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For the list by USA Today/Good Morning America, see New Seven Wonders. For other uses see Wonders of the World (disambiguation)

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Location of the New Seven Wonders winners.

New Seven Wonders of the World is a project that attempts to revive the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World concept with a list of modern wonders. A popularity poll was organized by the private, non-profit New Open World Corporation (NOWC), with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal.<ref name="nwVFC">« »</ref>

The Swiss-based NOWC claims more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone. Since nothing prevented fans, government or tourism agencies from casting multiple votes, the poll is considered "decidedly unscientific".<ref name = "LAT"/> According to John Zogby, founder and current President/CEO of the Washington-based polling organization Zogby International, NOWC drove “the largest poll on record”.<ref name = "nwVFC"/>

NOWC relied on private donations, the sale of merchandise such as shirts and cups, and revenue from selling broadcasting rights.

www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-wonders8jul08,0,299368.story?coll=la-default-underdog</ref><ref name="nwVFC" /> UNESCO has distanced itself from the undertaking.<ref name=UNESCO>http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=38482&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html</ref>//www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-wonders8jul08,0,299368.story?coll=la-default-underdog</ref><ref name="nwVFC" /> UNESCO has distanced itself from the undertaking.<ref name=UNESCO>http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=38482&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html</ref>

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History

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The finalist candidates for the New Seven Wonders.

www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=48 NOWC Milestone page</ref>, Swiss-originated Québecois businessman Bernard Weber launched the project in September 1999. The project's web site started in 2001 when Mr. Weber paid $700 for a site based in Canada.<ref name="nwVFC" /> To be included on the new list, the wonders had to be man made, completed before 2000, and in an "acceptable" state of preservation. By November 24, 2005, 177 monuments were up for consideration. On January 1, 2006, the NOWC said the list had been narrowed to 21 sites,<ref>BBC News Article 2 Jan 2006</ref> later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt over the Pyramids' inclusion as a candidate in competition with others.//www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=48 NOWC Milestone page</ref>, Swiss-originated Québecois businessman Bernard Weber launched the project in September 1999. The project's web site started in 2001 when Mr. Weber paid $700 for a site based in Canada.<ref name="nwVFC" /> To be included on the new list, the wonders had to be man made, completed before 2000, and in an "acceptable" state of preservation. By November 24, 2005, 177 monuments were up for consideration. On January 1, 2006, the NOWC said the list had been narrowed to 21 sites,<ref>BBC News Article 2 Jan 2006</ref> later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt over the Pyramids' inclusion as a candidate in competition with others.

The project assigned what it called "attributes" to each finalist, such as "perseverance" for the Great Wall of China, "passion" for the Taj Mahal, and "awe" for the Easter Island statues.

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www.newyorker.com/archive/2001/10/29/011029ta_talk_reincarnation_dept The New Yorker: "Buddhas for Bamiyan"] Retrieved 2007-7-16 </ref>, to set up, or contribute to, various restoration projects in the world <ref name="bbc1hit"> BBC News: "More than a one-hit wonder?" Retrieved 2007-7-21</ref>. <ref>New Seven Wonders: "The New7Wonders Foundation" Retrieved on 2007-7-18</ref><ref name="LAT"/>//www.newyorker.com/archive/2001/10/29/011029ta_talk_reincarnation_dept The New Yorker: "Buddhas for Bamiyan"] Retrieved 2007-7-16 </ref>, to set up, or contribute to, various restoration projects in the world <ref name="bbc1hit"> BBC News: "More than a one-hit wonder?" Retrieved 2007-7-21</ref>. <ref>New Seven Wonders: "The New7Wonders Foundation" Retrieved on 2007-7-18</ref><ref name="LAT"/>

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Winners

In alphabetical order:

