Great Pyramid of Giza
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A community portal about Great Pyramid of Giza with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World. Most Egyptologists agree the pyramid was constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. It is generally believed the Great Pyramid was built as the tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu, after whom it is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu. Khufu's vizier, Hemon, is credited as the architect of the Great Pyramid.
It's a Wonderment!
All of the Original 7 Wonders of the World are long gone, except the Pyramids.
They were (in no particular order)::
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
Now we (the People of Planet Earth) get to cast our vote for The New 7 Wonders!
The vote is organized by a non-profit Swiss foundation called New7Wonders which specializes in the preservation, restoration and promotion of monuments, and the results will be announced on July 7, 2007, in Lisbon. Mark your Calendar: 07/07/07 (for the 7 Wonders, how cool is that?) New7Wonders is part of UNESCO, apparently. You heard it here first! (or maybe second). The UNESCO Link provides wiki reference to the 21 finalists (so you can get a picture and details before voting!)
The only criteria for the new list is that the landmarks were built or discovered before 2000.
The 21 finalists for the New Seven Wonders of the World, alphabetically:
1 Acropolis, Athens, Greece
2 Alhambra, Granada, Spain
3 Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia
4 Chichen Itza Aztec site, Yucatan, Mexico
5 Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6 Colosseum, Rome
7 Easter Island Statues, Chile
8 Eiffel Tower, Paris
9 Great Wall, China
10 Hagia Sophia church, Istanbul, Turkey
11 Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
12 Kremlin/St.Basil's, Moscow
13 Machu Picchu, Peru
14 Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany
15 Petra ancient city, Jordan
16 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
17 Statue of Liberty, New York
18 Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
19 Sydney Opera House, Australia
20 Taj Mahal, Agra, India
21 Timbuktu city, Mali
(quick, free registration, email confirmation)
I know Racing will be, uhm, racing to the voting booth!
I made my choices, but not wanting to prejudice your vote, I'm refraining from saying what I voted for. Maybe when this post gets a bit 'old' I will disclose. Feel free to post your choices (only if you vote however!)
Zenny, A Wonder Unto His Self
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