bandula
07-08-2007, 11:10 PM
New Seven Wonders of the World
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The winners of a competition to name the modern wonders of the world have been announced in Lisbon. One of them is the ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico.
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Brazil's Statue of Christ the Redeemer, which gazes down over Rio de Janeiro, is one of three winners from Latin America.
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The Colosseum in Rome, where gladiators once fought, is the only European building to make the list. Stonehenge, the Acropolis and The Kremlin all lost out.
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The Great Wall of China was a popular winner. The list was chosen after people were invited to choose their favourites via the internet or via text messages.
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Peru's Machu Picchu, 2,430m (8,000ft) up a mountain slope, is the remains of an Inca city. The competition was the brainchild of a Swiss man, Bernard Weber.
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Jordan's Petra - the famed Rose City - also made the list. The Khazneh, or Treasury, featured prominently in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
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India's Taj Mahal, a tomb built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his favourite wife, is one of the most well-known of the chosen sites. Organisers say 100m people cast their vote.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42477000/jpg/_42477054_chichenitza_ap_416.jpg
The winners of a competition to name the modern wonders of the world have been announced in Lisbon. One of them is the ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42477000/jpg/_42477056_christredeemer_ap_416.jpg
Brazil's Statue of Christ the Redeemer, which gazes down over Rio de Janeiro, is one of three winners from Latin America.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42477000/jpg/_42477058_colosseum_ap_416.jpg
The Colosseum in Rome, where gladiators once fought, is the only European building to make the list. Stonehenge, the Acropolis and The Kremlin all lost out.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42477000/jpg/_42477060_greatwall_afp_416.jpg
The Great Wall of China was a popular winner. The list was chosen after people were invited to choose their favourites via the internet or via text messages.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42477000/jpg/_42477062_machupicchu_bbc_416.jpg
Peru's Machu Picchu, 2,430m (8,000ft) up a mountain slope, is the remains of an Inca city. The competition was the brainchild of a Swiss man, Bernard Weber.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42477000/jpg/_42477064_petra_ap_416.jpg
Jordan's Petra - the famed Rose City - also made the list. The Khazneh, or Treasury, featured prominently in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42477000/jpg/_42477072_tajmahal_afp_416.jpg
India's Taj Mahal, a tomb built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his favourite wife, is one of the most well-known of the chosen sites. Organisers say 100m people cast their vote.