The ancient 7 wonders of the world (as chosen by Philon of Byzantium in 200 B.C.) were: the Temple of Artemis (also known as the Temple to Diana, was located in Ephsesus in modernday Turkey), the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (in the middle of the Mesopotamian desert, in present day Iraq), the Colossus of Rhodes (built in the island of Rhodes to revere the sun god Helios), the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (monumental tomb dedicated to King Mausolus in Persia), the Lighthouse at Alexandria (Egypt), the Pyramids at Giza (also in Egypt) and the Statue of Zeus (built inside the Parthenon in Greek Olympia). Of course they were all located in and around the Mediterranean and Greece.
But planet Earth kept on evolving and the world has changed since then. They are now proposing to elect the new seven wonders of the World, among 21 finalists. The candidates are: the Acropolis (Greece), Alhambra (Granada, Spain), Angkor (Myanmar, former Burma), Chichen Itzá (Mexico), Christ Redeemer (Rio), The Colosseum (Rome), Easter Island or Rapa Nui (Chile), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Great Wall of China, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Kiyomizu Temple (Kyoto, Japan), Kremlin (Moscow, Russia), Machu Picchu (Peru), Neuschwanstein Castle (Baviera, Germany), Petra (Jordan), Pyramids of Giza (still in Egypt), Statue of Liberty (NY), Stonehenge (England), Sydney Opera House (Australia), Taj Mahal (India) and Timbuktu (Mali).
Of course this is rather a politically correct attempt to cover the whole planet, yet I have some doubts… there might be some things missing. For instance in NY I would have preferred the Empire State Building instead, I would also have added the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, the Øresund bridge & tunnel link between Denmark and Sweden, Venice in Italy, Shibam in Yemen, something in Central Asia like Samarkand (Uzbekistan), the temple of Borobudur in Java in Indonesia, Sintra or the Monastry of Batalha in Portugal and of course the Atomium in Brussels to name but a few! But well… I didn’t vote for the finalists selected...
You have to go to the site, register… and vote! You still have around 238 days to vote. Personally I think I’ll vote for: Chichen Itzá, the Colosseum, Eiffel Tower, Machu Picchu, Pyramids of Giza, Sydney Opera House and the Alhambra.
But planet Earth kept on evolving and the world has changed since then. They are now proposing to elect the new seven wonders of the World, among 21 finalists. The candidates are: the Acropolis (Greece), Alhambra (Granada, Spain), Angkor (Myanmar, former Burma), Chichen Itzá (Mexico), Christ Redeemer (Rio), The Colosseum (Rome), Easter Island or Rapa Nui (Chile), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Great Wall of China, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Kiyomizu Temple (Kyoto, Japan), Kremlin (Moscow, Russia), Machu Picchu (Peru), Neuschwanstein Castle (Baviera, Germany), Petra (Jordan), Pyramids of Giza (still in Egypt), Statue of Liberty (NY), Stonehenge (England), Sydney Opera House (Australia), Taj Mahal (India) and Timbuktu (Mali).
Of course this is rather a politically correct attempt to cover the whole planet, yet I have some doubts… there might be some things missing. For instance in NY I would have preferred the Empire State Building instead, I would also have added the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, the Øresund bridge & tunnel link between Denmark and Sweden, Venice in Italy, Shibam in Yemen, something in Central Asia like Samarkand (Uzbekistan), the temple of Borobudur in Java in Indonesia, Sintra or the Monastry of Batalha in Portugal and of course the Atomium in Brussels to name but a few! But well… I didn’t vote for the finalists selected...
You have to go to the site, register… and vote! You still have around 238 days to vote. Personally I think I’ll vote for: Chichen Itzá, the Colosseum, Eiffel Tower, Machu Picchu, Pyramids of Giza, Sydney Opera House and the Alhambra.
The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.
Vote here:
list of places:
http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=427
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