New Seven Wonders of the World

(Spiritual Living : JGospel News)

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New Seven Wonders of the World is an alternative to the Seven Wonders of the World, developed by a vote organized by Swiss The New Open World Corporation (NOWC). The final list was announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal, in the Estádio da Luz, SL Benfica's.

Winners

As they were announced (alphabetical order):

Wonder Attributes Location Image
Chichen Itza Worship, Knowledge Flag of Mexico Yucatán, Mexico El Castillo being climbed by tourists
Christ the Redeemer Welcoming, Openness Flag of Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
Great Wall of China Perseverance, Persistence Flag of People's Republic of China People's Republic of China The Great Wall in the winter
Machu Picchu Community, Dedication Flag of Peru Cuzco, Perú View of Machu Picchu
Petra Engineering, Protection Flag of Jordan Jordan The Treasury at Petra
Roman Colosseum Joy, Suffering Flag of Italy Rome, Italy The Colosseum at dusk: exterior view of the best-preserved section
Taj Mahal Love, Passion Flag of India Agra, India Taj Mahal
Great Pyramid of Giza
(Honorary Candidate, see below)		 Immortality, Eternity Flag of Egypt Cairo, Egypt Pyramide Kheops

All finalists

The other 14 finalists[7], listed alphabetically and with the attributes that NOWC associates with each, were:

Wonder Attributes Location Image
Acropolis of Athens Civilization, Democracy Flag of Greece Athens, Greece The Acropolis of Athens, seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west
Alhambra Dignity, Dialogue Flag of Spain Granada, Spain View of the Alhambra from the Mirador St Nicolas in the Albaycin of Granada
Angkor Wat Beauty, Sanctity Flag of Cambodia Angkor, Cambodia The main entrance to the temple proper, seen from the eastern end of the Naga causeway
Easter Island Moais Mystery, Awe Flag of Chile Easter Island, Chile Rano Raraku Moai
Eiffel Tower Challenge, Progress Flag of France Paris, France
Hagia Sophia Faith, Respect Flag of Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Sophia
Kiyomizu Temple Clarity, Serenity Flag of Japan Kyoto, Japan Kiyomizu-dera
Kremlin, Red Square, and Saint Basil's Cathedral Fortitude, Symbolism Flag of Russia Moscow, Russia The Moscow Kremlin, as seen from the Balchug
Saint Basil's Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow
Neuschwanstein Castle Fantasy, Imagination Flag of Germany Füssen, Germany Neuschwanstein seen from the Marienbrücke
Statue of Liberty Generosity, Hope Flag of United States New York City, United States Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island
Stonehenge Intrigue, Endurance Flag of United Kingdom Amesbury, United Kingdom Stonehenge in 2004
Sydney Opera House Abstraction, Creativity Flag of Australia Sydney, Australia Internationally, the Sydney Opera House is the most recognised symbol of Sydney
Timbuktu Intellect, Mysticism

Flag of Mali Mali

 

Sankore Mosque in Timbuktu

 

 
The company says it next wants to develop a new list of seven wonders of nature, with nominations through August 8, 2008.

Criticism

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a press release[1] on June 20, 2007 reaffirmed that it has no link with the initiative, which it says would reflect "only the opinions of those with access to the internet".

A paragraph from the press release reads "There is no comparison between Mr Weber’s mediatised campaign and the scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The list of the 7 New Wonders of the World will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the internet and not the entire world. This initiative cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by this public."

Some in Egypt see it as competition to the status of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving monument of the original Ancient Wonders. "This is probably a conspiracy against Egypt, its civilization and monuments," wrote editorialist Al-Sayed al-Naggar in a leading state-owned daily.[8] Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni said the project was "absurd" and described its creator, Weber, as a man "concerned primarily with self-promotion".[8] Nagib Amin, an Egyptian expert on World Heritage Sites, has pointed out that "in addition to the commercial aspect, the vote has no scientific basis."[8]

After the complaints from Egypt, the pyramid was given special status and removed from the voting list. From the Web site: "The New7Wonders Foundation designates the Pyramids of Giza — the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World — as an Honorary New7Wonders Candidate, and removed it from the voting."[9]

In Brazil there was a campaign Vote no Cristo (Vote for the Christ) which had the support of private companies, namely telecommunications operators, that stopped charging voters.[10]

New 7 Wonders Site