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The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru’s Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close.
Stonehenge is also in the 20-strong shortlist hoping to take one of the places.
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CourtsHeathrowPlace: The Great Wall of ChinaPlace: ColosseumPlace: RomePlace: PeruPlace: Machu PicchuPlace: StonehengePlace: GreecePlace: Mexico’sPlace: Chichen Itza pyramidPlace: Eiffel TowerPlace: Easter IslandPlace: BrazilPlace: Taj MahalPlace: Lisbon, PortugalPlace: Great WallPlace: IndiaPlace: JordanPlace: AcropolisPlace: Statue of ChristPlace: United States’Place: Statue of LibertyPlace: AustraliaPlace: Sydney Opera HousePlace: CambodiaPlace: AngkorPlace: SpainPlace: AlhambraPlace: TurkeyPlace: Hagia SophiaPlace: JapanPlace: Kiyomizu TemplePlace: RussiaPlace: KremlinPlace: St. Basil’s CathedralPlace: GermanyPlace: Neuschwanstein CastlePlace: BritainPlace: MaliPlace: TimbuktuPlace: PetraPlace: MediterraneanPlace: Middle EastPlace: Statue of ZeusPlace: OlympiaPlace: Temple of ArtemisPlace: EphesusPlace: Mausoleum of HalicarnassusPlace: Colossus of RhodesPlace: Pharos lighthousePlace: AlexandriaPlace: Pyramids of GizaPlace: SwitzerlandPerson: Tia VieringPerson: IndianaPerson: JordaniansPerson: VieringPerson: Bernard WeberPerson: WeberEvent: of the WorldOrganisation: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganisationOrganisation: UNESCO

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