New Seven Wonders of the World
The new Seven Wonders of the World have been selected after a global poll. The winners were announced and they are listed below.
New 7 Wonders of the World
About 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cell-phone text messages to choose the new Seven Wonders of the World. Academy Award-winning British actor Ben Kingsley announced the winners at a glitzy international show at Portugal’s largest venue, the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.
The only site in Europe selected was the Colosseum. The others were: The Great Wall of China, India’s Taj Mahal, Jordan’s ancient city of Petra, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, Brazil’s Statue of Christ Redeemer, and Mexico’s Chichen Itza pyramid. The seven winners beat out 14 other nominated landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the Acropolis in Athens, Russia’s Kremlin and Australia’s Sydney Opera House.
Thousands enjoyed the show in Lisbon, which included break-dancing and singing by tenor Jose Carreras and pop star Jennifer Lopez. Others celebrated in the countries home to the sites chosen.
The campaign to name the new wonders was launched in 1999 with almost 200 nominations coming in from around the world. The list of candidates was narrowed to 21 by the start of 2006. Organizers also went on a world tour, visiting each site. The original list of wonders were concentrated in the Mediterranean and Middle East. The only surviving structures from the original seven wonders of the ancient world are The Great Pyramids of Giza.
The New 7 Wonders organization was established by Swiss-Canadian adventurer Bernard Weber. It aims to promote cultural diversity by supporting, preserving and restoring monuments. It relies on private donations and revenue from selling broadcasting rights.
i totally agree akshardam is beautiful one of the most beautiful places
That’s right. I think the people who voted or the people who chose the items to be wonders didn’t really know what a wonder is. True modern wonder of the world is the Delhi Akshardham in India. Many who have gone there have experienced peace, divinity and a desire to change one’s life positively.
I don,t see the list outstnding to be the wonders of the world. I think wonderful should be related to what helps humanity. Example, Internet is a wonder.