Eighth Wonder of the World

For the British pop band, see Eighth Wonder; for the opera, see The Eighth Wonder.

For other meanings of the term Wonders of the World, see Wonders of the World (disambiguation).

"Eighth Wonder of the World" is a term sometimes used to describe things in comparison to the Seven Wonders of the World, the widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity.

Things labeled as the "Eighth Wonder of the World"

• Hagia Sophia: Greek Orthodox Church built in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire in the 4th century A.D.
• The Empire State Building: The north corridor of the building contains eight illuminated panel, created by Roy Sparkia and Renée Nemorov in 1963, which depict the Empire State Building as the eighth wonder of the world alongside the traditional seven.
• King Kong: in the 1933 and 2005 movies, the captured beast is given that title as he is revealed to New York audiences
• André the Giant, WWF wrestler
  • Later WWF/WWE wrestler Chyna was nicknamed "The Ninth Wonder of the World"
• The Palm Islands in Dubai
• The Panama Canal
• The Victoria Bridge of Montreal, Quebec.
• The Astrodome in Houston, Texas
• The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines
• The Terracotta Army of Xian, China
• The Great Manmade River under the Sahara
• The Sydney Opera House in Australia; the story of its construction was recounted in the opera The Eighth Wonder.
• The Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi, India.
• The subject of the Kimberley Locke song "Eighth World Wonder."
• Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer
• The monastery of St. Lawrence of Escorial, Spain.
• The Pantheon, Rome.
• Jay-Z's lyrical flows in "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)", from the 2001 album, 'The Blueprint' (self-proclaimed).
• The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London - www.mandir.org
• The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Monument, New Delhi, India - www.akshardham.com