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Chapter 2

The New Seven Wonders

In 2007 a Swiss foundation asked the world to choose seven new wonders, and announced the winners in Lisbon on 7 July 2007. The Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichén Itzá, the Colosseum and the Taj Mahal won the vote, and the Great Pyramid was made an honorary member. This chapter covers each of them, and how and when they were chosen.

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  1. Walls and towers that wind for thousands of km in ChinaGreat Wall of China
  2. City carved into rose-red cliffs in JordanPetra
  3. Statue with open arms above Rio de JaneiroChrist the Redeemer
  4. Inca citadel on a ridge high in the AndesMachu Picchu
  5. Stepped Maya pyramid where a serpent of light appearsChichén Itzá
  6. Rome's great amphitheatreColosseum
  7. White marble tomb an emperor built for his wifeTaj Mahal
  8. Year the New Seven Wonders were announced2007
  9. How the New Seven Wonders were chosenA worldwide public vote
  10. The ancient wonder given honorary status in 2007Great Pyramid of Giza

Image credits

  • Walls and towers that wind for thousands of km in China: Velatrix (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 1.0 Source
  • City carved into rose-red cliffs in Jordan: Vyacheslav Argenberg (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY 4.0 Source
  • Statue with open arms above Rio de Janeiro: Donatas Dabravolskas (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Inca citadel on a ridge high in the Andes: Mcclausky (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Stepped Maya pyramid where a serpent of light appears: Daniel Schwen (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Rome's great amphitheatre: Nicholas Hartmann (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • White marble tomb an emperor built for his wife: Yann, edited by King of Hearts (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source