Latest Article | Feb 11, 2015
British writer and broadcaster Alex Bellos set up a website and asked people to vote for their favorite numbers. More than 44,000 did. The winner? The number 7. Throughout history, our strongest emotional reaction is to the number 7, says Bellos. But why? He thinks that we like 7 because…
South Africa gets ready to celebrate Africa’s Wonder of Nature: Table Mountain
Ceremonies marking the Official Inauguration of Table Mountain as one of the New7Wonders of Nature begin on Sunday in Cape Town and continue on Monday in Pretoria. Guests will include local dignitaries, representatives from New7Wonders and delegates from the other New7Wonders of Nature sites. "The Official Inauguration of Table Mountain…
New7Wonders of Nature Congress takes place in Argentina
Opening the New7Wonders of Nature Congress in Iguazu, Argentina, yesterday, Bernard Weber, Founder-President New7Wonders, gave the following speech: Delegations representing the New7Wonders of Nature, Ladies and Gentlemen, When in Lisbon on 7 July 2007, the man-made "New 7 Wonders of the World" were declared, this ancient Greek concept became once more a…
New7Wonders President meets Vietnamese Prime Minister
Hanoi: The Founder-President of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber, today met the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, at government offices in Hanoi. The meeting was also attended by Hoang Tuan Anh, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and by New7Wonders directors Heidi Weber and Jean-Paul de la Fuente. Prime Minister…