7 Wonders: By the People and for the People

It's true - everyday folk like us can vote on The NEW 7 Wonders of the World. I didn't even know that the list could change.

"Candidates for the new list have been narrowed down to 21, including the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal and Peru's Machu Picchu. The public can vote until July 6, 2007, by Internet or phone. The seven winners will be announced July 7 in Lisbon, Portugal."

A spokewoman for the campaign spoke about Bernard Weber, a Swiss who started the campaign in 1999, saying he "felt it is time for something new to bring the world together" and to "symbolize a common pride in the global cultural heritage."

I think that's something we can all get behind.
But somehow it just feels wrong to put the Sydney Opera House on the same list as the pyramids or the Colosseum. But maybe it's just that it's still shiny and new, and I've always thought of the Seven Wonders as places and things that have been around forever - like the pyramids.

So let's get out there and vote, everyone!

Read the article on CNN


p.s. UNESCO is fun to say. UN-ES-CO!