Photo. Machu Picchu, the lost city in Peru,
become highest ranked by the voteres. © Travel Explorations.
Based on
information from Wanderlust`s press release, London, 20 October, 2005, the
pyramids are ancient news. Make way for the new 7 Wonders. As mentioned the
Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, has been relegated to eighth place in the
definitive updated list.
The clear voters' favourite is the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru,
which received 52% more votes than its nearest rival, the vast temple complex of
Angkor, Cambodia. The Wanderlust Seven Wonders of the World, as voted by global
travellers, are:
Ranking Site Location:
1 Machu Picchu,
Peru
2 Angkor, Cambodia
3 Taj
Mahal, India
4 Petra, Jordan
5 Grand
Canyon, USA
6 Great Wall of China, China
7 Galápagos
Islands, Ecuador
"It is no surprise that Wanderlust readers,
Britain's best travellers, chose such extraordinary places for the definitive
new list of the 7 Wonders," says Lyn Hughes, Wanderlust's co-founder and
editor-in-chief. "To explore any of these seven fully requires a great sense
of adventure, but they truly represent the most amazing travel experiences on
the planet."
British wonders making it on
to the list are the London Eye (65th), Stonehenge (50th) and the Highlands
(41st).
Photo. The vast temple complex of Ankor Wat,
Cambodia, become second place in Wanderlust Magazine`s voting.
©
Travel Explorations. |
 |
See the full list of the Top 75 Wonders covered in Wanderlust's
special 75th collectors' edition, which become available on sale from 21
October.
Stein Morten Lund, 7 November 2005
Additional information
Notes based on information from Wanderlust`s press release:
1. Wanderlust's 7 Wonders collectors' issue is available from 20 October. It
features each of the updated 7 Wonders, as well as articles on the Original 7,
and the full Top 75 as voted for by Wanderlust readers. Michael Palin called
Wanderlust "the most discerning travel magazine this side of Nanga
Parbat".
2. For the complete list of the top 75 Wonders, as voted for by
Wanderlust travellers, see page 103 of the November 05 issue of Wanderlust,
available from 21 October.
3. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World are:
The Great Pyramid at Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Colossus
of Rhodes
The Lighthouse at Alexandria
As commented by Wanderlust Magazine:
Although today we think of
the 7 Ancient Wonders as a single definitive list, it wasn't until the sixth
century BC that general consensus settled on the seven we know today. While most
Greek writers agreed on the first six, the seventh spot was hotly contested.
Favourites were the walls of the city of Babylon and the Palace of Cyrus before
opinion settled on the lighthouse at Alexandria.
Even in ancient times, it was impossible to visit all 7
Ancient Wonders: the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was burnt to the ground in 356
BC, 66 years before work on the lighthouse at Alexandria was started.
Contact:
Lyn Hughes
Editor-in-chief, Wanderlust
Tel: 01753
420426
Piers Pickard
Editor, Wanderlust
Tel: 01753 420426
Email: piers@wanderlust.co.uk
E-mail this
Print this
