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7 New Wonders Wear Crown

Online poll spreads the wealth to South America, Asia

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 7, 2007 6:26 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The largest online poll ever conducted wrapped up yesterday, and today the results became official. The seven wonders of the modern world, which were announced in Portugal, include an Asian engineering triumph and a South American religious monument, but not the Great Pyramid of Giza—the Egyptian government refused to cooperate with the competition.

The new wonders:

  1. The Great Wall of China
  2. The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
  3. Petra, Jordan
  4. Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  5. The Taj Mahal, Agra, India
  6. Machu Picchu, Peru
  7. Chichen Itza, Mexico

Children play on the banks of the Yamuna River, as a reflection of the Taj Mahal is seen on the water, in the northern Indian city of Agra, Thursday, June 14, 2007. The Taj Mahal is among the leading contenders to be a new Seven Wonder of the World as...
Children play on the banks of the Yamuna River, as a reflection of the Taj Mahal is seen on the water, in the northern Indian city of Agra, Thursday, June 14, 2007. The Taj Mahal is among the leading...   (Associated Press)
he seven winners will be announced July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo/Renzo Gostoli)
he seven winners will be announced July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo/Renzo Gostoli)   (Associated Press)
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu   ((c) 00dann)
Pyramid at Chichen Itza
Pyramid at Chichen Itza   ((c) dabdiputs)
Chinese tourists walk on a rebuilt section of the Great Wall of China, near its western-most point, at Jiayuguan, in China's northwest Gansu province in this Oct. 11, 2005, file photo. The Great Wall of China was selected as one of the new seven wonders of the world in a...
Chinese tourists walk on a rebuilt section of the Great Wall of China, near its western-most point, at Jiayuguan, in China's northwest Gansu province in this Oct. 11, 2005, file photo. The Great Wall...   (Associated Press)
Tourists visit the Treasury, in Petra, Jordan, Friday, July 6, 2007, the monument that is carved out of solid rock from the side of a mountain. The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome, Peru's Machu Picchu and Petra are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders...
Tourists visit the Treasury, in Petra, Jordan, Friday, July 6, 2007, the monument that is carved out of solid rock from the side of a mountain. The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome, Peru's Machu...   (Associated Press)
The ancient Colosseum is lit up for the occasion of the day for the abolition of the death penalty, in Rome, in this Nov. 30, 2005 file photo. The Colosseum was selected as one of the new seven wonders of the world in a global poll announced Saturday, July 7,...
The ancient Colosseum is lit up for the occasion of the day for the abolition of the death penalty, in Rome, in this Nov. 30, 2005 file photo. The Colosseum was selected as one of the new seven wonders...   (Associated Press)
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