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Erechtheum (temple, Athens, Greece) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 16, 2008
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Greek youths hang protest banners from Acropolis  -  Dec 17, 2008
GMA news.tvATHENS, Greece — Protesters hung two giant banners off the Acropolis on Wednesday, with slogans calling for mass demonstrations across Europe and ...

Who's setting Greece on fire?  -  Aug 30, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverGreece is burning. Ashes rain down on the Acropolis; Athens is covered in soot. Homes, villages and untold acres of woodland in the hard-hit Peloponnese ...

Restoration work on Acropolis to be completed in 2009  -  Dec 22, 2005
Monsters and Critics.comAthens - A massive 34-year effort by architects and archaeologists to restore Athens' ancient Acropolis to its former glory should be completed by 2009, ...

Article: New York-style loft, with view of Acropolis - International...  -  Jun 1, 2007
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Vacation in Lights: A Reader's Adventures in Greece - washingtonpost....  -  Jun 24, 2009
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The Greeks, the Gods and . . . the King? | Article from The Washington...  -  Jun 28, 2009
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Razing OK'd for better view of Acropolis  -  Sep 13, 2007
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It's lights, camera, action at the Acropolis  -  Sep 19, 2006
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Kalam wraps up tour of Greece with a visit to the Acropolis  -  Apr 28, 2007
HinduATHENS: President APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday wrapped up his three-day tour of Greece with a visit to the Acropolis hill, the `Sacred Rock' of Athens and by ...

Source: CCTV.com  -  Feb 27, 2008
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See beauty of Athens that lies beyond the Acropolis  -  May 18, 2008
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How Athens became the choice of the beautiful people  -  Sep 9, 2007
Mirror.co.ukIT might be famed the world over as the birthplace of democracy and the cradle of Western civilisation. But let's face it, beyond the ancient wonders of the ...

WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE: Crusader seeks a new list of seven.  -  Feb 15, 2006
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comFeb. 15--In a way, the structures were just waiting for this. They passed centuries in glorious esteem, sheltering kings from time to time, ...

Pagans ask ancient gods to protect Athens' Acropolis  -  Aug 31, 2008
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300 ancient sculptures to be moved from Acropolis  -  May 30, 2007
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Periscope Athens, Greece | Article from The Independent - London | …  -  Mar 7, 2009
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Greek archaeologists discover Aristotle bust near Acropolis  -  Oct 25, 2006
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Black-figure Neck Amphora, Greek, circa 510 BC  -  Jul 17, 2005
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These places do us proud  -  Jan 4, 2006
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acropolis (ancient Greek district) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  May 28, 2008
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New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign Announces the 21 Finalist …  -  Jan 3, 2006
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Man plunges to death from Greece's Acropolis  -  Nov 10, 2009
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My Big Fat Greek Vacation  -  Jul 29, 2007
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anthemion -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
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Mind the power  -  Jul 8, 2007
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Wonders Voting Not So Wonderful .  -  Dec 3, 2006
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Web Search .  -  Oct 30, 2006
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frieze -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
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A wondrous statue?, Campaign for new seven wonders of the world to …  -  Mar 5, 2007
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US tourists walk past a destroyed house as they leave the area... |...  -  Jan 9, 2009
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An Acropolis restoration worker works atop the Propylea, the... |...  -  Oct 30, 2008
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(From The Daily Star)  -  Oct 15, 2006
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The New 7 Wonders of the World  -  Mar 1, 2006
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Celebrity Galaxy - Eastern Mediterranean  -  May 24, 2007
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An unusual cloud formation forms a backdrop as tourists walk... |...  -  Jun 4, 2009
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Stones are a wonder in the making  -  Oct 20, 2006
Salisbury JournalBy Corey Ross ». DRUIDS chanted as a giant blue airship soared above Stonehenge on Tuesday, as part of the monument's bid to become one of the New 7 Wonders ...

