UNESCO, 7 New Wonders of the World, World Heritage Sites

On Saturday, July 7, 2007, a list of the seven modern human-built wonders of the world was announced by the website New7Wonders. The final results were tallied from voting by about 90 million people casting votes online, by phone and by text message, over a year and a half:

• The Colosseum in Rome
• India's Taj Mahal
• The Great Wall of China
• Peru's Machu Picchu
• Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
• Petra in Jordan
• Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has confirmed that they are not linked to this campaign in a news release on their website. The results of the above vote are limited to those with internet access. In contrast, much scientific and educational research goes into the selection of sites chosen for UNESCO's World Heritage Site.

For a more extensive list of the wonders of the world, see the full World Heritage List.