Wonders of the World

It has always been on my list of 'Things to Do Before I Die': .. to visit The Great Pyramid of Giza.. and other wonders of the world. God works in miraculous way. In January (this year), UTP has selected me to be part of UTP Egypt Delegations. It was a breathtaking moment, when I touched the pyramid with my bare hand, 'How on earth these guys built the pyramids' - it was truly majestic. Haaa.. The countdown of my Wonders of The World checklist has begun: 3 down (Pyramids and Colloseum plus Christ the Redeemer) 5 to go!!! Next stop: Great Wall of China?

The New 7 wonders of the World:

In 2001 an initiative was started by Swiss corporation New Open World Corporation (NOWC) to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit. Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006. Egypt was not happy with the fact that the only original wonder would have to compete with the likes of the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, the Taj Mahal, and other landmarks; and called the project absurd. To solve this, Giza was named an honorary Candidate. The results were announced on July 7, 2007and are:

Wonder	Date of construction	Location
Great Wall of China	5th century BCE – 16th century CE	China
Petra	6th century BCE	Jordan
Christ the Redeemer (statue)	Opened 12 October 1931	Brazil
Machu Picchu	c.1450	Peru
Chichen Itza	c.600	Mexico
Colosseum	Completed 80 CE	Italy
Taj Mahal	Completed c.1648	India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)	Completed c.2560 BCE	Egypt