New 7 Wonders of the World (N7W)

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milind20

Milind Gandhi
Hey ppl, u all might be aware of d current 7 wonders of d world. but wat many of u do not know is dat on January 1 2007, the new 7 wonders of d world are goin 2 be declared at a huge televised live announcement.
With his modern version of the competition, N7W Founder Bernard Weber is seeking to revive the concept of the Seven Worldwide Wonders with this massive global campaign, the New 7 Wonders of the World.
The major difference is that, this time around, they will not be chosen by one man, but by millions of people all over the world.
This time around d max entries fr d wonders is frm India. I hereby therefore appeal u all visit d site "www.new7wonders.com".
Some of d nominations frm India are Taj Mahal, The Meenakshi Temple - these 2 have actually recd d max votes for dis week. And also if u visit d site, u will know dat overall India is placed second in d world after China and in dis week we r at d top.
Der r two ways of voting either thru d net or on sms. details r given on d site. Do vote for d Taj Mahal as i have already done that atleast 4 times now.
Let us support d N7W team and make dis event a grand success. I will constantly update dis thread wid latest newsletters frn N7W. pls mantain dis thread for dis purpose only n again - PLEASE VOTE FOR INDIA
Thank you for readin. :)))
 
N7W newsletter Volume: 3

Bollywood Appeal for another N7W nominee

Top Indian Film Star, VijayKanth, has cast his vote for his favourite New 7 Wonder.
The well-known Bollywood star, who has acted in more than 100 movies, and whose face is known worldwide, is a native of Tamil Nadu, home to the Meenakshi Temple.
He drew an audience of thousands when he publically cast his vote for the temple in Madurai, southern India.
Its promoters have been determined not to be outdone by the celebrity appearance of the Indian Film Actress Aishwarya Rai at the Taj Mahal last December. Her visit generated more than a quarter of a million votes for the Taj Mahal in the week that followed, and prompted the nominations of 20 more Indian treasures.
The Taj Mahal and the Meenakshi Temple have been vying for 1st place in the N7W Top 7 of the Week ever since.
V.N. Senthilkannan, one of the leading campaigners for the Meenakshi Temple, has pledged to do everything he can to see his monument among the final 7 on January 1 2007.
"We hope to welcome Mr Weber to our town, and our temple, soon, so he can see for himself just why it is so special, and why we believe it is more of a wonder than even the Taj Mahal," said Senthilkannan.


Indian Voter wins N7W prize draw

A voter from India has won the latest N7W prize draw, receiving two air tickets to anywhere in the world as his reward. Mr Pramod Mohite is still deciding which of the N7W nominees to visit with his prize.
He says he cast only one vote at www.n7w.com, and that was for the Taj Mahal.
 
better late than never......

hey u all remember dis........
i started dis thread long time back nd no one seems 2 b interested...........
i request u all 2 pls vote for INDIA nd let it b a part of history rewritten........
here is d latest newsletter dat i recd frm www.n7w.com ...........
 
Newsletter- August 2005

Coming to a screen near you

A film initiated by New 7 Wonders founder, Bernhard Weber, has gone on global release. "The Giant Buddhas", directed by Oscar-nominated Christian Frei, documents the destruction of two giant Buddha statues in the remote area of Bamiyantal in Afghanistan, which were blown up as part of a Taliban bid to destroy all non-Islamic statues.

It was inspired by Weber, who amid widespread international outrage at the destruction of the 1500-year-old statues, launched a project to rebuild the larger one. At 55 meters tall, this was the largest depiction of Buddha in the world.
The story surrounding the history and eventual fate of the statues, is now captured in the film.
www.giant-buddhas.com


Crews spent some fourteen weeks filming in 7 different countries to put together the documentary, which will premiere at film festivals around the world over coming months.

The reconstruction project, meanwhile, is also well on its way, with a scale model of the statue having been produced for this year’s World Exposition in Aichi, Japan.
Go East - New 7 Wonders campaign a highlight of Expo 2005 in Japan.


The eyes of the world are on the New 7 Wonders project – thanks to its participation in the global exhibition, Expo 2005.




(Bernard Weber, Founder of New7Wonders together with the EXPO 2005 mascots "Kiccero & Morizo")

The World Exposition, which is taking place in Aichi, Japan, until September 25, and which is expected to attract some 15 million visitors, features the campaign as one of its highlights.

