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The Great Wall of China
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Peru's Machu Picchu
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Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
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The Coliseum in Rome
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India's Taj Mahal |
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Petra in Jordan |
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Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer |
90 million people cast votes on-line to help determine, though a multi-year project, what should be considered the New 7 Wonders of the World (http://www.new7wonders.com). On July 7, 2007, the list of the New 7 were announced. Happily NOT was ahead of the curve, having visited 4 of the sites already.
The winners were:
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The Great Wall of China
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Peru's Machu Picchu
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Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
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The Coliseum in Rome
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India's Taj Mahal |
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Petra in Jordan |
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Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer |
The 7 were selected from a slate of 21 finalists, many of which NOT had been to, also. The 14 candidates which did not make the final list were:
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The Acropolis, Greece |
| Alhambra, Spain | |
| Angkor, Cambodia | |
| Statues of Easter Island, Chile | |
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Eiffel Tower, France |
| Hagia Sophia, Turkey | |
| Kiyomizu Temple, Japan | |
| Kremlin/St. Basil, Russia | |
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany |
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Pyramids of Giza, Egypt |
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Statue of Liberty, USA |
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Stonehenge, United Kingdom |
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Sydney Opera House, Australia |
| Timbuktu, Mali |
Last Updated July 2007