Wonders of Asia
7Wonders.org is a project, that attempts to revive the spirit of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, with a modern list, which includes in addition to the ancient
wonders, the New Seven Wonders established in Lisbon on July 7, 2007, the Middle
Age Wonders, the Civil Engineering Wonders, the Man-made Wonders, the Natural Wonders,
the Underwater Wonders and the Wonders of each country.
Asia is usually defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia and is the largest and
most populous continent with around 4 000 millions people. Asia has been cradle
of several of the greatest civilizations of the world’s history, like Mesopotamia,
Persia India and China as well as main religions such as Christianity, Judaism,
Islam and Buddhism. The humanity owes to Asian civilizations many of the most important
technological advances of the History. This giant continent is very rich in natural
resources such as petroleum, fish, water and metals. Besides, Asia has the third
nominal GDP of the continents, being the economies of Japan, Korea, India and China
some of the most important in the world. This beautiful continent which is a wonder
itself owns some of the most impressive natural landscapes of the planet like Himalaya
Mountains or the Gobi desert and many impressive structures created by men both
in antiquity and in modern times. Asia is full of all sorts of wonders; we invite
you to discover them here.
Wonders of Asia in interactive map
