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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).

Since the initiative was launched in 2000, members of the public have nominated and voted for hundreds of locations around the world, which they think are worthy of being recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders. Tens of millions across the globe have already voted for their favorite. On Jan. 1, 2006, the New7Wonder Panel of Experts, chaired by former head of UNESCO Prof. Dr. Federico Mayor, short-listed those nominations with the most votes received by the end of 2005. The top 77 choices have been narrowed down to just 21 finalists, which are the focus for the final year of voting.

The remaining contenders are as follows:

Acropolis of Athens
Athens, Greece

Alhambra
Granada, Spain

Angkor Wat
Angkor, Cambodia

The Pyramid at Chichen Itza
Yucatan, Mexico

Christ Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Colosseum
Rome, Italy

Easter Island Moais
Easter Island, Chile

Eiffel Tower
Paris, France

The Great Wall
China

Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey

Kyomizu Temple
Kyoto, Japan

Kremlin and Red Square
Moscow, Russia

Machu Picchu
Peru

Neuschwanstein Castle
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