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WORLD 7 WONDERS DAY: A DAY OF WONDER ON 7/7

WORLD 7 WONDERS DAY: A DAY OF WONDER ON 7/7

 

Zurich, Switzerland: The world is again celebrating 7 Wonders Day on 7 July 2018 to honour the iconic Wonders chosen by more than 600 million votes.

The annual, official, worldwide 7 Wonders Day takes place every 7 July, and the goal is to celebrate the elected Wonders while underlining the concept of Global Memory in a positive and motivating way. Under the umbrella of the New7Wonders Foundation, 7 Wonders Day is powered by the slogan “A day to wonder!”

With the hashtag #7WD, 7 Wonders Day explores how everyone — as a group or as individuals — can play their part in respecting our heritage and reflecting on what people can do to ensure that this remains a wonderful world.

New7Wonders Founder Bernard Weber says: “7 Wonders Day has a unique place in the calendar. It’s a day to remember the positive achievements of humanity in our world and also for us to honour nature. Everyone can use this day to contribute with some small activity or gesture to especially recognise the Wonder sites of monuments and nature, from celebrations to clean-up activities.”

New7Wonders Founder Bernard Weber: “Every social media post and share establishes our elected Wonders in hearts and minds, in the media and on the global development agenda.”

About New7Wonders
Bernard Weber, a Swiss-born Canadian, started New7Wonders in 2000 with the objective of asking the people of the world to elect the rightful heirs of the ancient Greek Seven Wonders of the World. The growth of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones made it possible, for the first time in human history, to organise a worldwide voting campaign. This global democratic exercise with more than 600 million votes cast across all its campaigns resulted in the election of the Official New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007.

The New 7 Wonders of the World are: Petra, Jordan; Machu Picchu, Peru; The Great Wall, People’s Republic of China; Chichén Itzá, Mexico; Cristo Redentor, Brazil; The Colosseum, Italy, and The Taj Mahal, India.

Cristo Redentor

statue of Jesus in Río de Janeiro, Brazil

Great Wall of China

series of fortifications built along the historical border of China

Petra

Arabian historical and archaeological city, Jordan

Machu Picchu

15th-century Inca site in Peru

Chichén Itzá

Pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Taj Mahal

A white marble mausoleum in Agra, India

Colosseum

elliptical amphitheatre in Rome

The New 7 Wonders of Nature are: Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil; Ha Long Bay, Vietnam; Komodo, Indonesia; Puerto Princesa Underground River, The Philippines; Table Mountain, South Africa; The Amazon, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Guyane, Suriname, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil, and Jeju Island, South Korea.

Ha Long Bay

limestone bay, Vietnam

PP Underground River

national park, Philippines

Amazon

Forest and river in South America

Iguazu Falls

waterfalls in Brazil and Argentina

Table Mountain

landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa

Jeju Island

island belonging to South Korea

Komodo

island

The New 7 Wonders Cities are: Havana, Cuba; Doha, Qatar; La Paz, Bolivia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Beirut, Lebanon; Durban, South Africa, and Vigan, The Philippines.

La Paz

De facto capital city of Bolivia

Kuala Lumpur

capital of Malaysia

Vigan

capital city of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Havana

capital city and commercial centre of Cuba

Doha

capital of Qatar

Beirut

capital of Lebanon

Durban

city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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