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The New 7 Wonders of the World was a campaign started in 2001 to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. [1] The popularity poll via free web-based voting and telephone voting was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation (N7W) based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners ...
New 7 Wonders of Nature (2007–2011) was an initiative started in 2007 to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll. It was the second in a series of Internet-based polls led by Swiss-born Canadian Bernard Weber [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation [ 3 ] a Swiss-based foundation which ...
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (from left to right, top to bottom): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (also known as the Mausoleum of Mausolus), Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria as depicted by 16th-century Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck.
New 7 Wonders Cities (2011–2014) was the third in a series of Internet-based polls operated by the New 7 Wonders Foundation. It followed New7Wonders of the World and New7Wonders of Nature . The poll began in 2007 with more than 1200 nominees from 220 countries.
It is regarded as one of the best examples of Mughal architecture and a symbol of Indian history. The Taj Mahal is a major tourist attraction and attracts more than five million visitors a year. In 2007, it was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World initiative.
New 7 Wonders of the World, a campaign for people to vote and choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. Eighth Wonder of the World, about attempted additions to the famous ancient list. Wonders of the World, about similar lists made throughout the ages. Seven Wonders of the World (1956 film)
The Jeita Grotto was a candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition. [34] [35] [36] It was selected as one of 28 finalists and is the only cave to be selected among the nominees. [37] [38] The New7Wonders Foundation announced the new wonders of nature in 2011. Jeita was not on the list.
The "New Seven Wonders of the World" was a private initiative launched in 2000 by Bernard Weber to "encourage citizens around the world to select seven new wonders of the world by popular vote ...