Sunday, June 17, 2007

New 7 World Wonders

As many of you all should be aware of, the world once had its original Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). It was a widely known list of seven remarkable man-made constructions of classical antiquity.

The original World Wonders were; (clockwise from top-left) The Great Pyramid of Giza, The Hanging Gardens of Babyllon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Colossus of Rhodes, The Lighthouse of Alexandria, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

Sadly, of the seven, only one still stands; The Great Pyramid of Giza. Four were destroyed by earthquake's, one by arson and the other by fire.
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The New7Wonders Foundation & Campaign was created in 2001 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber, with a mission to protect humankind's heritage across the globe.

Now, the N7W campaign is in its most exciting, and crucial stage.

People all across the globe, from all walks of life, are encouraged to vote for their choice of the New 7 World Wonders. There are currently 21 choices to choose from and voting will only continue for another 19 days. On 07.07.2007, the new 7 World Wonders of the World shall be announced. For more information, visit: http://www.new7wonders.com/
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Incidentally, my cousin is getting married on 07.07.2007. I don't why you need to know this but yeah. I'm not even sure why I'm blogging about this. Sheer boredom i guess. Anywho, i haven't casted my vote yet on the above said thing*y, but I'm 80% sure of what I'm going to vote for. Here are my choices.


Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom


Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan


Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany


The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China


The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia


The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy


Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile


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