[won·der/ˈwʌn.dər/ noun]
a cause of astonishment or admiration; a marvel.
a feeling of awe at something extraordinary, or new to one's experience.
The age of wonder never ended.
We just stopped looking.
History gave us its monuments, and rightly, we protect them. But wonder is not a relic.
It rose in iron above Paris in 1889. It landed in titanium in Bilbao in 1997, and a quiet industrial city became a destination the world had to see. It opened beside the Giza plateau in 2025, proof that even the land of the original wonders is still creating new ones.
It rose in iron above Paris in 1889. It landed in titanium in Bilbao in 1997, and a quiet industrial city became a destination the world had to see. It opened beside the Giza plateau in 2025, proof that even the land of the original wonders is still creating new ones.
19th Century
Eiffel Tower
(1889) Paris, France
Eiffel Tower
(1889) Paris, France
20th Century
Guggenheim Bilbao Museum
(1997) Bilbao, Spain
Guggenheim Bilbao Museum
(1997) Bilbao, Spain
21st Century
Grand Egyptian Museum
(2025) Giza, Egypt
Grand Egyptian Museum
(2025) Giza, Egypt
None of them existed when the old lists were written. All of them redrew the map of travel.
This is a campaign for what humanity has built since 1801: the landmarks, buildings and destinations of the modern era, imagined by engineers, artists and dreamers using the boldest tools of their time.
A wonder does more than stand there. It puts a city on the map and opens new ways to reach it. It creates jobs, pride and livelihoods for the people who build it, run it and welcome the world to it. It gives an economy momentum and a country a reason to keep building. The greatest wonders give back more than they take. They're made to endure, in balance with the places and communities around them.
Some you already know. Others are waiting in places the world has overlooked - underappreciated wonders, to be discovered.
This is a campaign for what humanity has built since 1801: the landmarks, buildings and destinations of the modern era, imagined by engineers, artists and dreamers using the boldest tools of their time.
A wonder does more than stand there. It puts a city on the map and opens new ways to reach it. It creates jobs, pride and livelihoods for the people who build it, run it and welcome the world to it. It gives an economy momentum and a country a reason to keep building. The greatest wonders give back more than they take. They're made to endure, in balance with the places and communities around them.
Some you already know. Others are waiting in places the world has overlooked - underappreciated wonders, to be discovered.
What Makes a Contemporary Wonder?
- Made by human hands: landmarks, buildings, institutions, resorts.
- Born of the modern era: built from 1801 to today.
- A force for its place: it draws the world, responsibly, and creates opportunity where it stands.
- Open to discovery: the celebrated and the not-yet-celebrated alike.
How It Works? The Route to Seven
- 7 July 2026 - Departure. Nominations open to the world: anyone, anywhere, any wonder built since 1801.
- 7 January 2027 - The 70. From every nomination, seventy wonders make the longlist. WTTC open the vote to the public.
- 7 April 2027 - The 30. The world narrows the field. WTTC will announce the thirty strong shortlist.
- 7 July 2027 - The 7. The Contemporary Wonders of the World are revealed. A new list enters history - written, for the first time, by everyone.
WTTC wants to hear your voice - what do you think is a wonder of the world?