In the Swiss pavilion, visitors to the fair can not only learn about the project to select the New 7 Wonders of the World, but they can also vote for one of the 150 nominated sites at computer ballot boxes.

Earlier this month, the Japanese version of the voting site was launched at the Expo, in the presence of New 7 Wonders founder, Bernhard Weber.

“The presence of the New 7 Wonders at the World Exposition fits perfectly with the Expo theme, ‘Symphony of Global Harmony,’” said Weber. “It is highlighting the value of the world’s treasures and peaceful co-existence between cultures, which is exactly what we are trying to achieve with our historical international project.”

As part of the display, the Swiss Pavilion also features a 3D model of the 55-metre tall Afghan Bamiyan Buddha statue, which was destroyed by the Taliban. Initially funded by the New 7 Wonders Foundation, this model can now be admired by visitors from all over the world.
www.dynamic-switzerland.jp

Lights, Cameran, Action - New 7 Wonders forms television partnership


Cameras will be rolling in 2006 on the New 7 Wonders stage, after the campaign agreed a television production partnership with Endemol.
The company’s production arm, Initial, will be working on a series of programs documenting the process to select the New 7 Wonders of the World.





Initial Endemol, London Television and Event Production Partner


These will include the filming of the announcement of the 21 finalists on January 1, 2006, a series on the various finalists, to be broadcast towards the end of 2006, and a live telecast of the final declaration of the winning New 7 Wonders on January 1, 2007.

“Initial’s strengths in big international events make New 7 Wonders a perfect fit for us,” said Andy Ward, Initial’s Director of Special Projects. “We look forward to creating exciting landmark programming around this historic campaign.” Emmy award winning Initial has been responsible for the production of numerous international events, including the Mandela Aids Concert, the Brit Awards and the Greenwich Millennium Event.

“This is the world’s first truly global vote, and we’re delighted to welcome Endemol, the world’s biggest independent content provider, into the team,” said Jean Paul de La Fuente, Head of Value Development for New 7 Wonders.
 
Latest results as on 13/08/2005

Top 7 nominees of the week:

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India
Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu, India
Statues of Easter Island, Chile
Machu Picchu, Peru
Taj Mahal, India
Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
St Peter's of Rome, Italy

Top 7 nations of the week:

India
Malaysia
US
Japan
UK
UAE
Sweden

Top 7 nominees (total):

Great Wall of China, China
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China
Taj Mahal, India
Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Pyramids of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Statues of Easter Island, Chile
Tower of Pisa, Italy

Top 7 countries (total):

China Mainland
India
Peru
Turkey
Mexico
US
Germany
 
21 finalists selected

New 7 Wonders of the World campaign announces the 21 finalist candidates


Zürich/Switzerland, 1 January 2006

With an official announcement, the Chairman of a panel of leading architectural experts has today revealed the 21 world's landmark sites which will take part in the final stage of the race to become one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.

The 21 finalists were selected by the New7Wonders Panel of Experts from a longlist of hundreds of nominations proposed by over 19 million votes worldwide. In alphabetical order, the official finalist candidates for the New 7 Wonders of the World are:

01 Acropolis, Athens, Greece
02 Alhambra, Granada, Spain
03 Angkor, Cambodia
04 Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
05 Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
06 Colosseum, Rome, Italy
07 Easter Island Statues, Chile
08 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
09 Great Wall, China
10 Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
11 Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
12 Kremlin/St.Basil, Moscow, Russia
13 Machu Picchu, Peru
14 Neuschwanstein Castle, Füssen, Germany
15 Petra, Jordan
16 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
17 Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
18 Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
19 Sydney Opera House, Australia
20 Taj Mahal, Agra, India
21 Timbuktu, Mali


These 21 finalist candidate sites go forward for a final year of public voting via the internet and via the New7Wonders telephone Global Voting Platform, and will feature in live events and an international television series produced by the world's n.1 television company Endemol.

On 1 January 2007, the Official Declaration of the New 7 Wonders of the World will take place during a live globally televised event.

The New 7 Wonders of the World campaign was launched in 2000, and is already the world's first and largest global voting campaign. Please visit www.new7wonders.com for more information. .
 
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