Wonder	Location	Image
Chichen Itza	Modèle:Country data Mexico Yucatán, Mexico	Image:El Castillo, Chichén Itzá.jpg
Christ the Redeemer	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Image:Christtheredeemer.jpg
Colosseum	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy	Image:Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007.jpg
Great Wall of China	Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	Image:GreatWallNearBeijingWinter.jpg
Machu Picchu	Image:Flag of Peru.svg Cuzco, Perú	Image:Peru Machu Picchu Sunset.jpg
Petra	Modèle:Country data Jordan Jordan	Image:Khazneh.JPG
Taj Mahal	Image:Flag of India.svg Agra, India	Image:Taj Mahal in March 2004.jpg
Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate, see below)	Modèle:Country data Egypt Cairo, Egypt	Image:Pyramide Kheops.JPG

The company plans to develop a new list of seven wonders of nature through a similar process, taking nominations through August 8, 2008.

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Reactions

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in a press release on June 20, 2007, reaffirmed that it has no link with the "private initiative", which it says would reflect "only the opinions of those with access to the Internet." The press release concluded: Modèle:Cquote

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Egypt

news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070125/wl_mideast_afp/egyptarchaeology "Egypt fumes over fresh seven wonders competition for pyramids." Article retrieved Jan. 25, 2007</ref>//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070125/wl_mideast_afp/egyptarchaeology "Egypt fumes over fresh seven wonders competition for pyramids." Article retrieved Jan. 25, 2007</ref>

www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=391 NWOC Pyramids of Giza</ref>//www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=391 NWOC Pyramids of Giza</ref>

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Brazil

In Brazil there was a campaign Vote no Cristo (Vote in the Christ) which had the support of private companies, namely telecommunications operators that stopped charging voters to make telephone calls to vote.<ref>{{cite web

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|accessdate = 2007-07-10 }}</ref>  Additionally, leading corporate sponsors including Banco Bradesco and Rede Globo spent "millions" of dollars in the effort to have the statue voted into the top seven.<ref name="nwVFC" />  Newsweek reports the campaign was so pervasive that:

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By early July, around 10 million Brazilians had voted in the contest.<ref name="nwVFC" />

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Chile

www.lun.com/modulos/catalogo/paginas/2007/07/10/LUCPRDI04LU1007.htm?tipoPantalla=1024 Líder pascuense furioso porque le dieron a la isla un triunfo moral]" Las Últimas Noticias July 10 2007</ref>//www.lun.com/modulos/catalogo/paginas/2007/07/10/LUCPRDI04LU1007.htm?tipoPantalla=1024 Líder pascuense furioso porque le dieron a la isla un triunfo moral]" Las Últimas Noticias July 10 2007</ref>

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Jordan

Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan joined the campaign to back Petra, Jordan's national treasure.<ref name="nwVFC" /> Despite Jordan only having a population of under 7 million people, over 14 million votes were made from the country.<ref name="nwVFC" />

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India

www.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/08wonders.htm "Taj Mahal joins wonders of the world list." Article retrieved July 23, 2007</ref> At the end, the Taj Mahal of Agra got the highest number of votes.^{[citation needed]}//www.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/08wonders.htm "Taj Mahal joins wonders of the world list." Article retrieved July 23, 2007</ref> At the end, the Taj Mahal of Agra got the highest number of votes.^{[citation needed]}

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Other finalists

www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=306 Finalist Page]</ref> listed alphabetically, were://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=306 Finalist Page]</ref> listed alphabetically, were:

Wonder	Location
Acropolis of Athens	Modèle:Country data Greece Athens, Greece
Alhambra	Modèle:Country data Spain Granada, Spain
Angkor Wat	Modèle:Country data Cambodia Angkor, Cambodia
Easter Island Moais	Image:Flag of Chile.svg Easter Island, Chile
Eiffel Tower	Image:Flag of France.svg Paris, France
Hagia Sophia	Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey
Kiyomizu Temple	Image:Flag of Japan.svg Kyoto, Japan
Kremlin, Red Square, and Saint Basil's Cathedral	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia
Neuschwanstein Castle	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Füssen, Germany
Statue of Liberty	Image:Flag of the United States.svg New York, United States
Stonehenge	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amesbury, United Kingdom
Sydney Opera House	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sydney, Australia
Timbuktu	Modèle:Country data Mali Mali