New seven wonders of the world

New seven wonders of the world foundation.

The number seven.

Competition and ways of voting.

Winners

Reactions.

Agenda

New seven wonders of the world foundation

New seven wonders of the world foundation

New Seven Wonders of the world is a project that attempts to revive the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World concept with a list of modern wonders.

A popularity poll was organized by the private New7Wonders Foundation, with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Competition and ways of voting

Competition and ways of voting

The New7Wonders Foundation claimed that more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone.

Nothing prevented multiple votes.

Winners

Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChrist the

Redeemer

Christ the Redeemer This is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil.

It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.

It is 39.6 meters tall, It weighs 1000 tonnes and is located at the peak of the 700-meter Corcovado mountain .

It is considered as the largest Art Deco statue in the world. Moreover it is also the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world.

The open arms, a symbol of peace.

India Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal Is a white marble mausoleum located India.

It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653.

Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India “.

In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Taj Mahal attracts a large number of tourists. UNESCO documented more than 2 million visitors in 2001.

Polluting traffic is not allowed near the complex and tourists must either walk from parking lots or catch an electric bus.

Rome, ItalyColosseum

Colosseum

The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy.

It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture.

its construction started in 72 and was completed in 80 AD.

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators.

The Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.

MexicoEl Castillo

El Castillo

Built by the pre-Columbian Mayan civilization sometime between the 9th and 12th centuries.

The pyramid consists of a series of square terraces with stairways up each of the four sides to the temple on top.

Each of the pyramid's four sides has 91 steps which, when added together and including the temple platform on top as the final 'step', produces a total of 365 steps.

Today "El Castillo" is one of the most recognized and widely visited pre-Columbian structures in present-day Mexico.

ChinaGreat Wall of

China

Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick.

Built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire .

Several walls were being built as early as the 3th century BC these, later joined together and made bigger, stronger, and unified are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall.

In 1987 (UNESCO) placed the Great Wall on its list of the world’s great national and historical sites.

China's Wall Less Great in View from Space

JordanPetra

Petra It is a historical and archaeological city in the

Jordanian governorate of Ma’an. That is famous for its rock cut architecture

and water conduit system. Established sometime around the 6th century

BCE as the capital city of the Nabataeans. it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most

visited tourist attraction. Petra was chosen by the Smithsonian

Magazine as one of the "28 Places to see before you die.“

The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.

Cuzco Region, PeruMachu

Picchu

Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region

of Peru.

It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru.

Most archaeologists believe that it was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472).

Often referred to as the "City of the Incas“.

It was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham

Reactions

Jordan reaction

Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan joined the campaign to back Petra, Jordan's national treasure

Despite Jordan only having a population of under 7 million people, it has been claimed that over 14 million votes

Egypt reaction

After the complaints from Egypt, the New7Wonders Foundation designated the Pyramids of Giza the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World as an Honorary New7Wonders Candidate, and removed them from the voting.

However the Great Pyramid of Giza is not featured in their official results web site

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