Seven Wonders of the World 2.0

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World do not exist anymore except for the Pyramid of Cheops. Time to elect the New 7 Wonders of the World. The 7 winners will be announced on 07.07.07.

Update 1 : the 7 winners.

The original list of candidates was initially narrowed down to 21 finalists:

1. Acropolis, Athens, Greece
2. Alhambra, Granada, Spain
3. Angkor, Cambodia
4. Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico (winner)
5. Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (winner)
6. Colosseum, Rome, Italy (winner)
7. Easter Island Statues, Chile
8. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
9. Great Wall, China (winner)
10. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
11. Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
12. Kremlin/St.Basil’s, Moscow, Russia
13. Machu Picchu, Peru (winner)
14. Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany
15. Petra, Jordan (winner)
16. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
17. Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
18. Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
19. Sydney Opera House, Australia
20. Taj Mahal, Agra, India (winner)
21. Timbuktu, Mali

Update 2: vote for the New 7 wonders of nature