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~~ Vote for the TAj ~~

The New Seven Wonders of the World is a proposed revision of the Seven Wonders of the World, organized by a Swiss-based, for-profit corporation called New Open World Corporation (NOWC). The selection is being made by free and paid votes, through telephone or online. The first vote is free to registered members and additional votes may be purchased through a payment to NOWC.

The New 7 Wonders Foundation, a Swiss-based group, has released its short list of 21 landmarks, and is asking people to vote for their favourites.

# ON THE RACE

You can view these 21 landmarks here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Seven_Wonders_of_the_World

Australia’s Sydney Opera House and the Eiffel Tower in Paris have made the short list of a private organization’s New Seven Wonders of the World.

Other remarkable sites include Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Acropolis in Greece and the Taj Mahal in India.

# CRITERIA

To be included on the list, the wonders had to have been completed by 2000, man-made and be in an “acceptable” state of preservation.

# ORIGINAL 7 WONDERS

The original Seven Wonders of the ancient world were selected by Greek philosopher Philon of Byzantium more than 2,000 years ago. Only the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is also on the new list, is still standing.

Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 or 07.07.07.

# Act Now!

1. Please Click here to vote for the Taj Mahal. Currently it is far behind in the race and time is running out.

2. Post an article about this event on your blog / website / press and spread the word. Post a link to your email signatures, scrapbook etc. That is the only way to get more people to vote.

NOTE: Posting a comment here will NOT count as a vote for Taj Mahal. You need to vote on the New 7 wonders site. Do it now.

# URLS

View more details at:
http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=497

================Addl News - 07.07.07==============

VOTING is Closed! Taj Mahal has been included in the Seven world wonder list!

Click the above link to view more details.

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