
the Coliseum were elected New Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall of China, the ancient Jordanian city of Petra, the Statue of Christ Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, Maya pyramid of Chichen Itza in Mexico, and the Taj Mahal (India). The proclamation of the 'New Seven Wonders' was made during a megaspettacolo Luz stadium, whose rights have been sold to dozens of stations, with a potential audience of 1.6 billion viewers. The date, 07/07/07, of course, was not chosen by chance: in fact all seven as the 'New Seven Wonders'.