Vote: new seven wonders of the world
Stonehenge makes list in new seven wonders vote
Only one of the ancient wonders of the world still survives — now history lovers are being invited to choose a new list of seven.
An original list of nearly 200 sites nominated by the public was narrowed to 21 by the organizers and experts, including the former director general of Unesco Professor Federico Mayor.
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.
Votes can be made online, at www.new7wonders.com.
The 21 finalists for the New Seven Wonders of the World, alphabetically - (my comments in italics):
1 Acropolis, Athens, Greece - good choice, old, center of western civilization
2 Alhambra, Granada, Spain - nah, not important enough3 Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia
4 Chichen Itza Aztec site, Yucatan, Mexico
5 Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - too new
6 Colosseum, Rome - another good choice, old, center of western civilization
7 Easter Island Statues, Chile
8 Eiffel Tower, Paris - maybe too new
9 Great Wall, China - absolutely,
you can see it from outer space(see comments), a monument of one of the world’s great civilizations10 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 - too new, it was fake to begin with
15 Petra ancient city, Jordan
16 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt - great choice, a must
17 Statue of Liberty, New York - too new
18 Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom - another great choice, a must
19 Sydney Opera House, Australia - too new
20 Taj Mahal, Agra, India - great choice, a monument representing both Islam and India
21 Timbuktu city, Mali
I bold-faced six choices. What should be the seventh? I’m inclined to Easter Island, Chitzen Itza, the Eiffel Tower, or Hagia Sophia.
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