Of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, only one remains – the Great Pyramid of Giza. But in 2007 after 100 million votes were cast by phone and internet, a revamped list ‘The New Seven Wonders of the World’ was announced.

Run by the New7Wonders Foundation, the campaign was not without controversy and was criticized as unscientific with multiple votes capable of being cast and even UNESCO eventually took a step back from the campaign.

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