Jennifer Lopez, Chaka Khan and Alessandro Safina will perform live at an extravagant gala ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 7 to mark the final selection of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

The winners will be announced on July 7 in Lisbon, Portugal. ... “It’s the first ever global vote,” said Tia B. Viering, spokeswoman for the “New 7 Wonders of the World” campaign.

The campaign to pick the seven new wonders was begun in 1999 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. His Switzerland-based foundation, called , received almost 200 nominations from around the world.

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru’s Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a ...

The campaign to name new wonders was launched in 1999 by the Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. Almost 200 nominations came in, and the list was narrowed to the 21 most-voted by the start of 2006.

The first Official New 7 Wonders of the World competition was held in 2007 and drew more than 100 million voters who chose seven winners from hundreds of international entries.

What are the seven wonders of the world? An age-old trivia question that likely makes most of us perk up and think we know the answer. It may be more tricky than you think to name all seven though ...