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Egyptian pyramids removed from 'New7Wonders' contest |
Andy B
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|  Posted 16-06-2007 at 00:16
This is fairly old news but new to me and perhaps some others. English Heritage should have taken the same attitude instead of canvassing for votes in this idiotic competition. How anyone can take something seriously that calls itself 'New7Wonders' I don't know.
Story from Gulf Daily News, 20th April 2007
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=179795&Sn=WORL&IssueID=30031
The pyramids of Giza have been removed from an Internet competition to name the new seven wonders of the world, but the anger of Egypt's antiquities chief remained unmollified yesterday.
Swiss-Canadian filmmaker Bernard Weber's contest to choose the seven new wonders of the world enraged Egyptian officials when the pyramids - the one of the original wonder still standing - was not included in the competition.
"After careful consideration, the New 7 Wonders Foundation designates the Pyramids of Giza - the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World - as an Honorary New 7 Wonders Candidate," said a statement on the website which added that votes could no longer be cast for the pyramids.
"This decision has also taken into account the views of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Culture," added the site.
After the competition was announced, Egyptian antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass said that the pyramids "are the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world that still exists. It's ridiculous, they don't need to be put to a vote."
The move has done little to dim his anger over what he calls a crass "publicity stunt."
"We didn't ask anything from these people and we reject the tourist company that is trying to choose the seven wonders. They are cheating the Egyptians," said Hawass.
"I am against this subject totally. I cannot accept a Greek historian choosing the seven wonders of antiquity and have a tourist company choosing the new ones," he added.
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Andy B
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| Posted 16-06-2007 at 00:19
A contributor to Wikipedia makes the good point that the poll will not be unbiased but based mostly on nationalistic fervor. In India there is a concerted campaign underway by news channels imploring people to vote for Taj Mahal as a national symbol. When the votes of a population of more than one billion people is manipulated in this fashion this whole exercise becomes meaningless.
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