New Seven Wonders of the WorldFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNew Seven Wonders of the World was a project that attempted to update the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World concept with a modern list of wonders. A popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber[1] and organized by the Swiss-based, government-controlled New7Wonders Foundation,[2] with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon.[3]The New7Wonders Foundation claimed that more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone. Nothing prevented multiple votes, so the poll was considered "decidedly unscientific".[4] 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".[3]The program drew a wide range of official reaction. Some countries touted their finalist and tried to get more votes cast for it, while others downplayed or criticized the contest.[3][3][4] 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) distanced itself from the undertaking in 2007.[5][6]In 2007 the foundation launched a similar contest, called New7Wonders of Nature, which will be the subject of voting until Nov. 11, 2011.
Location of the New Seven Wonders winners.
Wonder Location Image Chichen Itza
Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha' Yucatán, Mexico 
Christ the Redeemer
O Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Colosseum
Colosseo Rome, Italy 
Great Wall of China
万里长城
萬里長城
Wànlǐ Chángchéng People's Republic of China 
Machu Picchu
Machu Pikchu Cuzco Region, Peru 
Petra
البتراء
al-Batrāʾ Ma'an Governorate, Jordan 
Taj Mahal
ताज महल
تاج محل Agra, India 
Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha'
O Cristo Redentor
Colosseo
万里长城
萬里長城
Wànlǐ Chángchéng
Machu Pikchu
البتراء
al-Batrāʾ
ताज महल
تاج محل
