#59 The 7 Wonders of The World - The Layover

Can you name all 7 Wonders of the World without looking up the answer? Did you know a new list was published in 2007 to replace the former sites and monuments? Tune in to another edition of The Layover to learn why, when, and which sites still exist from the original list that dates back more than 2,000 years.

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Episode Transcript

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Welcome back to the Globetrotter's podcast,the show that brings you diverse travel storytelling,
thoughtful discussions on ethical issues and investigationsintel you can make the most of
an adventure without breaking the bank.This is the layover, the bi monthly
addition that dives deeper into a trendingtravel trend. We're simply educating our listeners

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about something new in the travel space. I'm your host, Jonathan Odeo.
Last week's episode featured Anna Ruis,a travel family content creator and travel coach.
As a family travel coach, Annahelps out new moms and families reconnect
with travel for those who dare tosay yes to a life in which they

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still do the things they love witha couple of diapers in the bag.
If you're a new parent or newto traveling with kids, give that episode
a listen. She gave more thana few helpful tips and tricks for traveling
families. But in today's episode,we're going to talk about the Seven Wonders
of the World. Recently, I'vekind of realized there's a lot of confusion

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about which sites are monuments these areactually referring to, And here's a helpful
distinction to help you for your nextpub quiz. In two thousand and one,
the Swiss Corporation and New Seven WondersFoundation put the question to the people
what world wonders belong on the newlist, and unsurprisingly, millions of people

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responded with their answers. On Julyseventh, two thousand seven, the official
new Seven Wonders of the World wereannounced in a random order in the ceremony
in Lisbon's Benfica Stadium. That listincluded the Great Wall of China, Petra
Chichanitza, the Statue of Christ's theRedeemer, the Colosseum, Machu Pichu,

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and the taj Mahal. These wondersare the ones commonly associated with this term,
but they're not the original, andfrom this point on, I'm going
to refer to these sites as theSeven Wonders of the modern world or the
new Seven Wonders of the World.The originals are now referred to as the

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.The original lists of the Seven Wonders were
drawn up more than two thousand yearsago. Naturally, there was a need
to update the list with the advancementof human technology and architecture. There's another
reason for this, though. Ofthe seven original wonders, only one remains,

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the Pyramids of Giza. So whathappened to the other six? Along
with the Pyramids of Giza, whichis also the oldest of the original seven,
the list includes the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the
Mausoleum of hall Alleycarnassis, the Templeof Artemis, the Statue of Zeus at

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Olympia, and the Hanging Gardens ofBabylon. Over half of those sites were
destroyed by either earthquakes or fire,and one is still unknown. I've been
to the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, and I've experienced the oldest and last
remaining structure on this list. Butwhat were the other six like? If
you're like me and you think aboutwhat it would be like as a twenty

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first century human to travel back intime, what would you see, smell,
or here. We'll start with theHanging Gardens of Babylon. I'm sure
you've heard the songs, biblical verses, probably a bunch of other references involving
the ancient city of Babylon. Itexisted in what is now modern day,

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Iraq. It's about fifty miles southof Baghdad. An interesting fact that separates
this site from the rest is thatno one knows exactly what happened to it.
We're going to cover some of thetheories, mystery and lord on the
next layover. Next week, wehave an exciting episode lined up for you.

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We'll be hosting a recovering corporate addicton the show. Back in September
twenty twenty one. She traveled throughoutthe United States and an Amtrak train.
You won't want to miss it.If you want to learn a little bit
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on this podcast was done by myself. We'll see you next week and thanks
for listening. Black