New Seven Wonders of the World

The New Seven Wonders of the World were announced in Lisbon, Portugal on, appropriately enough, 07/07/07. The New7Wonders Foundation hosted the survey which nearly 100 million people voted on worldwide by web, SMS and telephone. The winners were:

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• The Great Wall, China
• Petra, Jordan
• Christ Redeemer, Brazil
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Chichén Itzá, Mexico
• The Roman Colosseum, Italy
• The Taj Mahal, India

The original Seven Wonders of the World are the Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Pharos of Alexandria.

Check out these items to find out more about these and other wonders:

• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: A Journey Back In Time


• Dreams of Iron and Steel: Seven Wonders of the Nineteenth Century, From the Building of the London Sewers to the Panama Canal


• Seven Underwater Wonders of the World


• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World


• The Great Wall of China: With 149 Duotone Photographs and 6 Maps; Including Texts By Jorge Luis Borges, Franz Kafka and Luo Zhewen


• Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas


• The Colosseum


• The Complete Taj Mahal: And The Riverfront Gardens of Agra