Eighth Wonder of the World
There are a few considered for the title.
Three are listed here. They are constructions rather than natural wonders.
Pre-1900 creations
Part Three
El Escorial
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| Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. View from the northwest |
Dome of the Basilica of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorialabout 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. Built between 1563 and 1584 by order of King Philip II (who reigned 1556–1598), El Escorial is the largest Renaissance building in the world. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, basilica, royal palace, pantheon, library, museum, university, school, and hospital.
El Escorial consists of two architectural complexes of great historical and cultural signifance.
La Granjilla de La Fresneda, a royal hunting lodge and monastic retreat about five kilometres (3.1 mi) away. These sites have a dual nature. El Escorial was both a Spanish royal palace and a monastery.
The building's cornerstone was laid on 23 April 1563. The building was completed in 1584.
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Courtyard of the Evangelists, Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
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Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east–west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. It has been called "The Nation's First Superhighway."
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Aqueduct over the Mohawk River one of 32 navigable on the Erie Canal
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The Erie's peak year was 1855, when 33,000 commercial shipments took place. It continued to be competitive with railroads until about 1902, when tolls were abolished. Commercial traffic declined heavily in the latter half of the 20th century due to competition from trucking and the 1959 opening of the larger St. Lawrence Seaway.
The Erie's peak year was 1855, when 33,000 commercial shipments took place. It continued to be competitive with railroads until about 1902, when tolls were abolished. Commercial traffic declined heavily in the latter half of the 20th century. Since the 1990s, the canal system has been used primarily by recreational traffic.
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| Camillus Aqueduct over Nine Mile Creek built in 1841 and abandoned c. 1918 |
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| By MrMasterKeyboard - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=121262762 |
Construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890.
At its peak, approximately 4,600 workers were employed in the bridge's construction. Wilhelm Westhofen recorded in 1890 that 57 people died. As of 2009, 73 deaths have been connected with the construction of the bridge and its immediate aftermath.
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| By Josh von Staudach - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3197426 |
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