upper parts), stepped slopes. Located on the southern shore of Stolovaya Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. The mountain covers an area of \u200b\u200babout 6,500 hectares. Its height is 1085 m above sea level. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in South Africa and a symbol of Cape Town. A cable car, built in 1929, was built from the mountain, capable of transporting 900 people per hour.


River Puerto Princesa - an underground river located 81 km from the city of Puerto Princesa on the island of Palawan, Philippines. The waterway and the area around it are part of the Puerto Princesa Underground River National Park. The main attraction of the reserve, which covers 22 202 hectares, is the river flowing underground in the cave. Its length is about 8 km and until the discovery in 2007 of an underground river on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, the Puerto Princesa River was considered the longest underground river in the world. Its depth in some places reaches 8 m. For tourists, only a 1.2 km section is available and only if a special permit is given.


Jeju - an island of volcanic origin, located in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula, on the border of the Yellow and East China Seas. It was formed by a volcanic eruption about 2 million years ago and consists mainly of basalt and lava. Belongs to the Republic of Korea. Today it is the largest island in the country. Covers an area of \u200b\u200b1845 km². Population - 583,284 people (2011). The highest point, the extinct volcano Hallasan - 1950 m.


A volcano with an altitude of 3170 m above sea level, located in central Mexico in the state of Michoacan, near the village of the same name, approximately 322 km west of Mexico City. This volcano began to form on February 20, 1943 in the cornfield of Dionisio Pulido from a small hole 7 cm in size. A few hours later it was already a heavily smoked hole 9 meters deep. After 24 hours, a 50 meter cone formed on the surface. Only in the first year of its formation, the volcano reached a height of 336 m. Over the next eight years, Parikutin continued to grow slowly, spewing ash and molten rocks. Its last recorded eruption took place in 1952, after which the volcano "fell asleep", reaching a height of 424 meters. During the formation of Parikutin, three people died, two cities were completely evacuated and buried under lava, three were partially destroyed.

Iguazu


Iguazu - a cascade of 275 waterfalls on the Iguazu River, formed 130-140 million years ago. Located 23 km from the mouth, on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana (in the southern region of Brazil) and the Argentine province of Misiones. 80% of the total area of \u200b\u200bthe waterfall is located within the territory of Argentina, the remaining 20% \u200b\u200b- Brazil. Pretty a large number of The 2,700 m long crescent-shaped waterfalls attract 1.5–2 million tourists every year. It is one of the most visited tourist attractions in South America. The height of the water fall here is 82 m, but on most of the cascades it is no more than 60 m. The sound of the Iguazu Falls is heard within a radius of 20 km.


Also known as northern Lights - an optical phenomenon in the sky over the polar regions of the Earth, formed as a result of the interaction of charged particles of the solar wind in the magnetosphere. It arises at an altitude of 90–130 km above the planet's surface. The duration of the aurora is from several minutes to several days. They are the basis of many legends and myths of the northern peoples. For example, the Vikings believed that it was the dead warriors galloping on horses across the sky and illuminating the path to the afterlife.

Chomolungma


In third place among the natural wonders of the world is Chomolungma or Everest - the highest mountain on Earth, located in the Himalayas on the border of China and Nepal. Its height is 8848.43 meters above sea level. The status of the highest peak in the world attracts climbers of all categories. That is why expeditions to the top are an important source of tourist income for Nepal. For permission to climb to the top of the extreme, you will have to pay $ 10,000 to $ 25,000. The best and safest time to climb is the beginning of May.


The world's largest coral reef system, located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is made up of billions of tiny organisms known as coral polyps that form over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands spanning over 2,300 kilometers. Covers an area of \u200b\u200b348 698 km². It is the world's largest ecosystem and is home to many species of fish (1,500), shellfish (5,000) and plants (400 species of coral and 500 species of algae). The Great Barrier Reef is also the largest structure in the world formed by living organisms. It is also the main tourist attraction in Australia, bringing the country about US $ 1 billion a year.

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On November 11, 2011, the results of the global campaign "7 natural wonders of the world" were summed up, in the framework of which people from all over the world voted for the best, in their opinion, natural landmark of the planet

The competition lasted almost four years, from December 2007 to November 2011. During this time, many candidates for the title of "natural miracle" were eliminated until a list of finalists was drawn up: Great Barrier Reef (Australia, Papua New Guinea), Angel Falls (Venezuela), Vesuvius Volcano (Italy), Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) , Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Mount Matterhorn (Italy, Switzerland), Mount Yushan (Taiwan), Grand Canyon (USA), Jeita Grotto (Lebanon), Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan), Bay of Fundy (Canada), Masurian Lake District ( Poland), Maldives (Maldives), Sundarban Mangrove Forest (Bangladesh, India), Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan), Milford Sound, Fjord (New Zealand), Bu Tina Islands (UAE), Uluru Rock (Australia), Rocks Moher (Ireland), El Yunque Rainforest (Puerto Rico), Black Forest / Black Forest (Germany).

