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In 2007

In 2007, over 100 million people voted to select the New Seven Wonders of the World without ranking. The winners aim to represent global heritage and include the Great Wall of China, built between the 5th century BC and 16th century as a stone-and-earth fortification spanning 4,000 miles to protect China's borders, making it the world's longest human-made structure.

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In 2007

In 2007, over 100 million people voted to select the New Seven Wonders of the World without ranking. The winners aim to represent global heritage and include the Great Wall of China, built between the 5th century BC and 16th century as a stone-and-earth fortification spanning 4,000 miles to protect China's borders, making it the world's longest human-made structure.

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In 2007, more than 100

million people voted to


declare the New Seven
Wonders of the World.
The following list of
seven winners is
presented without
ranking, and aims to
represent global
heritage.

Great Wall of China


(China)
Built between the 5th
century B.C. and the
16th century, the Great
Wall of China is a
stone-and-earth
fortification created to
protect the borders of
the Chinese Empire
from invading Mongols.
The Great Wall is
actually a succession of
multiple walls spanning
approximately 4,000
miles, making it the
world's longest
manmade structure.

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