Thursday, May 24, 2007

NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Long back some guys whom we never knew chose the seven wonders of the world.(But hey they were smart..they did select good ones). But now here is am oppurtunity to select the "NEW" seven wonders of the world yourselfThat is right!!The new wonders of the world is to be announced in Lisbon on 07-07-07.The contest is being organized by a "for profit" organizationNew Open World Corporation (NOWC).There are 21 contestants for the 7 positions.The contestants are :
  1. Acropolis of Athens Civilization,Athens, Greece
  2. Alhambra , Granada, Spain
  3. Angkor Wat , Angkor, Cambodia
  4. Chichen Itza ,Yucatan, Mexico
  5. Christ the Redeemer , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  6. Colosseum , Rome, Italy
  7. Easter Island , Easter Island, Chile
  8. Eiffel Tower , Paris, France
  9. Great Wall , China
  10. Hagia Sophia , Istanbul, Turkey
  11. Kiyomizu Temple , Kyoto, Japan
  12. Kremlin, Red Square, and Saint Basil's Cathedral ,Moscow, Russia
  13. Machu Picchu , Cuzco, Perú
  14. Neuschwanstein Castle , Füssen, Germany
  15. Petra Engineering, Jordan
  16. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
  17. Statue of Liberty ,New York City, United States
  18. Stonehenge ,Amesbury, United Kingdom
  19. Sydney Opera House , , Sydney, Australia
  20. Taj Mahal , Agra, India
  21. Timbuktu , Mysticism Mali

The winners will be selected by vote, and anyone can vote online,by phone or by SMS.You can also get a certificate proclaimimg that you have votedfor this event (You will have to pay the company for this ($2 or something like that).
The website of the company organizing the event is http://www.new7wonders.com/

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