Stonehenge in the running to become wonder of the world

Stonehenge has beaten off competition from the London Eye, Greenwich Observatory and St Paul’s Cathedral to make it into a global poll to decide the new 7 wonders of the world.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2006 - 11:30

Stonehenge has beaten off competition from the London Eye, Greenwich Observatory and St Paul’s Cathedral to make it into a global poll to decide the new 7 wonders of the world.

The ancient stone circle on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, is among 21 sites nominated from a pool of 77 across the globe.

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