The New 7 Wonders of the World were announced on 07-07-07, but Eastern Europe failed to gain a place on the list.
A few months back I told you how happy I was that Moscow's Kremlin had reached the shortlist of the New 7 Wonders of the World contest. Voting's been taking place since then, and interestingly the media reported that Europe and North America wasn't showing the same interest in the competition as other parts of the world.
Perhaps that explains a little about why the Kremlin didn't make the top 7 - and neither did the Eiffel Tower, the Acropolis, Stonehenge, the Statue of Liberty or Germany's Neuschwanstein. Maybe next time, Europe! Only one European sight made it, and here's the final winners' list:
- The Great Wall of China
- Petra, Jordan
- Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Chichen Itza, Mexico
- The Colosseum, Rome
- The Taj Mahal
Congratulations to the winners, but don't despair: I still think Eastern Europe and Russia are fantastic places to visit!
