New 7 Wonders Cities Explained

New 7 Wonders Cities (2011–2014) was the third in a series of Internet-based polls operated by the New 7 Wonders Foundation. It followed New7Wonders of the World and New7Wonders of Nature.

The poll began in 2007 with more than 1200 nominees from 220 countries. A longlist of 77, limited to a maximum of one city per country, was considered by a panel headed by Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former director-general of UNESCO, which shortlisted 28 suggestions. The shortlist was then opened to a public vote.[1] Announced in 2011, it ended in 2014 with the selection of Beirut, Doha, Durban, Havana, Kuala Lumpur, La Paz and Vigan as the winning cities.[2]

Winners

CityCountryImageEstablished
Beirut 3000 BC[3]
Doha 1825
Durban 1880
Havana 1519
Kuala Lumpur 1859
La Paz 1548
Vigan 1572

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: These 7 Cities Are The New 'Urban Wonders' Of The World. Business Insider. 10 August 2016.
  2. Web site: New 7 Wonders Cities. 27 April 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109160159/https://www.new7wonders.com/en/cities. 9 January 2015.
  3. News: Under Beirut's Rubble, Remnants of 5,000 Years of Civilization. 23 February 1997. 10 April 2016.