The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are:
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Artemis
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Mausoleum of Maussollos
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria
I don’t know who decided on those specific monuments, however there probably wasn’t a vote.
But what if there was?
What would you pick?
From their website:
This is the biggest global vote ever to have taken place. Millions of people have already voted for their favorite "wonder." Numerous milestones have already been reached on a journey across the Internet, television and the world’s media. This journey will reach its pinnacle on July 7, 2007 – 07.07.07, when the world will discover which monuments have been named as the New 7 Wonders of the World.
On January 1, 2006, the New7Wonder Panel of Experts, chaired by the former head of UNESCO, Prof. Dr. Federico Mayor, short-listed those nominations with the most votes received by the end of 2005. The top 77 choices have been narrowed down to just 21 finalists, which are the focus for the final year of voting. Click here for the January list of the 77 most-nominated monuments from which the 21 finalists were selected.
On 07.07.07, the world will learn which of the Earth’s treasures will stand in history alongside the Ancient 7 Wonders of the World.
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