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The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt
After careful consideration, the New7Wonders Foundation designates
the Pyramids of Gizathe only remaining of the 7 Ancient
Wonders of the Worldas an Honorary New7Wonders Candidate.
Therefore, you cannot vote for the Pyramids of Giza as part
of the New7Wonders campaign.
This decision has also taken into account the views of the
Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry
of Culture. The Pyramids are a shared world culture and heritage
site and deserve their special status as the only Honorary
Candidate of the New7Wonders of the World campaign.
The 7 New Wonders of the World will now be chosen by the
people across the globe from the 20 active New7Wonders candidates.
The Pyramids of Giza, the oldest and only Ancient Wonder
still standing, are testimony to perfection in art and design,
never subsequently achieved. They were built by planners and
engineers purely to serve their earthy rulers - who were also
their gods. Philosophy did not exist at this time, and creation
was not subject to any questioning. The pyramids are the purest
of constructions, built for eternity.
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