New Seven Wonders of the World is a contemporary attempt to create an alternative to historical lists of the Seven Wonders of the World. The result of a worldwide popularity poll organized by the private, Swiss-based, non-profit New Open World Corporation (NOWC), its final list was announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal, in the Estádio da Luz, SL Benfica’s.
More than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone.Since no one can preven people from voting several times,so the actual number of voters is not in record.But finally the results were out on 07/07/07 to announce the 7 wonders of the world.they were-
7) Chichen itza-it is located in Mexico,its a place of worship
6) Christ the redeemer-its in Brazil,a place of openness and welcoming people.
5) Great wall of china-as the name tell its from China built on hills by mongols.
4) Machu Picchu-Built in Peru for the Community and dedication.
3) Petra-built in Jordan,a masterpeice by engineers.
2) Roman Coloseum-from Italy.
1) Taj Mahal-from Indiamade by Mughal empror for his wife.
Despite having the second largest population on Earth, the Taj Mahal of India was lagging at No.14 with just 0.8% of the votes just one month before the final declaration. Gradually, a campaign to publicise the campaign in India gathered speed and it reached a crescendo in July 2007. Every news channel, radio station, and many celebrities asked people to vote. It has been hailed as a National phenomenon in India and also resulted in the Taj Mahal ending in the Top-3 with 13% of the votes.