Flowers bloom as tourists walk nearby on September 15, 2009 at... | …  -  Sep 15, 2009
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Taj set to be in new seven wonders' list  -  Dec 6, 2006
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Oakmont church celebrates its heritage with food.  -  Jun 28, 2008
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In The News .Actress Gets Rare Access To Film At Acropolis .  -  Oct 14, 2007
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7 Wonders of the World Campaign Announces Finalists  -  Jan 4, 2006
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Countdown begins for the new seven wonders  -  Jul 4, 2007
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Taj set to be in new seven wonders' list  -  Dec 12, 2006
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Movie To Be Filmed On Acropolis .  -  Sep 22, 2006
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And the winners are... - Final tally of Times readers' 7 Wonders of...  -  Mar 11, 2007
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EBSCOhost Connection: It's a Wonderful World.  -  Jun 1, 2006
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Greek youths hang protest banners from Acropolis .  -  Dec 17, 2008
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Swindlers impersonate cops at Acropolis  -  Jun 14, 2007
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Acropolis Museum decides to leave film of priests hacking Acropolis  -  Aug 5, 2009
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'Friendly fire' threatens Acropolis  -  Aug 26, 2007
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'Big Fat Greek Wedding' Star Granted Rare Access to Film at Acropolis  -  Oct 22, 2007
Greek NewsAthens.- Nia Vardalos, star of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,� stood under a big reflector on Saturday, filming a new romantic comedy among the dramatic ruins ...

Scene cut from Athens museum film after protests  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
The Associated PressATHENS, Greece — A scene from an animated film shown to visitors at the new Acropolis Museum that depicts Christian priests destroying parts of the

Fly to Athens on New Low Fare to See Once-in-a-Lifetime Events and ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
International Business Times (press release)Australian discount flight website, Direct Flights, has released a new low airfare to Athens to enable more Australians to visit three unique events and

Alexey Steele Receives a Prestigious Artemis Award  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
TransWorldNews (press release)New Acropolis Museum and announces the formation of Artists for Marbles campaign: Artists for Return of Parthenon Marbles to Acropolis. Athens, Greece.

Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
San Diego ReaderFor about $37 a night, you can stay next to the historic Plaka district. The clean Australian-owned,

Modernity enhances antiquity  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
Toronto StarBernard Tschumi angled the top floor of the New Acropolis Museum so visitors can see the Parthenon. ATHENS – Architectural egotism notwithstanding,

Black Parthenon magic  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
News From GreeceA mourning installation appeared in Melbourne in the beginning of July, called “The Black Parthenon.� With the help of a black canvas in chiaroscuro

24-Hour Room Service: Periscope Athens, Greece  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
IndependentDominated by the Acropolis, Athens' skyline is an awe-inspiring sight. The Parthenon has stood proudly on the "sacred rock" since the late 5th century BC,

Open the Acropolis, Greek President urges strikers  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
The Associated PressATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's president urged striking Culture Ministry employees Wednesday to end a protest that has closed the Acropolis to visitors for

C&I agents offer verdict on Athens fam trip  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
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Great Pyramids of Giza, Acropolis of Athens to Switch Off for ...  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
MarketWatch (press release)WASHINGTON, Mar 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- At 8:30 pm on March 28th in celebration of Earth Hour, lights will go out on some of the greatest monuments of

Greece Acropolis Closed  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
Suomen KuvalehtiVisitors make a tour of Athens aboard a tourist bus as at the background is seen the ancient Parthenon at the Acropolis ancient site in Athens, Greece,

It's our history, stupid  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Jerusalem PostBy MOSHE DANN The economy, terrorism and national defense are priorities for every country. But Israel adds an essential factor: historical memory.

