Seven Wonders of the World (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

The Seven Wonders of the World are a traditional list of seven great and monumental feats of arcitecture and/or engineering. The original Seven Wonders were compiled in classical times, but since then new lists have appeared and evolved to accommodate new technologies

List limitations
A wonder of the world must be:
 * An artificial project of arcitecture and/or engineering of unprecedented proportions
 * Either monumental in significance or indespensible in its practicality
 * Actually constructed at some point in space and time, but not necissarily completed or still standing
 * Created at such a date with appropriate technology that is reasonable for each of the following lists: Ancient (until 500 AD), Medieval (500 AD to 1700), and Modern (after 1700). On the final "New Wonders" list, monuments from any time period are appropriate

Wonders of the Ancient World
The oldest and most original list of Seven Wonders is attributed to the hellenistic poet Antipater in the 2nd century BC, whose list is laid out below. It is sometimes attributed that the historian Herodatus wrote a list much earlier, but this is unlikely as the latter lived long before most of this monuments existed. Still, the ones that did exist at his time Herodatus wrote of extensively, making one of his most memorable mottos that the "wonders of ancient man" should be always remembered. Sadly, all but one of thes wonders (the Pyramids of Giza) were destroyed at some point long ago.

OOC note: This list is fixed. It's only purpose here is to illustrate some examples of great monuments in the past.

Wonders of the Medieval World
Towards the end of the Middle Ages, fascination with classical civilization led to the rise of "updated" lists that inluded more recently-built monuments from other cultures. The seven most prominent monuments added to these lists are known as the "Seven Wonders of the Medieval World". Of course, as many of thes monuments were made outside of Europe, it's important to note that "Medieval" technology is a more loose term that can be applied to architecture as late as the 17th century.

OOC note: As the beginning of the game corrosponds to the late Middle Ages, I intentionally left some entries blank for people to make proposals from the game on the talk page. This is especially necessary as some Medieval Wonders (including the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, and the Porcelin Tower of Nanjing) were drastically altered in the game.

Wonders of the Modern World
In the world of modern, industrialized engineering, monument building has taken on a whole new dimension. Many architectual feats are more famous for their practicality than sheer beauty, if any beauty exists at all.

OOC note: This list is entirely left blank so that it can be filled by player-created monuments in the industrial era. Please make proposals on the talk page to help complete it.

New Seven Wonders Foundation List
Starting in 1990, the New Seven Wonders Foundation overviewed the most popular monuments from all over history. Medieval, Anceint and Modern. They painstakenly interviewed people from around the globe over several years to compile a generally best list for an all-around Seven Wonders of the World today. This was the result:

OOC note: four enties are intentionally left blank to facilitate players to propose their own monuments on the talk page. This is especially necessary as some monuments on the OTL list did not exist in the game. Unlike the previous lists, these are not limited to time, but can be as old or as recent as you want.