The Seven Wonders of the World!

Instagram has revealed it’s ‘Seven Wonders Of Instagram’.

These are the most popular locations/monuments to take pictures of and post on social media. The research by CEWE Photoworld, revealed that the Eiffel Tower trumped all of the other superstructures with 3,103,675 hashtag mentions on the social media site. The locations were identified using Trip Advisor’s top 25 travel destinations of the world, as voted by the public, which were then converted into the top travel destinations according to the most hashtagged check ins on Instagram.

Until last year I had never seen any of them…in May I got to check out 3 of the top 7 while I was in London and Paris!

Here’s the list!

1. Eiffel Tower, France #3,103,675
Initially built as a temporary exhibit for the 1889 World Fair, this French icon shows the enduring appeal of art nouveau architecture.

2. Big Ben, UK #2,210,667
The distinctive bell within the newly named Elizabeth Tower is recognized worldwide.

3. Golden Gate Bridge, USA #1,433,961
Opened in 1937, this striking suspension bridge totals three miles in length.

4. Burj Khalifa, Dubai #1,384,612
Proudly crowned as the world’s tallest building in 2009, the Burj Khalifa stands a whopping three times taller than the Eiffel Tower

5. Notre Dame, France #1,169,500
The world famous cathedral is referred to as Notre Dame de Paris which translates to “Our Lady of Paris”.

6. The Alhambra, Spain #676,305
One of Spain’s most enchanting Unesco sites, this half-palace, half-fort means “Red Castle” in Arabic.

7. Machu Picchu, Peru #657,743
Machu Picchu is one of the most important archaeological sites as evidence of the urban Inca Empire.