But my dear, of the new seven wonders of the world - and this was an initiative started by a Swiss corporation to choose the new seven wonders - not one of them is African.
There is the issue of the seven wonders of the world, and whether or not they remain the same.
Climbing inside, Marcel and his three friends lit their oil lamp, raised it to the roof and found themselves surrounded by one of the artistic wonders of the world.
In the spring, tourists come from all over the world to see the natural wonders: crystalline salt popping out of the ground, sand dunes surrounded by mountains, vibrantly colored, unearthly-looking rock formations and, if there's been enough rain, blooming wildflowers.
Still, nothing could dampen the thrilling views on the west and north sides of the building (especially from the 2, 000-plus-square-foot Kohinoor Suite), which take in the entirety of the Queen's Necklace, the stretch of Marine Drive running along the city's Back Bay that, when lit up, truly resembles a vast string of pearls--one of the urban wonders of the world.
Plus, two important African heritage sites failed to rank among the new Seven Wonders of the World.
So impressive in fact, that is was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.
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Often listed as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the falls and their surrounding gorges are a truly awe-inspiring sight.
She and her crew followed Dr. Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, through the Grand Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of the world.
Hillah is the modern location of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the hanging gardens of Babylon.
The pyramid is the biggest and most famous of the Giza monuments and is the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing.
But even as the adventures of a bespectacled boy wizard have proven that the world still has an appetite for the written word, one wonders if Hodgman still sees a place for the publishing world he abandoned a decade or so ago to great success.
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The days he spent teaching children about the wonders of the world the cycle of the moon, the letters of the alphabet, the power of music touched them and their families forever.
And just as I visited the Citadel here in Amman on my last visit, I'm looking forward to seeing Petra tomorrow -- weather permitting -- one of the great wonders of history that the world can experience, thanks to the care and dedication of Jordan and its people.
Everywhere you turn, the world sparkles with distracting wonders, challenging problems, tantalizing mysteries.
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Americans of all political stripes can agree on certain essential goals, such as how we must preserve the world's natural wonders for generations to come and how we must live in harmony with this world of finite natural resources.
Okay, yes, they are Wonders of the World, but what about Timbuktu in Mali?
QUIST-ARCTON: And of course, Timbuktu as another of the great wonders of the world being in West Africa, my region.
It was one of the Seven Wonders of the World and lasted 1, 500 years giving its name in many romance languages to the lighthouse.
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Well, definitely at this point every online poll is highly unscientific, so we will still consider Giza, one of the great Wonders of the World.
Nothing not the tacky plastic fun park of Canada's family heaven nor the hard-at-the-heels squalor of New York's economic hell can ruin one of the world's prime natural wonders.
The result, the work of more than 20 employees, was a 100-page report, more graphics than text, extolling the wonders of the world's emerging markets, among which none shone more brightly than China.
It included pictures of me selling my company, starting a charity to empower others, visiting the Seven Wonders of the World, and it even included a photo of me getting married over in Africa (where my parents were living, doing humanitarian service at the time).
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One of the wonders of the modern world is that his major contributions are available to be perused or downloaded from the institute bearing his name or from the Liberty Fund.
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Obama and Randell are both captivating, easy on the minds and would do wonders to boost our standing and influence in the world.
As Activision Blizzard prepares to release the Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft, academic Ladan Cockshut wonders what it means for the future of the game.
Right after the New Year's bubbly goes flat, the world's electronics makers converge upon Las Vegas to reveal forthcoming digital wonders at the annual Consumer Electronics Show.
Banks inspected the wonders and decided what should go where in the world-because there was no reason to let things stay as they were, after all.
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