Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The New 7 Wonders of the World Google Maps Mashups

A modern day and contemporary update to the 7 Wonders of the World has concluded and the winners have been announced after more than 100 million people voted by electronic means. Think of it as the People's Choice awards for the existing 7 Wonders of the World list. The final list was announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Here are the winners:
  • Chichen Itza
  • Christ the Redeemer
  • Great Wall
  • Machu Picchu
  • Petra
  • Roman Colosseum
  • Taj Mahal
Here to help you view the list by Google Map are Juan Taylor and Virender Ajmani's new mashups:

The New 7 Wonders (+ YouTube clips) - Virender Ajmani has assembled the new list, along with YouTube clips for each of the 7.

The New 7 Wonders of the World - Juan Taylor has long focused his Google Maps mashups on the Wonders of the World. He adds the New 7 Wonders to an existing list of 22 "wonders" of the world. Be sure to check out the full list!

Other New 7 Wonders Links: Official Site, Wikipedia article, Google News

3 comments:

Rachel said...

What fun! You can travel without ever taking your eyes off the computer screen. But I do have to say, there's nothing like actually being there in person to truly appreciate the sense of wonder these places instill.

Früv said...

I hope I'm not being overly picky but you listed 8 wonders! If you look at the official 7 wonders site you'll see that the Pyamid of Giza isn't listed.

Mike Pegg said...

Thanks for that! I corrected it. :)