A NEW version of the Seven Wonders of the World has been drawn up, based on more than 100 million votes cast from people in 200 countries.
The winners include the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru and the Taj Mahal in India. They were awarded based on an online poll by New 7 Wonders of the World and were announced during a ceremony in Lisbon, attended by American actress Hilary Swank, pop star Jennifer Lopez and tenor José Carreras.
The new Seven Wonders in full are:
• Chichén Itzá, Mexico
• Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
• The Great Wall, China
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Petra, Jordan
• The Roman Colosseum, Italy
• The Taj Mahal, India.
Other contenders included the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is the only remaining wonder of the ancient world, the Acropolis in Athens, the Eiffel Tower, Ankor in Cambodia and the Moai statues of Easter Island.
