The commonly known Seven Ancient Wonders of the World were all man-made monuments, selected by Philon of Byzantium in 200 B.C. Today, only the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt remain. His selection of wonders was essentially a travel guide for fellow Athenians, and the stunning sites were all located around the Mediterranean basin, the then-known world. Now, just as Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games in 1896 with his modern version of the competition, New7Wonders founder Bernard Weber has revived the concept of the 7 Wonders of the World with these ambitious global campaigns, the Official New 7 Wonders of the World and the New7Wonders of Nature.
The key difference
The key difference is that, this time around, they were not chosen by one man, but rather by millions of people all over the world.
The new wonders that have been selected are the people’s choices, and they have been drawn from the earliest time that humankind walked upon the earth up through the year 2000. The natural wonders that will be chosen in the current campaign will then bring our natural heritage onto the same level of appreciation as that which has been made by humans.
The Seven Ancient Wonders:
The colossus of Rhodes
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Mansoleum at Halicarnassus
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Statue of Zeus
The Temple of Artemis
THE OFFICIAL NEW7WONDERS OF THE WORLD
The Official New 7 Wonders of the World have been elected by more than 100 million votes to represent global heritage throughout history. The listing is in random order, as announced at the Declaration Ceremony on 07.07.07.
All The Official New7Wonders of the World are equal and are presented as a group without any ranking.
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