New7Wonders of the World
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New7Wonders 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 New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on 7 July 2007 in Lisbon.
The New7Wonders Foundation claimed that more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone. Voting via the Internet was limited to one vote for seven monuments per person/identity, but multiple voting was possible through telephone. Hence the poll was considered unscientific. According to John Zogby, founder and current President/CEO of the Utica, New York-based polling organization Zogby International, New7Wonders Foundation drove "the largest poll on record".After supporting the New7Wonders Foundation at the beginning of the campaign, by providing advice on nominee selection, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by its bylaws having to record all and give equal status to the world heritage sites distanced itself from the undertaking in 2001 and again in 2007.
The New7Wonders Foundation, established in 2001, relied on private donations and the sale of broadcast rights and received no public funding or taxpayers' money. After the final announcement, New7Wonders said it didn't earn anything from the exercise and barely recovered its investment.
The foundation has run two subsequent programs: New7Wonders of Nature, the subject of voting until 2011, andNew7WondersCities, which wound up in 2014.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the New7Wonders Foundation list. For other uses, see Wonders of the World.
New7Wonders 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 New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on 7 July 2007 in Lisbon.
The New7Wonders Foundation claimed that more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone. Voting via the Internet was limited to one vote for seven monuments per person/identity, but multiple voting was possible through telephone. Hence the poll was considered unscientific. According to John Zogby, founder and current President/CEO of the Utica, New York-based polling organization Zogby International, New7Wonders Foundation drove "the largest poll on record".After supporting the New7Wonders Foundation at the beginning of the campaign, by providing advice on nominee selection, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by its bylaws having to record all and give equal status to the world heritage sites distanced itself from the undertaking in 2001 and again in 2007.
The New7Wonders Foundation, established in 2001, relied on private donations and the sale of broadcast rights and received no public funding or taxpayers' money. After the final announcement, New7Wonders said it didn't earn anything from the exercise and barely recovered its investment.
The foundation has run two subsequent programs: New7Wonders of Nature, the subject of voting until 2011, andNew7WondersCities, which wound up in 2014.
Winners
Wonder Location Image Year Great Pyramid of Giza
(honorary status) Giza Necropolis, Egypt 
2560 BC Great Wall of China
万里长城
Wànlǐ Chángchéng China 
700 BC Petra
البتراء
Al-Batrāʾ Jordan 
312 BC The Colosseum
Amphitheatrum Flavium Rome, Italy 
80 AD Chichén Itzá
Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha' Yucatán, Mexico 
600 AD Machu Picchu
Machu Pikchu Cuzco Region, Peru 
1450 AD Taj Mahal
ताज महल Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India 
1643 AD Christ the Redeemer
Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
1931 AD
The Great Pyramid of Giza, largest and oldest of the three pyramids at the Giza Necropolis in Egypt and the only surviving (and oldest) of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was granted honorary status.
| Wonder | Location | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Pyramid of Giza (honorary status) | Giza Necropolis, Egypt |  | 2560 BC |
| Great Wall of China 万里长城 Wànlǐ Chángchéng | China |  | 700 BC |
| Petra البتراء Al-Batrāʾ | Jordan |  | 312 BC |
| The Colosseum Amphitheatrum Flavium | Rome, Italy |  | 80 AD |
| Chichén Itzá Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha' | Yucatán, Mexico |  | 600 AD |
| Machu Picchu Machu Pikchu | Cuzco Region, Peru |  | 1450 AD |
| Taj Mahal ताज महल | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |  | 1643 AD |
| Christ the Redeemer Cristo Redentor | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  | 1931 AD |
The Great Pyramid of Giza, largest and oldest of the three pyramids at the Giza Necropolis in Egypt and the only surviving (and oldest) of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was granted honorary status.
Reactions
United Nations
In 2007 the New7Wonders Foundation contracted a partnership with the United Nations in recognition of the efforts to promote the UN's Millennium Development Goals". The UN posted on its website:[12]
However, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in a press release on June 20, 2007, reaffirmed that it has no link with the "private initiative". The press release concluded:
In 2007 the New7Wonders Foundation contracted a partnership with the United Nations in recognition of the efforts to promote the UN's Millennium Development Goals". The UN posted on its website:[12]
However, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in a press release on June 20, 2007, reaffirmed that it has no link with the "private initiative". The press release concluded:
Brazil
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 to make telephone calls and SMS messages to vote.[13] Additionally, leading corporate sponsors including Banco Bradesco and Rede Globo spent millions of reals in the effort to have the statue voted into the top seven. Newsweek reports the campaign was so pervasive that:
According to an article in Newsweek, around 10 million Brazilians had voted in the contest by early July.[This number is estimated as the New7Wonders Foundation never released such details about the campaign. An airplane message, with a huge inscription "4916 VOTE FOR CHRIST" flew in Rio de Janeiro for a month.
