by Malay Shah
on Jul 9th, 2007
on Jul 9th, 2007
World Selects its New 7 Wonders in Online Poll
The New7Wonders organization announced the following 7 candidates to represent global heritage throughout history.
1. Chichén Itzá, Mexico
2. Christ Redeemer, Brazil
3. The Great Wall, China
4. Machu Picchu, Peru
5. Petra, Jordan
6. The Roman Colloseum, Italy
7. The Taj Mahal, India
About 100 million votes were cast by Internet and cell phone text messages, said New7Wonders, the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll.
The seven beat out 14 other landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, the Kremlin and Australia’s Sydney Opera House.
The pyramids of Giza, the only surviving structures from the original Seven Wonders of the World.
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