21 Attractions Short Listed for New Seven Wonders of the World*

A panel led by Former Director-General of UNESCO Federico Mayor Zaragoza recently announced its nominees to be considered for the New 7 Wonders. Travelers around the world will have the opportunity to vote throughout 2006, and the winners will be announced on January 1, 2007.

The 21 nominees include the Sydney Opera House, Stonehenge and Petra. The original seven wonders, as declared by Philon of Byzantium in 200 BC, are:

The Lighthouse at Alexandria
The Temple of Artemis
The Statue of Zeus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Egyptian Pyramids

*Updated Nov. 16, 2007: The public can vote until July 6, 2007 and the winners will be announced the next day.

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