page_title: Eighth Wonder of the World
section_title: Post-1900 creations
hierarchical_section_title: Eighth Wonder of the World / Candidates for the Eighth Wonder of the World / Post-1900 creations
caption_attribution_description: Sydney Opera House viewed from the side
context_page_description: Eighth Wonder of the World is an unofficial title sometimes given to new buildings, structures, projects, or even designs that are deemed to be comparable to the seven Wonders of the World.
context_section_description: Aswan Dam in Egypt, called as such by Nikita Khrushchev
  Bahá'í terraces, on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
  Delta Works, the Dutch provinces of Zeeland and Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands. The Delta Works has been called one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by Quest magazine and the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by several other sources.
  Empire State Building, New York City, United States.
  George Washington Bridge, New York City, United States
  Great Manmade River in Libya; given the title by Muammar Gaddafi.
  Hibernia Oil Platform, Newfoundland, Canada
  Houston Astrodome, Texas, United States
  Karakoram Highway in Pakistan, and China
  Palm Islands of Dubai
  Panama Canal, Panama
  Pikeville Cut-Through in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States; given the title by The New York Times.
  Queensway Tunnel, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
  Rogers Centre, originally named SkyDome, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Statue of Unity, Kevadiya, India, given the title by Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
  Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia; the story of its construction was recounted in the opera The Eighth Wonder
  Thames Barrier, London, United Kingdom.
  Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China
  West Baden Springs Hotel in West Baden Springs, Orange County, Indiana, United States.
  West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
caption: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
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