Should Britain return the Elgin Marbles?  -  Feb 13, 2009
First Post,Since 1975 Greece has been carefully restoring the Acropolis. Athens now undoubtedly has the facilities to look after the sculptures properly - the

A Funny Thing Happened To Us On The Way To The Acropolis  -  Feb 10, 2009
Booktrade.info,Nobody actually discouraged us but it probably wasn't the most sensible thing we'd ever done. My partner, Heather Reyes, and I were on the slopes of the

New European Architecture 08 / 09  -  Feb 5, 2009
Archined,In this book A10 presents an overview of the latest European architecture, with an extensive selection of twenty projects previously featured in the

Greek revival  -  Nov 6, 2008
Toronto Star,The New Acropolis Museum, opening in March 2009, is right next to the Acropolis metro station. For information. Take a walking tour, conducted in English,

Scientists to measure quake effect on Acropolis  -  Oct 31, 2008
The Associated PressATHENS, Greece (AP) — For thousands of years the Acropolis has withstood earthquakes, weathered storms and endured temperature extremes, from scorching

Athens puts on chic face for its traditional sights and sounds  -  Nov 1, 2008
Austin American-Statesman,By Shelley Emling ATHENS, Greece - Not so long ago, many travelers dismissed Athens, with its scruffy streets, traffic pandemonium, and lackadaisical

Acropolis restoration works  -  Oct 30, 2008
ANA,Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis on Thursday inspected works for the restoration of the Athens Acropolis, after which he praised the effort underway.

Greek scientists use lasers to clean Acropolis  -  Oct 23, 2008
Times of Malta,A restorer conducts an ultrasound on the ceiling of the porch of the Caryatids of the Erectheion temple on the Acropolis in Athens to see beneath a film of

Italy returns piece of Parthenon Marbles to Greece  -  Sep 23, 2008
The Associated PressATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has finally taken possession of a chunk of the Elgin Marbles, and now holds renewed hopes of regaining the rest.

WCCCI concert in Athens  -  Sep 24, 2008
ANA,A concert at the Herod Atticus Odeon, beneath the Acropolis, is scheduled for Wednesday evening as part of efforts to raise funds for children living in

Acropolis museum opening delayed  -  Sep 16, 2008
ABC Online,The opening of a new, ultra-modern Acropolis museum located below the ancient Athens landmark has been pushed back until February or March next year,

Pagans ask ancient gods to protect Athens' Acropolis  -  Aug 31, 2008
Khaleej Times,ATHENS - A group of pagans held a protest prayer on the Acropolis in Athens on Sunday, asking the ancient Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, to protect the

Worshipers of Greek gods plan protest prayer at Acropolis  -  Aug 29, 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,AP ATHENS, Greece - A small group of pagans pledged Thursday to hold a protest prayer among the ruined Acropolis temples, more than 1500 years after

Jennifer Lopez tạo dáng ở…Hi Lạp  -  Sep 21, 2008
Dân Trí,Jennifer Lopez còn đi mua sắm ở Pháp nhưng chỉ 2 ngày sau đó, cô đã có mặt tại Hi Lạp để chụp một bộ ảnh th�i trang tại thành Acropolis, Athens.

Quinn: Memories of Athens - Part One  -  Jul 29, 2008
TVNZ,By Keith Quinn In the last of the series of one reporter's memories of the Olympic Games, Keith Quinn looks back fondly at Athens in 2004.

Acropolis to undergo restoration from 2009  -  Jul 24, 2008
AFPATHENS (AFP) — The world-famous Parthenon of the Athens Acropolis will undergo restoration work from 2009 that will see its western facade obscured by

ATHENS: Monumental attractions  -  Aug 2, 2008
Chandigarh Tribune,Athens, called the birthplace of democracy, is also the birthplace of many philosophers and writers, such as Socrates, Plato, Pericles and Sophocles.

Queensgate Market: it’s another Acropolis says student ... and he ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
Huddersfield Examiner,Huddersfield’s Queensgate Market Hall stands comparison to the Parthenon in Athens says a Greek student of interior design ... who believes it could become

8 great things to do in Athens  -  Apr 11, 2008
Chicago Tribune,By Toni Salama | Tribune Reporter April 13, 2008 ATHENS—Few experiences in life are as moving as ascending the Acropolis of Athens and coming face-to-face

Pace of Parthenon restoration sped up  -  Apr 10, 2008
The Age,The decades-long restoration effort on Athens' famed Acropolis is set to speed up with the removal of 17 carved stone squares from the ancient landmark for

