Thursday, September 30, 2010

Anciant World Wonders vs Latest Winners

Exploring Florida's Botanical Wonders: A Guide to Ancient Trees, Unique Flora, and Wildflower Walks (Wild Florida)The Seven Anciant World Wonders are repalced recently - A story

The Seven Wonders of Ancient Age dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC) are 

Anciant World Wonders


  • Great Pyramid of Giza
  • Hanging Gardens of Babylo
  • Statue of Zeus at Olympia
  • Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
  • Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
  • Colossus of Rhodes

  • Lighthouse of Alexandria



are now historic monuments and  the Official  seven wonders of the World as on 2010 are

  • Taj Mahal
  • Chichen Itza
  • Christ the Redeemer
  • Colosseum
  • Great Wall of China
  • Machu Picchu
  • Petra
The reasons for this change as observed by various nations

America:

The New7Wonders campaigns aim to contribute to the process of uplifting the well being and mutual respect of citizens around the world, through encouraging interaction, expression of opinion and direct participation by voting and polling on popular themes and global issues which are understandable to everyone

UNESCO

The list of the 7 New Wonders of the World will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the Internet and not the entire world. This initiative cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by this public

Egypt

Egyptian commentators viewed it as competition to the status of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving monument of the original Ancient Wonders. "This is probably a conspiracy against Egypt, its civilization and monuments





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