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

City Country Image Established
BeirutLebanon Lebanon3000 BC[3]
DohaQatar Qatar1825
DurbanSouth Africa South Africa1880
HavanaCuba Cuba1519
Kuala LumpurMalaysia Malaysia1859
La PazBolivia Bolivia1548
ViganPhilippines Philippines1572

References

  1. ↑ "These 7 Cities Are The New 'Urban Wonders' Of The World". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "New 7 Wonders Cities". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Under Beirut's Rubble, Remnants of 5,000 Years of Civilization". 23 February 1997. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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