7.07.2007
World’s new seven wonders chosen
Here they are :
1.The Great Wall of China
2.Rome's Colosseum
3.India's Taj Mahal
4.Peru's Machu Picchu
5. Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer
6. Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
7. Jordan's Petra
These are the new seven wonders of the world chosen in a global poll released on Saturday.
About 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cellphone text messages, said New7Wonders, the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll.
The seven beat out 14 other nominated landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, Russia's Kremlin and Australia's Sydney Opera House.
The pyramids of Giza, the only surviving structures from the original seven wonders of the ancient world, were assured of retaining their status in addition to the new seven after indignant Egyptian officials said it was a disgrace they had to compete.
The campaign to name new wonders was launched in 1999 by the Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. Almost 200 nominations came in, and the list was narrowed to the 21 most-voted by the start of 2006. Organizers admit there was no foolproof way to prevent people from voting more than once for their favorite.
Labels: Wonders
