New Seven Wonders of the World

The race is on to nominate seven new wonders of the world. On 1 January 2006, a panel of experts short-listed nominations that had received the most votes throughout 2005, narrowing a list of 77 sites down to 21 finalists. These 21 finalists, listed below, will be the subject of public vote to decide which seven make the history books.

Millions of people have already have already participated in one of the largest global votes that has ever taken place. The result will be released on 7 July 2007 – 07/07/07 – so there's still time to make your voice heard. Click here to find out more.

Choose from this list of finalists:

1. The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece
2. Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain
3. Angkor (12th century) Cambodia
4. The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
5. Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6. The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy (bottom pic)
7. Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile
8. The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France
9. The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China
10. The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey
    
11. Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan
12. The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia
13. Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru
14. Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Füssen, Germany
15. Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan
16. The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt (middle pic)
17. The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A.
18. Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom
19. Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia (top pic)
20. The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India
21. Timbuktu (12th century) Mali