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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

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, former director-general of

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, which shortlisted 28 suggestions. The shortlist was then opened to a public vote. Announced in 2011, it ended in 2014 with the selection of

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, La Paz and Vigan as the winning cities.

Winners

References

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External links

New7Wonders official websiteNew7Wonders CitiesBernard Weber Project Founder
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