The All New Seven Wonders Of The World

The Telegraph ^ | 5/31/2007 | Sadie Whitelocks

[bruinbirdman]

The Channel Tunnel has been voted one of the seven new wonders of the world in a new survey.

The longest undersea tunnel in the world, which opened in 1994, came seventh in an online poll conducted by Teletext Holidays, while the Sydney Opera House was hailed as the top new wonder of the world.

Second place was given to the Eiffel Tower, which has been visited by more than 200 million visitors since its opening in 1889.

Matt Cheevers, Teletext Holidays' managing director, said: "A surprising entry is the Channel Tunnel, which since its creation has given travellers easier access to the rest of Europe. Its opening has obviously had a big impact on the travelling habits of the British public."

The tunnel's lesser impact on the global community is reflected by the fact that it does not feature in a shortlist of 21 sites vying to be in the New7Wonders Foundation's official list, which will be announced on July 7.

An awards ceremony in Lisbon organised by the foundation will officially declare the new Seven Wonders of the World 2007 after a global poll.

Teletext Holidays also conducted a poll for people to find Britain's seven wonders. Big Ben, as the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament is incorrectly known - Big Ben is the clock's main bell - was voted the nation's favourite "wonder". Recent constructions - such as Wembley stadium and the Eden Project in Cornwall - also made it into the British list.

Seven new wonders

1 Sydney Opera House

2 Eiffel Tower

3 Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai

4 Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro

5 Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

6 Empire State Building, New York City

7 Channel Tunnel

Seven UK wonders

1 Big Ben
2 Eden Project, Cornwall
3 London Eye
4 Buckingham Palace
5 Angel of the North, Gateshead
6 Humber Bridge
7 Wembley Stadium

[bruinbirdman]

yitbos

[CGTRWK]

I guess if you poll tourists, a lot of them have been to that Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai.

Poll tourists and they'll tell you tourist attractions. Poll civil engineers instead and you'd get a more interesting list.

[Billthedrill]

1. WD-40
2. The Thermos ("How do it know?")
3. The Microwave Oven
4. The Personal Computer
5. The Internet
6. The Cellphone
7. Beer.

[BlessedBeGod]

You forgot duct tape. ;-)

[Billthedrill]

Great googly-moogly! You’re right! OKOKOK...we gotta expand the list.

[Cicero]

No Statue of Liberty?

[MinorityRepublican]

bttt

[GOP_Raider]

My personal 7 wonders are all women.

Unless all 7 of them are your progeny, could we have some pics...please? :)

[185JHP]

The only indoor “black diamond” ski run is in Dubai...

[Yossarian]

I was going to suggest that we find a way to shoe-horn Elizabeth Hasselbeck in there somewhere.

I'd love to shoe-horn Elizabeth Hasselbeck, if Mr. Hasselbeck wouldn't mind....

[Rembrandt]

I met this girl in Manila in 1976; she was one of the 7 Wonders of the modern World.