Greece aims to regain Elgin Marbles with new museum  -  Apr 4, 2008
Newsday,AP April 6, 2008 A long-delayed new museum in Athens where Greece hopes to reunite its ancient Acropolis masterpieces with Britain's Elgin Marbles will open

Tight security surrounds Beijing torch relay in Greece  -  Mar 29, 2008
Guardian,By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS, March 29 (Reuters) - Tight security surrounded the last day of the Greek leg of the Beijing Games torch relay on Saturday with

Olympics Photo Wire  -  Mar 29, 2008
ESPNMembers of a pro-Tibet group hold candles as they protest at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens on Saturday, March 29, 2008. Small protests were held amid

Scuffle Outside Olympic Flame Stadium  -  Mar 30, 2008
ABC NewsAP Police scuffled with pro-Tibet demonstrators gathered outside a stadium in Athens where Greek officials planned to hand over the Olympic flame to

MILOS BICANSKI / Getty Images  -  Mar 30, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,Pro-Tibetan activists protest near the Acropolis in Athens as the Olympic flame arrives at the ancient site. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Prime Minister Yousaf

Tight Greek security for Olympic torch  -  Mar 28, 2008
PRESS TV,More than 2000 police will be guarding the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Athens over the weekend in fear of disruptions by protestors.

Olympic torch reaches Acropolis  -  Mar 29, 2008
Times of India,ATHENS: The Beijing Olympics torch relay reached the ancient Acropolis on Sunday, amid heavy police security and brief demonstrations by small groups of

Greece is the word for RL Turner students  -  Apr 10, 2008
Dallas Morning News,RL Turner students journeyed to Greece over spring break. Of course, a visit to the Acropolis in Athens was on the agenda. Comments limited to 30 words or

Olympic flame reaches Athens Acropolis  -  Mar 29, 2008
Radio New Zealand,The Beijing Olympic flame has reached the Athens Acropolis under unprecedented security to prevent pro-Tibet activists disrupting the torch relay.

Olympic Torch Reaches Acropolis  -  Mar 29, 2008
Twin Falls Times-News,By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS ATHENS, Greece - Torchbearers carried the Olympic flame through the crowded streets of Athens to the Acropolis Saturday amid heavy

Greek Parthenon sculptures are threatened by pollution  -  Apr 13, 2008
China Post,By DIDIER KUNZ, AFP ATHENS -- A senior Greek archaeologist warned this week that the last original sculptures still adorning the Parthenon, Athens' iconic

Athenians line streets for Beijing Olympic flame handover  -  Mar 30, 2008
Earthtimes,Athens - Athenians began lining the streets of the Greek capital on Sunday to witness the Olympic torch leave the ancient Acropolis and make its way to

Acropolis and rooftops in Athens covered in snow  -  Feb 16, 2008
Trend News Agency,...( dpa )- Athenians woke Sunday to a rare sight in the Greek capital as a thick layer of snow covered the Acropolis and rooftops across the city.

Temperatures to drop sharply as severe storm hits Israel  -  Feb 17, 2008
Ha'aretz,By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent Temperatures were expected to drop sharply on Monday, as strong winds and thunderstorms hit the country and snow draped

Area Briefs, Feb. 01 , 2008  -  Feb 1, 2008
Ada Evening News,ADA — East Central University is sponsoring a study trip for two weeks in May to experience Italy and Greece. The group will first tour the Vatican,

Greek culture minister supports European agenda  -  Nov 16, 2007
Athens News Agency,Greek Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis on Friday said that Athens was in favour of creating a common European agenda for culture during his participation in

OGAE Greece presents MPLE  -  Nov 15, 2007
esctoday.com,The fifth edition of 5th MPLE, Ogae Greece's annual festival, was held last Saturday at the 2006 Eurocafe venue under the Acropolis in Athens.

