What are the modern wonders of the world?

loominitsa

Empire State Building, The Haipu hydroelectric power plant, The CN Tower, The Panama Canal, The Channel Tunnel, The North Sea protection works, The Golden Gate Bridge. Feb 11 06, 1:31 PM

mementoflash

Here is a link to the Seven Modern Wonders, however I wonder who came up with list: http://www.123world.com/wonders/modern-wonders.html Feb 11 06, 3:27 PM

bumhead

The BBC ran a show called "Seven Wonders of the Industrial World" which have The Bell Rock; The Great Eastern; Bazalgettes London Sewers; The Transcontinental Railway; The Brooklyn Bridge; The Panama Canal and The Hoover Dam. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/industrialisation/seven_wonders_01.shtml although I guess the Palm Islands being built in Dubai will surely push themselves into this exclusive list Feb 11 06, 4:04 PM

gmackematix

Loominitsa's list was drawn up by the American Society of Civil Engineers. For that list and other similar lists follow the links from the site below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World_%28disambiguation%29 Feb 11 06, 7:10 PM

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