Sunday 21 July 2013

7 Wonders of the World

    New 7 Wonders of the World (2000-2007) was an initiative started in 2000 as a Millennium project to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. The popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon.

Winners
WonderLocationImageYear
Taj Mahal
ताज महल
تاج محل
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaTaj Mahal1632
Chichen Itza
Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha'
Yucatán, MexicoEl Castillo being climbed by tourists800
Christ the Redeemer
O Cristo Redentor
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChrist the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro1926
Colosseum
Colosseo
Rome, ItalyThe Colosseum at dusk: exterior view of the best-preserved section70
Great Wall of China
万里长城
Wànlǐ Chángchéng
ChinaThe Great Wall of china (Mutianyu section)BC 700
Machu Picchu
Machu Pikchu
Cuzco Region, PeruMachu Picchu in Peru1438
Petra
البتراءAl-Batrā
Ma'an Governorate, JordanThe Monastery at PetraBC 312

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