The origin of the idea of "seven wonders of the world" dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC), who made lists which included the Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria. Only the Great Pyramid of Giza is still standing. The other six were destroyed by earthquake, fire or other reasons.
The finalist candidates for the New Seven Wonders.According to the NOWC milestones page,[6], Swiss-originated québecois businessman Bernard Weber launched the project in September 1999. The project's web site started in 2001 when Mr. Weber paid $700 for a site based in Canada. To be included on the new list, the wonders had to be man made, completed before 2000, and in an "acceptable" state of preservation. By November 24, 2005, 177 monuments were up for consideration. On January 1, 2006, the NOWC said the list had been narrowed to 21 sites, later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt over the Pyramids' inclusion as a candidate in competition with others.
A midpoint tally reported a top 10 list which included all 7 winners, plus the Acropolis, Easter Island, and the Eiffel Tower.
Federico Mayor, a former UNESCO Director General, was the president of project's expert panel as an individual. NOWC is not connected with UNESCO.
Organisers stated that their aim was to use part of the revenue from the contest between the well-known monuments, from future votes, related merchandise, and use of the voters database, to set up, or contribute to, various restoration projects in the world.
After the final announcement, however, NOWC which had promised to give 50 per cent of the revenues from its campaign, said it didn’t earn anything from the exercise and barely recovered its investments.
DUBAI Lilypad Floating City Architectural Concept: Lilypad Floating City
Water CityBy now, most of us have heard about the Island Cities being built in Dubai , but Inhabitat has just done a feature on a new concept by artist Vincent Callebaut for a self-sufficient floating city that will never have to face a problem about finding land to build on. The "Lilypad" would take advantage of all of today ' s green technologies, including generating power from the sun, wind and water, and would produce zero emissions from its residents. Don ' t expect to see construction on one of these anytime soon, but don ' t be surprised if, like the Island Cities in Dubai , real estate starts branching out into the oceans in the next decade.
The finalist candidates for the New Seven Wonders.According to the NOWC milestones page,[6], Swiss-originated québecois businessman Bernard Weber launched the project in September 1999. The project's web site started in 2001 when Mr. Weber paid $700 for a site based in Canada. To be included on the new list, the wonders had to be man made, completed before 2000, and in an "acceptable" state of preservation. By November 24, 2005, 177 monuments were up for consideration. On January 1, 2006, the NOWC said the list had been narrowed to 21 sites, later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt over the Pyramids' inclusion as a candidate in competition with others.
A midpoint tally reported a top 10 list which included all 7 winners, plus the Acropolis, Easter Island, and the Eiffel Tower.
Federico Mayor, a former UNESCO Director General, was the president of project's expert panel as an individual. NOWC is not connected with UNESCO.
Organisers stated that their aim was to use part of the revenue from the contest between the well-known monuments, from future votes, related merchandise, and use of the voters database, to set up, or contribute to, various restoration projects in the world.
After the final announcement, however, NOWC which had promised to give 50 per cent of the revenues from its campaign, said it didn’t earn anything from the exercise and barely recovered its investments.
And the winners are :
1. Chichen Itza, Mexico
2. Christ Redeemer, Rio
3. Great Wall of China
4. Machu Picchu, Peru
5. Petra, jordan
6. Roman Colisseum
7. Taj Mahal
8. Pyramid of Giza
Runners up:
1. Acropolis
2. Alhambra
3. Angkor Wat
4. Easter Island Moas
5. Eiffel Tower
6. Neuschwanstein, Bavaria
7. Hagia Sofia
8. Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto
9. Kremlin, Moscow,
10. Timbuktu, mali
11. Statue of Liberty
12. Sydney Opera House
13. Stonehedge
BUT NOW!!!
What do you think of this??
DUBAI Lilypad Floating City Architectural Concept: Lilypad Floating City
Water CityBy now, most of us have heard about the Island Cities being built in Dubai , but Inhabitat has just done a feature on a new concept by artist Vincent Callebaut for a self-sufficient floating city that will never have to face a problem about finding land to build on. The "Lilypad" would take advantage of all of today ' s green technologies, including generating power from the sun, wind and water, and would produce zero emissions from its residents. Don ' t expect to see construction on one of these anytime soon, but don ' t be surprised if, like the Island Cities in Dubai , real estate starts branching out into the oceans in the next decade.
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