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Great
Wall of China
(Since 7th century BC), China
Petra Ma'an (312 BC), Jordan
Colosseum
(AD 80), Italy
Chichen
Itza c. (AD 600), Mexico
Christ
the Redeemer Opened (October 12, 1931), Brazil
Machu
Picchu c. (AD 1450 ), Peru
Taj
Mahal (AD 1648), India
In
2000 a Swiss foundation launched a campaign to determine
the New Seven Wonders of the World. Given that the original
Seven Wonders list was compiled in the 2nd century BCE—and
that only one entrant is still standing (the Pyramids
of Giza)—it seemed time for an update. And people around
the world apparently agreed.
The
results were announced on July 7, 2007, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Canadian-Swiss
Bernard Weber created the “New Seven Wonders of the World
Foundation” (N7WF) and launched a worldwide competition
to create a new list.
The
Great Pyramid of Giza, largest and oldest of the three
pyramids at the Giza Necropolis in Egypt and the only
surviving of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World, was granted honorary status : Completed
c. 2560 BC, Egypt
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