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On July 7^th, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal a new set of Wonders of the World will be declared, as voted on by participants worldwide. 

 

Most people have learned about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World at one point or another. The Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Colossus of Rhodes, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum of Maussollos, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria have long been regarded as what people mean when they reference “The 7 Wonders of the World.� Since only one of them (the Pyramids of Giza) is truly left standing, all of that is about to change. 

 

Started by Bernard Weber, the New7Wonders foundation is running a worldwide campaign to select an official set of wonders for our modern world. There are many lists of modern wonders developed by many groups, but as this is a worldwide vote, it will likely be regarded as “official.� The statistics for the website of the New7Wonders campaign, where you may cast your vote, show that the campaign is going exceedingly strong. It has exceeded many of the world’s most prominent brands and organizations in online traffic, including the websites for the UN, Fifa, the Olympics, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Levis, and BMW. 

 

There is a list of 21 choices, including the only honorary inductee into the new set of wonders, the Pyramids of Giza. Many of the choices are familiar to many, and some are not. The New7Wonders foundation has compiled links and information for each of the possibilities so that voters can learn more. The list of possible new wonders is as follows: 

 

• The Acropolis in Athens, Greece
• Alhambra in Granada, Spain
• Angkor in Cambodia
• The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá in Mexico
• Christ Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
• The Easter Island Statues in Chile
• The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
• The Great Wall of China
• Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
• The Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Japan
• The Kremlin / St. Basil in Moscow, Russia
• Machu Picchu in Peru
• Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Switzerland
• Petra in Jordan
• The Statue of Liberty in New York, USA
• Stonehenge in the UK
• The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia
• The Taj Mahal in Agra, India
• Timbuktu in Mali

 

An impressive list of structures and places worldwide, the voting is going strong. With little more than a month left until the day the new list is declared, the votes are still pouring in. The New7Wonders founder Bernard Weber says it best: “People from every country in the world have voted and continue to post photos and videos, submit slogans and spread the word. New7Wonders is a passionate movement that is making waves worldwide.