The New 7 Wonders of the World

Posted by charleslemark on July 9, 2007 · 1 Comment

Lisbon, Portugal, July 7, 2007 – The world saw the results of the global election that elevated the status of 7 man-made monumental sites as the New Seven Wonders of the World.

From the Seven Ancient Wonders List made by Herodotus and Callimachus of Greek, the election was based from internet votes and telephone/cellphone votes of candidates for the New 7 Wonders. The list of 177 nominees, the candidates was narrowed to 21 sites, including the Great Pyramid of Giza, and later the Pyramids was proclaimed as an honorary delegate, for its status being the only remnant of the Ancient Wonders.

Here is the list of the New 7 Wonders of the World (Credits to Wikipedia)

Wonder	Attributes	Location
Great Wall	Perseverance, Persistence	China
Petra	Engineering, Protection	Jordan
Christ the Redeemer	Welcoming, Openness	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Machu Picchu	Community, Dedication	PerÃº
Chichen Itza	Worship, Knowledge	YucatÃ¡n, Mexico
Colosseum	Joy, Suffering	Rome, Italy
Taj Mahal	Love, Passion	Agra, India
Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate)	Immortality, Eternity	Cairo, Egypt

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