scoLegendary Inca city is named as the top wonder of the modern world

The pyramids, the sole survivor of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World, only make it into eighth place in an updated list of modern marvels.

The Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru was voted the 21st century's top wonder by readers of travel magazine Wanderlust.

Second on the list was the vast temple complex of Angkor in Cambodia, with India's Taj Mahal third and the ancient city of Petra in Jordan fourth.

The last three places in the new seven wonders' list were taken by the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the Great Wall of China and the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador.

Extraordinary
Wanderlust's editor-in-chief Lyn Hughes said: "It is no surprise that our readers chose such extraordinary places for the definitive new list of the seven wonders.
"To explore any of these seven fully requires a great sense of adventure, but they truly represent the most amazing travel experiences on the planet."
British wonders making it on to the Wanderlust list included the Scottish Highlands (41st), Stonehenge (50th) and the London Eye (50th).

The official top seven 'new' wonders:
Machu Picchu, Peru
Angkor, Cambodia
Taj Mahal, India
Petra, Jordan
Grand Canyon, USA
Great Wall of China
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

The seven wonders of the ancient world (in no particular order) were:
The Great Pyramid at Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse at Alexandria