The seven wonders of the world are, well, wondrous, and each demonstrates the fascinating scale and skill of human creation. But everyone’s got their opinion, and a brand-new survey has unveiled which ‘wonder’ is the most popular of all.
How? Well, Iglu Cruise did some digging and compiled a ranking based on the proportion of five-star reviews each site has garnered on TripAdvisor. So, topping the list and beating out all six other wonders was (drum roll, please) Machu Picchu!
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That’s right, the hilltop citadel in southern Peru, built by the Incas as a royal estate for emperors and nobles, is the highest-rated wonder in the world. Of the 20,132 TripAdvisor reviews, Iglu Cruise found 18,414 were five-star, giving it an impressive proportion of 91.5 percent overall.
In second place? That would be the magnificent, otherworldly Taj Mahal, a grand mausoleum in Agra, India built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal – Valentine’s Day ain’t got nothing on this guy.
A solid 84.1 percent people gave the marvel a five-star review, which was closely followed by the 81.7 percent positive score for the Great Wall of China. Check out the rest of the list below.
The seven wonders of the world, ranked
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Taj Mahal, India
- Great Wall of China, China
- Petra, Jordan
- Colosseum, Italy
- Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
- Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Check out Time Out’s ranking of the most beautiful places in the world.
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