The document discusses the selection process for the New 7 Wonders of the World. It begins by introducing the Old 7 Wonders and then describes how Bernard Weber started a campaign in 1999 to select new wonders through an international vote. Twenty-one finalists were selected, and in 2007 people from around the world voted by internet or SMS to choose the New 7 Wonders: the Great Wall of China, the Roman Colosseum, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, Christ the Redeemer, Petra, and the Taj Mahal. Some notable structures that did not make the list include Timbuktu, Angkor, and Neuschwanstein Castle.
2. PLAN:
Introduction
Old 7 wonders
Finalists to new 7 wonders
New 7 wonders
Some interesting architectural
monument, which didn’t get to New
7 Wonders
Conclusion
3. Introduction
In the world are a very beautiful
places and ancient architectural
monuments. They are amazing for its
oneness. So, we will present these
wonders for you.
4. Old 7 Wonders
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria
12. About competition
Swiss Bernard Weber in 1999 started
(began) campaign to select new world
wonders.
At first Weber was wrote almost 200
applicants in the list.
At beginning of 2006 their list was
decreased to 21 applicants.
07.07.2007 was possible to vote and choose
new world wonders.
For applicants people from all the world
could vote by internet or by SMS message.
There actively was voted Asia’s and Latin
America’s population.
13. 13 applicant to New 7 Wonders
Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain
Angkor (12th century) Cambodia
Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan
Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany
Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island,
Chile
Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom
Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia
The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece
The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France
The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey
The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia
The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A.
Timbuktu (12th century) Mali
