Civil Engineering Wonders

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.

New technologies and materials have allowed to humans to build structures increasingly impressive and complex. The American Society of Civil Engineers, a professional body founded in 1852 that represents members of the civil engineering profession around the world has its own list of marvels of the civil engineering in an effort to recognize an actual equivalent to the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. Most monuments in this list were constructed in the last 100 years thanks to sophisticated software programs and impressive new materials which are allowing to civil engineers to realize infrastructure projects of unprecedented scale and complexity. The ASCE designated the following seven wonders of the modern world.