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What are the world's seven new wonders?

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What are the world's seven new wonders?

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New Seven Wonders
Main article: New Seven Wonders of the World
Two "New Seven Wonders" lists have been promoted since 2000.

In 2001 an initiative was started by Swiss organization New Open World Corporation (NOWC) to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit(ongoing).[14] Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006.[15] The results were announced on July 7, 2007[16] and are:

Great Wall of China, China
Petra, Jordan
Christ the Redeemer (statue), Brazil
Machu Picchu, Peru
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Colosseum, Italy
Taj Mahal, India
Great Pyramid, Egypt [Honorary Candidate]
In November 2006 the American national newspaper USA Today in conjunction with the American television show Good Morning America revealed a list of "New Seven Wonders" as chosen by six judges.[17] The wonders were announced one per day over a week on Good Morning America. An eighth wonder was chosen on November 24 from viewer feedback.[18]

Number Wonder Location
1 Potala Palace Lhasa, Tibet
2 Old City of Jerusalem Israel
3 Polar ice caps Polar regions
4 Papah膩naumoku膩kea Marine National Monument Hawaii, United States
5 Internet N/A
6 Mayan ruins Yucat谩n Peninsula, Mesoamerica
7 Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara Tanzania and Kenya
8 Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder) Arizona, United States Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/seven_wonde...
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1 - Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer
2 - Peru's Machu Picchu
3 - Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
4 - Great Wall of China
5 - Jordan's Petra : ) my favorite!
6 - Colosseum in Rome
7 - India's Taj Mahal
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The Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal in India
Machu Picchu in Peru
Statue of Christ Redeemer in Brazil
Rome Colosseum in Italy
The Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza in Mexico
Petra in Jordan
Great wall of China
Petra
Jesus statue in Brazil
Colliseum
Taj Mahal
Macchu Picchu
Maya Ruins at Chichen Itza
The Great Wall of China
Petra
Chich茅n Itz谩
The Statue of Christ Redeemer
The Colosseum
Machu Picchu
Taj Mahal

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The New7Wonders of the World were announced tonight in a star-studded ceremony featuring a fanfare of musical performances and a parade of world dignitaries. All came together for one night to highlight the world's cultural gems and shared heritage.

The New7Wonders of the World, in random order, are: The Great Wall of China, Petra, Chich茅n Itz谩 , the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Colosseum, Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal. More than 100 million votes were cast worldwide.

Actresses Hilary Swank and Bipasha Basu and actor Ben Kingsley hosted the ceremonies, which transformed the Benfica Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal and contrasted the more than 2,000-year-old Ancient Wonders, presented to the audience from a giant book, with the New7Wonders candidate finalists framed by a giant laptop computer.

Bernard Weber, who launched the New7Wonders Foundation to unite the world by honoring our common heritage, announced the organization's next project: The New7Wonders of Nature.

Among highlights of the evening were performances by Jennifer Lopez and Jose Carreras, as well as Dulce Pontes, Chaka Khan, Alessandro Safina and Joaqu铆n Cort茅s. Special guests were Neil Armstrong, Bertrand Piccard, Frederico Mayor and Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal's homegrown football star.