dR_wHo

On January 1, 2006, the Chair of a panel of leading architectural experts announced which of the world’s
landmark sites would be taking part in the final stage of the race to become one of the
New 7 Wonders of the World.
The top 77 choices have been narrowed down to just 21 finalists.
On 07.07.07, the world will learn which of the Earth's treasures will stand in history
alongside the Ancient 7 Wonders of the World.

You can vote at
http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=315&L=0
and... be part of the making of history!

The 21 finalists are

1.The Acropolis - Athens, Greece


2.Alhambra - Granada, Spain


3.Angkor - Cambodia


4.The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá - Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico


5.Christ Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


6.The Colosseum - Rome, Italy


7.Statues of Easter Island - Easter Island


8.The Eiffel Tower - Paris, France


9.The Great Wall of China - China


10.The Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey


11.Kiyomizu Temple - Kyoto, Japan


12.The Kremlin and Red Square - Moscow, Russia


13.Machu Picchu, Peru


14.Neuschwanstein Castle - Füssen, Germany


15.Petra, Jordan


16.The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt


17.The Statue of Liberty - New York City, U.S.A.


18.Stonehenge - Amesbury, United Kingdom


19.Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia


20.The Taj Mahal - Agra, India


21.Timbuktu, Mali

dR_wHo

For the record, the other 56 that didn't make it to the finals are:

1. Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China
2. Tower of Pisa, Italy
3. Sana'a City, Yemen
4. Versailles, France
5. Sagrada Familia Cathedral, Barcelona, Spain
6. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA
7. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India
8. Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan
9. Empire State Building, New York City, USA
10. Aachen Cathedral, Germany
11. Doges Palace, Venice, Italy
12. Golden Temple, Amritsar, India
13. Brihadeshwara Temple, India
14. Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai, India
15. Bahubali Gommateshwara Statue, Shravanabelagola Karnataka, India
16. Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Spain
17. Houses of Parliament, Budapest, Hungary
18. Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu, India
19. Goeltzschtal Bridge, Vogtland, Germany
20. Dhammakaya Cetiya, Bangkok, Thailand
21. Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
22. Frauenkirche / Ladies Church, Dresden, Germany
23. Giralda of Seville, Seville, Spain
24. Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India
25. Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China
26. Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic
27. Forbidden City, Bejing, China
28. Kapell Bridge, Lucern, Switzerland
29. Tower of London, United Kingdom
30. Big Ben, London, United Kingdom
31. Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
32. Olympic Stadium and Park, Munich, Germany
33. Sigirya Rock Citadel, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
34. Houses of Parliament, London, United Kingdom
35. Mezquita of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
36. Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt
37. St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
38. Pyramids of Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan, Mexico
39. London Eye, United Kingdom
40. Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
41. Peter's of Rome, Italy
42. Ranakpur Jain Temple, India
43. Mount Rushmore, The Figures In Stone, South Dakota, USA
44. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
45. Nazca Lines, Peru
46. Mont Saint Michel, France
47. Burj Al-Arab Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
48. Sistine Chapel, Rome, Italy
49. Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain
50. Greenwich Observatory, London, United Kingdom
51. Canadian National Tower, Toronto, Canada
52. Valley of the Kings & Queens, Egypt
53. Newgrange Megalithic Passage Tomb, Meath, Ireland
54. Acueducto de Segovia, Spain
55. Panathinaiko Stadium (Kallimarmaron), Athens, Greece
56. Panama Canal, Panama

RWC-04

actually you can open a poll at general forums. It could be nice...

Giorgos

I hope Acropolis gets in but I doubt it!

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MetroGuardian

I would like to see a list of more contemporary achievements. Those ones are old and widely recognized as magnificent buildings either in the list or not.

What would be a list for the 7 wonders of the last century?


P.S. Though I wish Acropolis gets in :-)