Amazon Basin (South America)

The Amazon River and the tropical forest growing around it were named one of the wonders of the world for a reason, because it is, as they say, the "green lungs of the planet", where more than half of all the tropical forests of the world grow. In addition, the unique flora and fauna of this region is the richest ecosystem on Earth, which makes the Amazon basin doubly worthy to be called a natural wonder.

The basin stretches over 7 million square kilometers, and the Amazon River flows through the territory of nine states of South America at once: Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, French Guiana and Ecuador. In addition, the Amazon contains one-fifth of the world's fresh water.

Iguazu Falls (Brazil)

Another wonder of the world from South America is the Iguazu Falls located in Brazil. This is a complex of 275 waterfalls, where water falls from a height of 80 meters over a length of 2.7 kilometers.

According to local legend, this waterfall appeared because the supreme god of these places decided to marry a girl from the same tribe, but the bride did not want to get married involuntarily and fled from him down the river in a canoe. Then the angry god cut the river in two.

The falls are part of the Iugasu National Park and are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Halong Bay (Vietnam)

Halong Bay is located on the coast of the South China Sea, in Vietnam.
This bay is known for its numerous islands of the most bizarre forms, among which there are even "sculptural" ones, which have been especially revered since ancient times. local residents... There are about 2,000 limestone islands in total.

In addition, the bay has a myriad of various caves and grottoes where you can admire stalactites and stalagmites. This number of caves is explained by the calcareous composition of the rocks that make up the islands.
Translated from Vietnamese, Halong means "Bay of Descending Dragons". Halong is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Komodo National Park (Indonesia)

Komodo National Park, which includes three large islands at once - Komodo, Rinka and Padar - as well as many smaller islands, can be safely called a real Jurassic Park. After all, it is here that giant monitor lizards are found, called "Komodo dragons", which are the largest reptiles on Earth.

The total area of \u200b\u200bthe park is 75 thousand hectares. The park is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Jeju Island (Republic of Korea)

Jeju Island, or as it is also called - Jeju, is located 130 kilometers from the coast of the Republic of Korea.

The island is of volcanic origin, its area is 1845 sq. km.
The island is famous for the Hallasan volcano, which is the most high point country (1950 m) and is surrounded by 360 small volcanoes-satellites. The volcano's caldera contains the only natural lake in the country.

In addition, Jeju is famous for its system of lava caves that appeared during a volcanic eruption about 100-300 thousand years ago. There are five such caves on the island. The temperature in the caves ranges from 11-21 ° C. In the Jeju Caves, many stone stalactites and stalagmites can be seen that form natural columns.

Jeju Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Puerto Princess Park (Philippines)

Philippine National Park Puerto Princess is located on the island of Palovan.

The main attraction of the park is the underground river, which stretches for 8.2 kilometers under the mountain range. It is believed to be the longest navigable underground river in the world.

In addition, over many millions of years the water washed out numerous grottoes and caves in the local limestone mountains, the height of which reaches 60 meters and the width is 120 meters.

The park is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tafelberg, or Table Mountain (South Africa)

Table Mountain is located near the South African capital of Cape Town on the coast of Table Bay.

Tafelberg rises 1086 meters above sea level and has vertical slopes with a flat top, which is where the name of the mountain comes from.

The mountain consists of several well-known sites. The actual flat plateau of Table Mountain, Devil's Peak, Twelve Apostles Peak, Lion's Head Peak.
Table Mountain is a popular tourist attraction. You can climb the mountain using the cable car.

Unfortunately, the natural attractions of Russia did not manage to get into the final list of winners, although there were enough of our natural wonders to participate in the competition: Curonian Spit, Dnieper River, Lake Baikal, Lake Ubsu-Nur, Kamchatka Peninsula and virgin forests of Komi.

Nevertheless, nothing prevents Russian tourists from going on a trip to these places, because they are no worse than the “official wonders of the world”.

The global competition for the definition of seven new natural wonders of the world has ended, in which more than 220 countries have participated in the past four years.
The organizers of the competition have announced preliminary results that will be verified and finally confirmed in early 2012.

