New Open World Corporation New Seven Wonders of the World

In 2001 an initiative was started by Swiss corporation New Open World Corporation (NOWC) to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit.Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006. Egypt was not happy with the fact that the only original wonder would have to compete with the likes of the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, the Taj Mahal, and other landmarks; and called the project absurd. To solve this, Giza was named an honorary Candidate.The results were announced on July 7, 2007 and are:
Wonder
Date of construction
Location
Great Wall of China
5th century BC – 16th century
China
Petra
unknown
Jordan
Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Opened 12 October 1931
Brazil
Machu Picchu
c.1450
Peru
Chichen Itza
c.600
Mexico
Colosseum
Completed 80 AD
Italy
Taj Mahal
Completed c.1648
India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)
Completed c.2560 BC
Egypt