Seven new wonders of the world
The poll results are in and the new seven architectural wonders of the world have been announced. Here is Associated Press report:
The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum, India's Taj Mahal and three architectural marvels from Latin America were among the new seven wonders of the world chosen in a global poll released on Saturday.Jordan's Petra was the seventh winner. Peru's Machu Picchu, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid also made the cut.
About 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cellphone text messages, said New7Wonders, the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll.
The seven beat out 14 other nominated landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, Russia's Kremlin and Australia's Sydney Opera House.
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Also among the losing candidates were Cambodia's Angkor, Spain's Alhambra, Turkey's Hagia Sophia, Japan's Kiyomizu Temple, Russia's Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral, Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle, Britain's Stonehenge and Mali's Timbuktu.
You can read the full report here.
Given the dominance of the industrialized west in recent centuries, isn't it a bit suprising that European wonders did so poorly?
I've seen Petra and Taj Mahal, and Stonehenge. Of the three I felt Stonehenge was a spiritual spot. Petra is a must. Indeed, a tour of Jordan highly recommended. I was not that impressed by the Taj Mahal alone, but as part of a wider tour I'd recommend it. A friend and I covered a lot of central India in 5 days with a hired car and driver.
I'm told I must do Angkor. At the same time I know that it is overrun with tourists
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July 9, 2007 10:52 AM