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New 7 Wonders Cities

2014

New 7 Wonders Cities

Chosen by millions of votes from all over the world

Beirut

capital of Lebanon

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La Paz

De facto capital city of Bolivia

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Havana

capital city and commercial centre of Cuba

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Doha

capital of Qatar

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Kuala Lumpur

capital of Malaysia

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Durban

city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Vigan

capital city of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines

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All Wonders & Finalists

Dubai 07.12.2014

Announcement of the New7Wonders Cities

since 2014

Inauguration Events

While the last voting phase we had amazing events at each Finalist

All Events

2013 - 2014

The 28 Finalists

The New 7 Wonders Cities have made it out of 28 Finalists within that last voting phase

2013

Panel of Experts

The panel selected 28 Finalists from the global voted list of 77 potential Wonders

Former Director-General of UNESCO

Kennedy Odebe

President and CEO of Shining Hope for Communities

Bernard Weber

Founder & President of New 7 Wonders

Zaha Hadid

Architect

Policy Advisor

Professor Amitabh Kundu

Scientist

Professor Winy Mass

Director of The Why Factory

Voting Procedure

Global Vote for Nominees

Phase 1

1200+

Nominees

220+

Countries

The global vote for New7Wonders Cities started 2012 with more than 1200+ nominees from 220+ different countries.

Phase 2

1200+

Nominees

300+

Cities

More than 300 cities qualify for this phase up to 7 October, 2013 (one per country plus the top 77 voted).

Phase 3

77

Top Voted

28

Finalists

From the top 77 voted during the qualification phase the New7Wonders Cities Panel of Experts advises on the selection of the 28 Official Finalist Candidates.

Phase 4

77

Top Voted

28

Finalists

Voting for the New7Wonders Cities Finalists continued across three phases: 28-21 phase (21 Oct 2013 - 7 July 2014), 21-14 phase (7 July 2014 - 7 Oct 2014) & 14-7 phase (7 Oct 2014 - 7 Dec 2014)

Phase 5

28

Finalists

7

Wonder Cities

The Official New7Wonders Cities, chosen by hundreds of millions of votes from around the world, were announced on 7 December, 2014

#7WondersDay
celebration on 07.07.

This year, and every year from now on, the world celebrates 7 Wonders Day. The event honours the 21 iconic wonders chosen by hundreds of millions of votes following three historic global campaigns.

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New7Wonders virtual reality laboratory visit for The Global Memory project

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New7Wonders courtesy visit to the Association of South East Asian Nations

During the courtesy visit of New7Wonders Director, Jean-Paul de la Fuente, to ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, New7Wonders and ASEAN met to explore areas of common interest. The visit included a tour of the historic records and cultural artefacts in the official exhibition representing all the 10 member nations of ASEAN. The visit was graciously … Continued

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Discussions with Indonesian travel industry leaders

Indonesia and New7Wonders have a historic relationship over more than 12 years. This was reactivated during a series of meetings in Jakarta with leading representatives of the Indonesian travel industry. The New7Wonders Director Jean-Paul de la Fuente met with the Indonesian chapter of the Pacific Asian Tourism Association (PATA), specifically its President CEO Bapak Purnomo … Continued

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Computer reconstruction of the Bamiyan Buddha

When political or religious ideologies drive people to direct their aggression towards heritage sites, structures of global importance can be wiped off the face of the earth. By using computer reconstruction to record the details that make these places unique, blueprints can be created to facilitate the potential rebuilding of these sites, should they ever … Continued

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