Seven Wonders

The 'City of Petra' (pictured) was announced as one of the "new" Seven Wonders of the world a few days ago.
The list included:
the El Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza;
the statue of Christ the Redeemer above Rio in Brazil;
the Colosseum in Rome;
the Great Wall in China;
the city of Machu Pichu in Peru;
and the Taj Mahal in India as well as the city of Petra in Jordan.

This list is in place/addition of the original "Seven Wonders of the World" list -which has become known as the 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' over time -which included:
The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt;
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon;
the statue of Zeus at Olympia;
the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus;
the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus;
the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse at Alexandria in Egypt ... of which only the Great Pyramid remains.

"They" have declared that the Great Pyramid retain its 'status' as a wonder of the world in addition to the "official" list, but not on it ... whoever 'they' are that is.

What strikes me is what is not on the list, namely Stonehenge, and some other sites and places far more worthy than the statue in Brazil. There is Ankgor Wat, Newcastle, Chaco Canyon, Newgrange, Notre Dame, and more that should be considered 'wonders'.