Let’s vote for new seven wonders

Posted by Budi Putra on October 18th, 2006 filed in Asia, Asia: Cambodia, Asia: China, Asia: India, Asia: Indonesia, Asia: Japan, History, Internet, Tourism

Only one of the ancient wonders of the world still survives — now history lovers are being invited to choose a new list of seven.

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

The vote is organized by a non-profit Swiss foundation called New7Wonders which specializes in the preservation, restoration and promotion of monuments, and the results will be announced on July 7, 2007, in Lisbon.

About 20 million votes have already been lodged, including many from India, for the Taj Mahal; China, for the Great Wall and from Peru for Machu Picchu, the fortress city of the Incas.

I just voted for my favorite 7 of the 21 finalists that are competing. I am afraid that Indonesia’s Borobudur temple was currently out of the finalists’ list.

The 21 finalists for the New Seven Wonders of the World, alphabetically:

1. Acropolis, Athens, Greece
2. Alhambra, Granada, Spain
3. Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia
4. Chichen Itza Aztec site, Yucatan, Mexico
5. Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6. Colosseum, Rome
7. Easter Island Statues, Chile
8. Eiffel Tower, Paris
9. Great Wall, China
10. Hagia Sophia church, Istanbul, Turkey
11. Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
12. Kremlin/St.Basil’s, Moscow
13. Machu Picchu, Peru
14. Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany
15. Petra ancient city, Jordan
16. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
17. Statue of Liberty, New York
18. Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
19. Sydney Opera House, Australia
20. Taj Mahal, Agra, India
21. Timbuktu city, Mali

Go to www.new7wonders.com to pick your favorite monuments and vote. Be part of the making of history!

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