7 WONDERS OF PORTUGAL - AS 7 MARAVILHAS DE PORTUGAL
As most people now know, on the 7th July 2007, the New 7 Wonders of
the World were announced in a spectacular ceremony at the Estadio da
Luz in Lisbon.
However, what some people perhaps don't know (at least those who haven't read Mario's blog posts about the subject
here and
here)
is that during the previous 7 months the people of Portugal also
voted for the 7 Wonders of Portugal, which were announced on the
same date, in the same location, at a ceremony held just before the
internationally broadcast show hosted by Ben Kingsley.
From an initial list of 793 national monuments, a group of academics narrowed the choice down to 77, from which a further group of experts from all fields
of life
chose the 21 finalists, every one of which has been documented right
here on GoLisbon.com. The 21 magnificent monuments to reach the final were the following:-
Castelo de Almourol
Castelo de Guimarães
Castelo de Marvão
Castelo de Óbidos
Convento de Cristo Tomar
Convento e Basílica de Mafra
Fortaleza de Sagres
Fortificações de Monsaraz
Igreja de São Francisco Porto
Igreja e Torre dos Clérigos
Mosteiro de Alcobaça
Mosteiro da Batalha
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Paço Ducal de Vila Viçosa
Universidade de Coimbra
Palácio de Mateus
Palácio Nacional da Pena
Palácio Nacional de Queluz
Ruínas de Conímbriga
Templo Romano de Évora
Torre de Belém
After 7 months of voting by the general public, via Internet, SMS and phone, the "7 Maravilhas de Portugal" were finally decided.
And the winners are ...
