One of the most exciting news I heard a couple of weeks ago is the proclamation of the New Seven Wonders of the World. And the first thing came to my mind is our very own wonder here in the Paradise Philippines, the Banaue Rice Terraces which is I think included in the list based on history as far as I know. But after reading the latest news and learned it is not anymore included in the list of new wonders. Questions came into my mind, so I pursued to read the rest of the news from one column in a newspaper unintentionally forgotten in my table at the office where I am working of. Sadly, it is really not included in the list. I feel a bit discouraged and dismayed but lastly I’ve learned that the result of that new list was only an assessment of a private initiative and made it not by the whole world. It is done through internet and text voting, that means only those who have knowledge and access in the internet are made it the way and casted their votes. And that even UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) gave its reactions that there is no connection between them and the people behind this private organization who conducted the assessment.
There is no comparison between Mr. Weber’s mediatised campaign and the scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The list of the 7 New Wonders of the World will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the Internet and not the entire world. This initiative cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by this public.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Anyway, for those who haven’t seen yet “new list” here it is. In alphabetical order.
- Chichen Itza - Yucatan, Mexico
- Christ the Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Great Wall of China - China
- Machu Picchu - Cuzco, Peru
- Petra - Jordan
- Roman Colosseum - Rome Italy
- Taj Mahal - Agra, India
And the other 14Â finalists in the NOWC (New Open World Corporation) list are the following:
- Great Pyramid of Giza - Cairo, Egypt
- Acropolis of Athens - Athens, Greece
- Alhambra - Granada, Spain
- Angkor Wat - Cambodia
- Easter Island Moais - Easter Islang, Chile
- Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
- Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey
- Kiyomizu Temple - Kyoto, Japan
- Kremlin, Red Square,and Saint Basil’s Cathedral - Moscow, Russia
- Neuschwanstein Castle - Fussen, Germany
- Statue of Liberty - New York City, USA
- Stonehenge - Amesbury, United Kingdom
- Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia
- Timbuktu - Mali
Waiting and hoping that in the future lists of wonders, the forgotten Banaue Rice Terraces wonder of the Paradise Philippines would be included in the list.
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