New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign Announces the 21 Finalist Candidates

New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign Announces the 21 Finalist Candidates

The Chairman of a panel of leading architectural experts has announced the 21 world's landmark sites which will take part in the final stage of the race to become one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.The official New 7 Wonders finalist candidates are Acropolis, Athens, Greece; Alhambra, Granada, Spain; Angkor, Cambodia; Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico; Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Colosseum, Rome, Italy; Easter Island Statues, Chile; Eiffel Tower, Paris, France; Great Wall, China; Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey; Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan; Kremlin, Moscow, Russia; Machu Picchu, Peru; Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany; Petra, Jordan; Pyramids of Giza, Egypt; Statue of Liberty, New York, USA; Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom; Sydney Opera House, Australia; Taj Mahal, Agra, India and Timbuktu, Mali.These 21 finalist candidate sites go forward for a final year of public voting via the internet, live events and an international television series produced by the world's no.1 television company Endemol.On 1 January 2007, the Official Declaration of the New 7 Wonders of the World will take place during a live globally televised event.