BMW visitor centre arouses curiosity of thousands  -  22 Oct 2007
Expatica Germany,Munich (AFP) - A chic glass building, all curvy lines, the new BMW exhibition centre opened its doors over the weekend to thousands curious to take in the

ANTIQUITIES IN MOTION Athens Makes Room (and Another Request) for ...  -  Oct 16, 2007
Spiegel Online,Huge cranes began moving antiquities off Athens' Acropolis down to a new museum built to hold them at the base of the citadel. In a not-so-subtle challenge

Greece hoists Parthenon sculptures to new home  -  Oct 14, 2007
Reuters Canada,By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Sunday began moving the ancient sculptures from the temples of the Athens Acropolis to a new museum,

Greece to relocate Acropolis statues  -  Oct 12, 2007
France24,Greek authorities held a dress rehearsal for the relocation of hundreds of statues and friezes from the Acropolis to a sprawling new museum.

AP Interview: Modern architecture meets antiquity in new Acropolis ...  -  Oct 9, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),© AP AP Interview: Modern architecture meets antiquity in new Acropolis museum By ELENA BECATOROS - AP Writer © AP ATHENS, Greece (AP) - One of Greece's

Campaigner urges Greece to fight for Marbles for new Acropolis museum  -  Oct 5, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),© AP ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece should use the opening of its new Acropolis museum to ratchet up the pressure on Britain for the permanent return of the

The vivid hues of Greece  -  Oct 5, 2007
The Newark Advocate,By BRIAN MILLER NEWARK -- Light blue sky, deep blue water and rugged landscapes was what most impressed three Licking County artists who painted outdoor

Plan Your Cheap Holiday To Europe  -  Sep 29, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),When you are planning a cheap holiday destination, you might want to see the beautiful attractions in Italy, Greece, Germany, France or Croatia.

Lee Troop to come good on his Greek pact  -  Sep 27, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,WHEN Lee Troop jogged to the top of the Acropolis after the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Geelong runner made a pact with his wife Freyja and close friend Steve

World at her feat  -  Sep 25, 2007
Pune Newsline,THE imposing amphitheatre couldn’t have provided a better ambience for the artistically inclined to acquire a taste for Kathak. The occasion was the World

Athens Art Deco gem could be torn down for view of the  -  Aug 1, 2007
USA TodayBy Elena Becatoros, AP Writer ATHENS — A shimmering reflection of the Parthenon greets passersby glancing up at the vast wall of windows atop Greece's new

Art Deco gem in Athens faces demolition  -  Aug 2, 2007
Pioneer Times-Journal,By ELENA BECATOROS, AP Writer 11 minutes ago ATHENS, Greece - A reflection of the Parthenon shimmers from the windows of Greece‘s new Acropolis Museum in a


Hagia Sofia Museum Listed Among Seven Wonders of World Jan 29, 2006
Among the 21 other structures are Acropolis – Athens, Eiffel Tower – Paris, Statue of Liberty - New York, The Great Wall of China, Collezium – Rome, Taj ...
Zaman Online,

Voting on Petra as one of the new7 wonders of the world Jan 16, 2006
Shortlist for new Seven Wonders of the World includes: Acropolis, Athens, Alhambra, Granada, Spain, Angkor, Cambodia, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Christ ...
Jordan News Agency (Petra),

Stonehenge on new wonders shortlist Jan 2, 2006
The 21 finalists are: The Acropolis, Athens; Alhambra, Spain; Angkor, Cambodia; Chichen Itza, Mexico; Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro; Colosseum, Italy; Easter ...
Scotsman,

No ego boost for us, or the SwissWhen wonders cease Jan 7, 2006
The finalists are as follows: the Acropolis (Athens), Alhambra (Granada, Spain), Angkor (Cambodia), Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico), Christ Redeemer (Rio de ...
Toronto Star,

New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign Announces the 21 Finalist ... Jan 3, 2006
The official New7Wonders finalist candidates are: 01 Acropolis, Athens, Greece 02 Alhambra, Granada, Spain 03 Angkor, Cambodia 04 Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico ...
PR Newswire (press release),

New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign Announces the 21 Finalist ... Jan 3, 2006
The official New 7 Wonders finalist candidates are: 01 Acropolis, Athens, Greece 02 Alhambra, Granada, Spain 03 Angkor, Cambodia 04 Chichen Itza, Yucatan ...
Canada NewsWire (press release),
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