The Ancient Ankor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia, is seen from a balloon which enables tourists to get a bird's eye view of the temple and the mot surrounding it, July 15, 2004. The Ankor Wat is among the 21 candidates for the new seven wonders of the world. The seven winners will be announced July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)Help choose the new seven wonders of the world
By ELIANE ENGELER and ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS
The Associated Press
A global competition to name the new seven wonders of the world is attracting widespread interest, with more than 20 million people voting so far, organizers say.
The Egyptian pyramids are the only surviving structures from the original list of seven architectural marvels. Long gone are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos lighthouse off Alexandria. Those seven were deemed wonders in ancient times by observers of the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Candidates for the new list have been narrowed down to 21, including the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal and Peru’s Machu Picchu. The public can vote until July 6 by Internet or phone. The seven winners will be announced July 7 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Choosing world wonders has been a continuing fascination over the centuries. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, keeps updating its list of World Heritage Sites, which now totals 830 places.
The “New 7 Wonders of the World” campaign was begun in 1999 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber, with almost 200 nominations coming in from around the world.
Weber “felt it is time for something new to bring the world together” and to “symbolize a common pride in the global cultural heritage,” said Tia B. Viering, spokeswoman for the campaign.
Weber’s Switzerland-based foundation aims to promote cultural diversity by supporting, preserving and restoring monuments. It relies on private donations and revenue from selling broadcasting rights.
Nominations were whittled down by public votes to 77 last year. Then a panel of architectural experts, chaired by former UNESCO chief Federico Mayor, shortened the list to 21. Interest has grown as Weber and his 10-member team visit the 21 sites. Their final visit will be March 6 to New York’s Statue of Liberty.
In addition to the Statue of Liberty, Pyramids, Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu, the finalists are the Acropolis; Turkey’s Haghia Sophia; the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral; the Colosseum; Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle; Stonehenge; Spain’s Alhambra; the Great Wall; Japan’s Kiyomizu Temple; the Sydney Opera House; Cambodia’s Angkor; Timbuktu; Petra, Jordan; Brazil’s Statue of Christ Redeemer; Easter Island; and Chichen Itza, Mexico.
To vote
Visit www.new7wonders.com or call (011) 372-541-11738 or (011) 423-663-900299. (International phone rates apply.)
The Egyptian pyramids are the only surviving structures from the original list of seven architectural marvels. Long gone are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos lighthouse off Alexandria. Those seven were deemed wonders in ancient times by observers of the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Candidates for the new list have been narrowed down to 21, including the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal and Peru’s Machu Picchu. The public can vote until July 6 by Internet or phone. The seven winners will be announced July 7 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Choosing world wonders has been a continuing fascination over the centuries. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, keeps updating its list of World Heritage Sites, which now totals 830 places.
The “New 7 Wonders of the World” campaign was begun in 1999 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber, with almost 200 nominations coming in from around the world.
Weber “felt it is time for something new to bring the world together” and to “symbolize a common pride in the global cultural heritage,” said Tia B. Viering, spokeswoman for the campaign.
Weber’s Switzerland-based foundation aims to promote cultural diversity by supporting, preserving and restoring monuments. It relies on private donations and revenue from selling broadcasting rights.
Nominations were whittled down by public votes to 77 last year. Then a panel of architectural experts, chaired by former UNESCO chief Federico Mayor, shortened the list to 21. Interest has grown as Weber and his 10-member team visit the 21 sites. Their final visit will be March 6 to New York’s Statue of Liberty.
In addition to the Statue of Liberty, Pyramids, Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu, the finalists are the Acropolis; Turkey’s Haghia Sophia; the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral; the Colosseum; Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle; Stonehenge; Spain’s Alhambra; the Great Wall; Japan’s Kiyomizu Temple; the Sydney Opera House; Cambodia’s Angkor; Timbuktu; Petra, Jordan; Brazil’s Statue of Christ Redeemer; Easter Island; and Chichen Itza, Mexico.
To vote
Visit www.new7wonders.com or call (011) 372-541-11738 or (011) 423-663-900299. (International phone rates apply.)
8 comments:
They need a vote for this? Angkor Wat should be an automatic. There's no other structures like it around the world. I would put Prasat Preah Vihear up there too. I mean, it's perched on top of a cliff, and holds a more commanding view than most other structures.
Dear All,
Please joy to vote in order to make Angkor Wat become the one of 7 wonder.
i wonder if the evaluation of the vote is reliable because most people in poor country may have much less chance to vote for their wonder. wish a lot of cambodians come to vote,
I think every Khmer people need to vote to have our beloved AngkorWatt put in place in history as one of the 7 Wonders of the world. Not that because I'm Khmer, the fact is, I don't see any other structure that come close to our Angkor Watt that is worthy to have a place in History.
So, this is a chance for us Khmer to make this happen. Don't forget to vote Kone Khmer.
and God bless our Khmer all over the World.
If Angkor deosn't make it to the seven wonders of The world , I don't thing anything else to be one either. I refuse and I just won't give it!
Angkor didn't make it in the past, because few people know about it.
Try and do something that would last 1000 years without fixing or keeping after. Come on world! Don't make me bring a hammer and hamming on your head. I'm so sick of you draging your feet!
if they vote statue of liberty or eifel tower for seven wonder of the world, that is bullshit. I've been in paris and went to visit the eifel tower. To me, it looked like a communiction tower. I felt goose bump when I first entered the gate of Angkor Wat. I've visited many castles in Scotland England and france. Those castles are beautiful, but to my experience, none of thoes castles could compare to Angkor Wat. I've met a guy from Norway on my way to Phnom Penh. He told me that came to the Angkor seven times, and he will be coming back again.
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AFTER ONE WEEK OF TENSE AND RUDE DISCUSSION BETWEEN " THE PATRIOT & OWN SHADOW", OUR SURVEY CAME TO A FINAL CONCLUSION AS FOLLOWS:
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-(ii)IN YOUR TITLE IN ORANGE, YOU INTENDED TO SHOW YOUR POLITICAL PARTY' S CHOICE. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE FREEDOM OF BELIEF AND IT IS YOUR POLITICAL RIGHT TO SUPORT MR. SAM RAINSY' S PARTY.
-(iii) IN ORDER TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL IN THE NET, IS KI-MEDIA LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTION?
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(iii) THE SURVEY SHOWS THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF READERS:
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