The New7Wonders organization announced the following 7 candidates have been elected to represent global heritage throughout history. The listing is in random order, as announced at the Declaration Ceremony on 07.07.07. All the New 7 Wonders are equal and are presented as a group without any ranking.

The Great Wall, ChinaThe Great Wall, China

Petra, JordanPetra, Jordan

Christ Redeemer, BrazilChrist Redeemer, Brazil

Machu Picchu, PeruMachu Picchu, Peru

Chichén Itzá, MexicoChichén Itzá, Mexico

The Roman Colosseum, ItalyThe Roman Colosseum, Italy

The Taj Mahal, IndiaThe Taj Mahal, India

The Acropolis, Greece; Alhambra, Spain; Angkor, Cambodia; Statues of Easter Island, Chile; Eiffel Tower, France; Hagia Sophia, Turkey; Kiyomizu Temple, Japan; Kremlin/St. Basil, Russia; Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany; Pyramids of Giza, Egypt; Statue of Liberty, USA; Stonehenge, United Kingdom; Sydney Opera House, Australia and Timbuktu, Mali are the others finalists, but the choice was by vote in sites ans sms by mobile phone and just the first seven were the more voted.

Oh, I´m so excited! The Christ Redeemer, in my city Rio de Janeiro is one of the new seven wonders of the world and I can see it every day!


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