"The new wonders of the world are being voted for in a global contest. But one of the top contenders, whom voters have placed at the top of the list, doesn’t care for the distinction because ancient Egypt's Great Pyramids are undeniably ''wonder'-ful. Down the rambling deserts of age-old Egypt is one of mankinds most majestic creations -- the Great Pyramids of Giza. Built by Egyptians in 2500 BC as tombs for their pharos, the structures are the oldest and only surviving wonder of the ancient world drawn and documented up by Philo of Byzantium. But today, as the world votes the seven wonders of the modern world, Egypt says it wants no part of the latest contest."
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"Maybe it simply feeds modern society’s obsession with lists and rankings, but more than 2000 years after ancient Greeks identified the Seven Wonders of the World, millions of people around the globe are casting internet ballots to update the list.
Whether motivated by nationalism, conservation, curiosity or sheer boredom, more than four million Chinese, Indians, Mexicans, Brazilians, Americans and others have cast 28 million votes, organisers say. They have generated 21 wonder finalists, including the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, the Acropolis in Athens, Jordan’s ancient city of Petra and the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. "
Whether motivated by nationalism, conservation, curiosity or sheer boredom, more than four million Chinese, Indians, Mexicans, Brazilians, Americans and others have cast 28 million votes, organisers say. They have generated 21 wonder finalists, including the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, the Acropolis in Athens, Jordan’s ancient city of Petra and the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. "
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