January 26, 2007 - Here's an interesting article that I read this morning at work: Egypt apparently is pretty upset over a world-wide competition to choose the "new 7 wonders of the world". The Egyptian government argues that the competition is "a marketing stunt that demeans the Pyramids of Giza, the only surviving ancient wonder."
Personally, I don't think Egypt has anything to worry about - who in the world would exclude the Pyramids off a list of wonders of the world? that's like leaving London and Paris off the list of the world's greatest cities.
Anyway, here are my votes for the "new 7 wonders" out of the final 21 that made the list. It was definitely hard to narrow it down to 7:
- The Acropolis, Greece (the Parthenon alone says it all!)
- The Colosseum, Italy (no explanation required - it's Ancient Rome!)
- Stonehenge, UK (still one of the world's greatest mysteries?)
- Great Wall of China, China (how could anyone not include this?)
- Angkor, Cambodia (truly amazing - though it's falling apart as we speak)
- Taj Mahal, India (the symbol of eternal love)
- Pyramids of Giza (again, how could anyone not include this?)
Runners-up: Eiffel Tower, France; Machu Picchu, Peru; Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
The new 7 wonders of the world will be announced on Saturday, July 7, 2007 (07/07/07!). You can also see how Bernard voted - though I think our lists are pretty similar =)
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