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What a wonderful world
Hotels.com surveyed people from 24 countries to see
what they thought about the ancient and modern
Wonders of the World 1 . Here are some of the findings:
• 72% recognised The Great Pyramid of Giza, making
it the best-known of the seven ancient Wonders.
• 67% identified The Hanging Gardens of Babylon as
another ancient Wonder, even though it is disputed
whether they even existed. Despite this, 5% of the
French and Koreans claim to have visited them.
• 8% also claimed to have visited the Colossus of
Rhodes, which was destroyed by an earthquake
more than 2,000 years ago.
• More than one in 10 sadly said they had never heard
of the Seven Wonders of the World, with 34% of
Japanese in the dark.
Amongst the British results:
• Of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World, the
only one that still exists today, the Great Pyramid
of Giza, was revealed to have been visited by 21% of
those surveyed.
• 3% believed that they have visited the statue
of Zeus at Olympia, despite the statue being
destroyed by Roman Emperor Caligua in the fifth
Century, and a further 5% admitted to having visited
the Temple of Artemis at Olympia, although it was
destroyed by fire in 401 AD.
• The survey also revealed the UK landmarks that
the British believed should be included in list of the
‘Ancient Seven Wonders of Britain’. These include
St Paul’s Cathedral (42%), Edinburgh Castle (39%) and
Big Ben (36%).
• When asked about the new Seven Wonders of
the World, 68% recognised the Great Wall of China,
followed by 59% for the Taj Mahal and 44% for the
Colosseum in Rome.
1 Details on the new Wonders of the World can be found here: http://www.new7wonders.com/
58 The Hotel Price Index review of global hotel prices: Jan-Dec 2011