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 to make telephone calls and SMS messages to vote.[13] Additionally, leading corporate sponsors including Banco Bradesco and Rede Globo spent millions of reals in the effort to have the statue voted into the top seven. Newsweek reports the campaign was so pervasive that:
According to an article in Newsweek, around 10 million Brazilians had voted in the contest by early July.[This number is estimated as the New7Wonders Foundation never released such details about the campaign. An airplane message, with a huge inscription "4916 VOTE FOR CHRIST" flew in Rio de Janeiro for a month.
Peru
An intensive campaign led by the Peruvian Ministry of Commerce and Tourism in Peru had a great impact in the media and consequently Peruvian people voted massively for its national wonder. The announcement of the new World Wonders generated great expectation and the election of Machu Picchu was celebrated nationwide.
An intensive campaign led by the Peruvian Ministry of Commerce and Tourism in Peru had a great impact in the media and consequently Peruvian people voted massively for its national wonder. The announcement of the new World Wonders generated great expectation and the election of Machu Picchu was celebrated nationwide.
Chile
The Chilean representative for Easter Island's Moais, Alberto Hotus, said Weber gave him a letter saying that the Moais had finished eighth and were morally one of the New Seven Wonders. Hotus said he was the only participant to receive such an apology.[14]
The Chilean representative for Easter Island's Moais, Alberto Hotus, said Weber gave him a letter saying that the Moais had finished eighth and were morally one of the New Seven Wonders. Hotus said he was the only participant to receive such an apology.[14]
India
A campaign to publicize the campaign in India gathered speed and it reached a climax in July 2007 with news channels, radio stations, and many celebrities asking people to vote for the Taj Mahal.
A campaign to publicize the campaign in India gathered speed and it reached a climax in July 2007 with news channels, radio stations, and many celebrities asking people to vote for the Taj Mahal.
Jordan
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 were made from the country. This number is estimated as the New7Wonders Foundation never released such details about the campaign.
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 were made from the country. This number is estimated as the New7Wonders Foundation never released such details about the campaign.
Mexico
There was a campaign on the news programs to encourage people to vote for Chichen Itzá.
There was a campaign on the news programs to encourage people to vote for Chichen Itzá.
Criticism
Although N7W describes itself as a not-for-profit organization the company behind it—the New Open World Corporation (NOWC)—is a commercial business. All licensing and sponsorship money is paid to NOWC and correspondence sent to entrants uses the address of a Panama-based law firm.
Although N7W describes itself as a not-for-profit organization the company behind it—the New Open World Corporation (NOWC)—is a commercial business. All licensing and sponsorship money is paid to NOWC and correspondence sent to entrants uses the address of a Panama-based law firm.
Other finalists
The other 13 finalists, listed alphabetically, were:
Wonder Location Image Year Acropolis of Athens Athens, Greece 
447 BC Alhambra Granada, Spain 
1333 Angkor Wat Angkor, Cambodia 
1113 Eiffel Tower Paris, France 
1887 Hagia Sophia İstanbul, Turkey 
360 Kiyomizu-dera Kyoto, Japan 
1633 Moai Easter Island, Chile 
1250 Neuschwanstein Füssen, Germany 
1869 Red Square Moscow, Russia 
1561 Statue of Liberty New York, United States 
1886 Stonehenge Amesbury, United Kingdom 
2400 BC Sydney Opera House Sydney, Australia 
1959 Timbuktu Timbuktu, Mali 
1327
The other 13 finalists, listed alphabetically, were:
| Wonder | Location | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acropolis of Athens | Athens, Greece |  | 447 BC |
| Alhambra | Granada, Spain |  | 1333 |
| Angkor Wat | Angkor, Cambodia |  | 1113 |
| Eiffel Tower | Paris, France |  | 1887 |
| Hagia Sophia | İstanbul, Turkey |  | 360 |
| Kiyomizu-dera | Kyoto, Japan |  | 1633 |
| Moai | Easter Island, Chile |  | 1250 |
| Neuschwanstein | Füssen, Germany |  | 1869 |
| Red Square | Moscow, Russia |  | 1561 |
| Statue of Liberty | New York, United States |  | 1886 |
| Stonehenge | Amesbury, United Kingdom |  | 2400 BC |
| Sydney Opera House | Sydney, Australia |  | 1959 |
| Timbuktu | Timbuktu, Mali |  | 1327 |
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