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Details of the announcement in Portugal can be found at the New 7 Wonders website by clicking here.
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Egypt
New 7 Wonders
BBC News
In less than 24 hours, the world will have Seven New Wonders, to add to numerous international lists of top tourist must-sees and natural wonders. The contest to find the most popular man-made heritage sites has attracted votes from some 75 million people, organisers say.
But not everyone is happy - least of all some cultural experts.The campaign - which organisers have billed as the first global exercise in democracy - has been some six years in the making. . . .The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) - which has long had its own World Heritage List - has criticised the organisation's approach.
It has sought to dispel media confusion that the organisation had lent its support to the campaign. "The New7Wonders is more directed towards commercial purposes than the conservation of heritage," Unesco spokesperson Sue Williams told the BBC News website. There is certainly a cost element involved in some of the voting, which can be done online or by phone. Visitors to the website can purchase certificates confirming their selections, or book trips to tour short-listed "wonders". Broadcasting rights to Saturday's event will also generate revenue.
Details of the announcement in Portugal can be found at the New 7 Wonders website by clicking here.
- New 7 Wonders Announced
BBC News The BBC News website has the "New 7 Wonders" listing, in pictures (rather better photographs than those on the New 7 Wonders site, linked to below). If you haven't been bored/horrified to death with the whole thing, or if you just can't...
- More Re Removal Of Giza Pyramids From New 7 Wonders
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6776The pyramids of Giza have been removed from an Internet competition to name the new seven wonders of the world, but the anger of Egypt's antiquities chief remained unmollified on Thursday. Swiss-Canadian...
- More Re New 7 Wonders
http://www.timesnow.tv/To_wonderful_to_be_a_wonder/articleshow/1775063.cms"The new wonders of the world are being voted for in a global contest. But one of the top contenders, whom voters have placed at the top of the list, doesn’t care for the distinction...
- More Re Egypt's Response To The New 7 Wonders
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7169"No contest: The Pyramids of Giza are one of the great wonders of the world. That’s the view of both Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and Supreme Council of Antiquities head Zahi Hawass, who have...
- 7 Wonders - Old And New
http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=8545 An article about the New Seven Wonders of the world, the subject of the N7W Foundation, founded in the year 2000 by Swiss Bernard Weber. The old Seven Wonders included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue...