New 7 Wonders Cities (2011–2014) was the third in a series of Internet-based polls operated by the New 7 Wonders Foundation. It followed New7Wonders of the World and New7Wonders of Nature.
The poll began in 2007 with more than 1200 nominees from 220 countries. A longlist of 77, limited to a maximum of one city per country, was considered by a panel headed by Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former director-general of UNESCO, which shortlisted 28 suggestions. The shortlist was then opened to a public vote.[1] Announced in 2011, it ended in 2014 with the selection of Beirut, Doha, Durban, Havana, Kuala Lumpur, La Paz and Vigan as the winning cities.[2]
Winners
edit| City | Country | Image | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 3000 BC[3] | ||
| Doha | 1825 | ||
| Durban | 1880 | ||
| Havana | 1519 | ||
| Kuala Lumpur | 1859 | ||
| La Paz | 1548 | ||
| Vigan | 1572 |
References
edit- ^ "These 7 Cities Are The New 'Urban Wonders' Of The World". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "New 7 Wonders Cities". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Under Beirut's Rubble, Remnants of 5,000 Years of Civilization". 23 February 1997. Retrieved 10 April 2016.