The list of 7 new natural wonders of the world includes:

1. Jungle of the Amazon.

The Amazon rainforest (aka the Amazon and the jungle of the Amazon basin). It is believed that they cover 7 million km² of the territory of nine countries, although today the forest itself occupies "only" 5.5 million km². More than half of the planet's remaining rainforests are represented here, and this is the richest ecosystem among the tropical forests. In addition, the Amazon River is considered the largest in the world in terms of volume. Plus, its total water consumption is greater than that of all other rivers in the top ten. It accounts for about one fifth of the total river flow in the world. And the Amazon also has the largest pool. And there is not a single bridge.

2. Halong Bay in Vietnam.


Halong Bay is located in the Vietnamese province of Quang Ninh. The length of the coastline is 120 km, the area is about 1,553 km². It consists of thousands of limestone karsts and 1,969 islands of various sizes and shapes. Some of the islands are hollow, with huge caves, while others are home to fishermen villages that catch 200 species of fish and 450 species of shellfish in shallow waters. Another feature of Halong Bay is the abundance of lakes within the limestone islands. For example, there are six such secret lakes on Daube.

Ha Long Bay means "Bay of Descending Dragons". Also in the bay you can find caves and grottoes, and admire stalactites and stalagmites. Halong Bay listed world heritage UNESCO.

3. Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil.


The waterfalls of the Iguazu River are among the largest in the world. They stretch for 2,700 m and are semicircular in shape. Of the 275 waterfalls, the highest is the "Devil's Throat" - 80 m. The falls are located on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentine province of Misiones, surrounded by subtropical forests that are home to hundreds of rare and endangered species of flora and fauna.

This wonder of the world is located on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentine province of Misiones and is surrounded by two national parks. Both parks are subtropical forests that are home to hundreds of rare and endangered plant and animal species.

4. South Korean island of Jejuo.


Jeju Island or Jeju (Cheju-do) is a volcanic island 130 km off the southern coast of Korea, the largest island and the smallest province in the country (1,846 km²). Its main attraction is Hallasan, the highest mountain in South Korea and an extinct volcano (1,950 m). It is surrounded by 360 satellite volcanoes.

Jeju-do is famous for the magnificent system of lava tubes (caves) Geomunoreum, created during the eruption of the volcano 100 - 300 thousand years ago. There are five caves. The temperature in the caves is around 11-21 ° C. Jeju-do tunnels are decorated with natural stone stalactites and columns. The volcano's caldera contains the only natural lake in the country. There are waterfalls. The climate is predominantly subtropical. Jeju Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

5. Komodo National Park in Indonesia.


Indonesia's Komodo National Park includes three large islands: Komodo, Rinka and Padar, as well as many small ( total area 1,817 km², land area - 603 km²). Founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon. Later it was focused on the protection of other species, including marine animals. The islands are of volcanic origin.

The total area of \u200b\u200bthe park is 75 thousand hectares. The park has a fairly diverse flora and fauna. Including the Komodo dragon (Komodo dragon), the largest lizard on Earth. Komodo National Park is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

6. Underground river Puerto Princess in the Philippines.


The Puerto Princesa Underground River National Park is located about 50 km north of the Philippine city of the same name. The river is 8.2 km long and navigable and flows into the South China Sea. Navigators can contemplate stalactites, stalagmites and large karst caves. It is considered the longest underground river.

The cave-river is decorated with numerous stalactites and stalagmites, as well as several large grottoes. It is the longest underground river in the world. The mouth of the cave is framed by ancient trees growing right by the water, and the beach at the entrance to the cave provides shelter for various animals.

7. Table Mountain in South Africa.

Table Mountain or Tafelberg is a symbol of South Africa and the only object on the planet after which the constellation is named. The flat-topped mountain (1,086 m) has withstood 6 million years of erosion. It is home to the richest, but also the smallest, flower kingdom on earth (over 1,470 plant species), which includes many rare and endangered species.

The actual flat plateau of Table Mountain, Devil's Peak, Twelve Apostles Peak, Lion's Head Peak. As a landmark in Cape Town, Table Mountain attracts tourists from all over the world. You can climb the mountain by means of a cable car.

“We congratulate each of these entrants on their provisional New7wonders status and look forward to completing the confirmation process to celebrate them in an official ceremony in early 2012,” said New7wonders Founder President Bernard Weber, announcing the competition results at the organization's headquarters in Zurich.