UNESCO publicly disowns the New7Wonders campaign
Seventeen days before the Lisbon ceremony, UNESCO issued a press release stating it had no link with the initiative. It drew a direct contrast between the campaign and the scientific and educational work of the World Heritage List, and said the result would reflect only the opinions of those with internet access rather than the world, and could not contribute in any significant or sustainable way to preserving the sites elected.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- New7Wonders Foundation · organisation · not located
- The canon of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World · concept — cultural canon · Eastern Mediterranean and Near East · not located
Evidence
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UNESCO press release disclaiming any link with the New7Wonders campaign
That the intergovernmental heritage body publicly refused to endorse the 2007 list and questioned its representativeness.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2007-06-20 · Partly verified
UNESCO World Heritage Centre news item no. 352, press release of 20 June 2007, whc.unesco.org/en/news/352 — quoted text: 'There is no comparison between Mr Weber's mediatised campaign and the scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List.'
Recorded on New7Wonders Foundation
- Antipater of Sidon writes the earliest surviving list of seven wonders
- Egypt forces the Great Pyramid out of the New7Wonders ballot
- UNESCO publicly disowns the New7Wonders campaign
- The New7Wonders of the World are declared in Lisbon
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