The New Magnificent Seven

No, it's not a remake, well, not really. The seven wonders of the ancient world are being "term-limited." For those who are not sure, the ancient seven wonders are:

1. The Great Pyramid(s) at Giza
2. The Hanging Gardens at Babylon
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnarssus
6. The Colossus of Rhodes
7. The Lighthouse at Alexandria

Only the Great Pyramids still exist and now they are getting some company. The New7Wonders Foundation was created in 2001 by a Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber and he is giving the world the opportunity to vote on a new list. It is expected that more than 100 million people will vote. There are 21 proposals to join the ranks:

1. The Acropolis, Greece
2. Hagia Sophia, Turkey
3. The Kremlin / St. Basil's, Russia
4. The Colosseum, Italy
5. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
6. The Eiffel Tower, France
7. Stonehenge, United Kingdom
8. The Alhambra, Spain
9. The Great Wall of China, China
10. Kiyomizu Temple, Japan
11. The Sydney Opera House, Australia
12. Angkor, Cambodia
13. The Taj Mahal, India
14. Timbuktu, Mali
15. Petra, Jordan
16. The Great Pyramids, Egypt
17. The Statue of Christ Redeemer, Brazil
18. Easter Island Statues, Chile
19. Machu Picchu, Peru
20. Chichen Itza, Mexico
21. The Statue of Liberty, USA

The site is very interesting. Once you register, you can vote for your seven favorites and you can create campaign slogans that others will see. It's an election that we can all participate in and for the most part, be happy with the results.

To protect the secrecy of the polling booth, I will not reveal my choices, but I encourage everyone to get online and vote for your favorites! As the site says, just 110 days left to vote.