Pointing to a majestic site in peril is a great way to drum up sympathy for your cause, be it ecology or historic preservation, but that doesn’t make what the New 7 Wonders foundation is doing any less compelling. A Swiss organization that’s also gathering support to rebuild the Buddhas at Bamiyan, the foundation is currently holding a public competition to come up with a new set of wonders – sites that we can celebrate while we still have them, and which represent a global, rather than Classical, heritage. Anyone can vote online or by phone for one of the 21 finalists until July 7th of next year (07/07/07, of course), when the process will conclude with a big ol’ telecast to announce the winners.
Elsewhere:
– Wired News: “Rebirth of the Afghan Buddhas”
Previously:
– “Blame the Tourists? Nah.“
Posted on Apr 27, 2006 04:38 PM by kristin
