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Vote for the 7 New Wonders of the World

Posted By The Foo On 27th November 2006 @ 11:23 In And everything else... | 3 Comments

Check out the exciting [1] New 7 Wonders of the World campaign, the world’s first-ever global vote.

I just voted for my favorite 7 of the 21 finalists that are competing — go to [2] www.new7wonders.com to pick your favorite monuments and vote. The list has been trimmed down to the final 21 from over hundreds of nominations and the final 7 will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007.

Here are your choices:

  1. [3] The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece
  2. [4] Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain
  3. [5] Angkor (12th century) Cambodia
  4. [6] The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
  5. [7] Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  6. [8] The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy
  7. [9] Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile
  8. [10] The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France
  9. [11] The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China
  10. [12] The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey
  11. [13] Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan
  12. [14] The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia
  13. [15] Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru
  14. [16] Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany
  15. [17] Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan
  16. [18] The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt
  17. [19] The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A.
  18. [20] Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom
  19. [21] Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia
  20. [22] The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India
  21. [23] Timbuktu (12th century) Mali

My 7 votes were: [24] The Acropolis of Athens, [25] The Roman Colosseum, [26] The Great Wall of China, [27] Machu Picchu, [28] Petra, [29] The Pyramids of Giza and [30] Stonehenge.

Initially contemplated putting The Statue of Liberty, Sydney Opera House, Taj Mahal and The Eiffel Tower within the 7 choices but changed my mind, as when I compared them to my final selection, the 4 monuments above (regardless of their significances) seemed more like celebrated attractions than actual wonders.


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[1] New 7 Wonders of the World: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php
[2] www.new7wonders.com: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php
[3] The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=388&L=0
[4] Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=387&L=0
[5] Angkor (12th century) Cambodia: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=386&L=0
[6] The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=396&L=0
[7] Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=397&L=0
[8] The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=383&L=0
[9] Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=381&L=0
[10] The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=380&L=0
[11] The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=377&L=0
[12] The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=394&L=0
[13] Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=374&L=0
[14] The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=375&L=0
[15] Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=373&L=0
[16] Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=399&L=0
[17] Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=371&L=0
[18] The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=391&L=0
[19] The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A.: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=368&L=0
[20] Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=398&L=0
[21] Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=367&L=0
[22] The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=366&L=0
[23] Timbuktu (12th century) Mali: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=365&L=0
[24] The Acropolis of Athens: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=388&L=0
[25] The Roman Colosseum: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=383&L=0
[26] The Great Wall of China: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=377&L=0
[27] Machu Picchu: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=373&L=0
[28] Petra: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=371&L=0
[29] The Pyramids of Giza: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=391&L=0
[30] Stonehenge: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=398&L=0

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