7 Destroyed Architectural Wonders of the Modern World
We hear so much about the vanished wonders of the ancient architectural world, it's easy to forget about those of our more recent history, from the 19th century to the present. These train ...
Category: 7 Wonders Series
The 7 Wonders of the World have been documented, discussed, described and photographed extensively – but those are just the old seven wonders, or even the new seven wonders. Here you will find new and unique world wonders ranging from amazing abandoned towns and cities to incredible engineering innovations and much more.
7 Abandoned Wonders of Institutional Architecture
Churches, prisons, psychiatric hospitals and courthouses given over to the elements can sometimes taken on a mythic significance, given a haunting, creepy beauty by the passage of time. Removed ...
7 Mysterious & Monumental Man-Made Wonders of America
A stone monument with instructions for apocalypse survivors, lurking ominously in a field in rural Georgia. A castle comprised of stones that each weigh several tons, built with stunning ...
Missing Manuscripts: 7 Lost Wonders of the Written Word
How different would the world be today if the Bible contained a book that advocates free love? If we had access to the other two-thirds of the writings of Aristotle, one of the most influential ...
Deconstructivism: 7 Icons of the Postmodern Architecture
What if you took all of the elements of a building, hacked them apart and put them back together again without apparent rhyme or reason? At a glance, that seems to be the primary visual effect ...
7 Man-Made Architectural Wonders of the Ancient World
The Colosseum, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu are world-famous ancient architectural wonders, but they're hardly the only man-made structures worthy of ...
Sweet Vessels: 7 Nautical Wonders Of The Modern Shipping World
For those who think that the glory-days of boat-building are over, think again - for there are modern-day Brunels, eager to build the next generation of ocean-faring superstructures. Here are 7 ...
Global Ossuaries: 7 Creepy Wonders of the (Un)Dead World
It sounds like a horrible nightmare: human bones stacked in patterns on the floor, their skulls lining the walls and staring, gaping-eyed, at visitors. It's no nightmare, though: in churches, ...
Megaprojects: 7 Engineering Wonders of Today & Tomorrow
Megaproject... even the word sounds big! As technology evolves to meet the demands of our dreams, more and more wondrous feats of engineering will transform our world; and us with it. These 7 ...
Most Remote: 7 (More!) Abandoned Wonders of the World
With some abandoned places in truly far-flung locations, the mystery is less about why they were abandoned - it is how there were people there in the first place. Take these seven wondrous ...
