Easter Island Statues - New 7 Wonders Of The World

Date tipped: 1/4/2007
Date of event: 7/7/2007
Sport: Special
Event: New 7 Wonders Of The World
Selection: Easter Island Statues
Odds: 1.571

Stake: 250

Advice:
The commonly known Seven Ancient Wonders of the World were all man-made monuments, selected by Philon of Byzantium in 200 B.C. Today, only the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt remain to this day.

His selection of wonders was essentially a travel guide for fellow Athenians, and the stunning sites were all located around the Mediterranean basin, the then-known world.

Now, just as Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games in 1896 with his modern version of the competition, New7Wonders founder Bernard Weber is seeking to revive the concept of the 7 Wonders of the World with this ambitious global campaign, the New 7 Wonders of the World.

The key difference is that, this time around, they will not be chosen by one man, but rather by millions of people all over the world.

The new wonders that are selected will be the people's choices, and they will be drawn from the earliest time that humankind walked upon the earth up through the year 2000.

It is, therefore, possible that the only survivor of the original 7 Wonders of the World, the Pyramids at Giza, could be chosen for a second time, taking them well into a third millennium of fame!

On January 1, 2006, the New7Wonder Panel of Experts, chaired by the former head of UNESCO, Prof. Dr. Federico Mayor, short-listed those nominations with the most votes received by the end of 2005. The top 77 choices have been narrowed down to just 21 finalists, which are the focus of our attention.

Of the 21 finalists there are only a handful of worth entrants, and with three sportsbooks playing on this market there are value bets galore to be had.

Our final selection for a top seven slot is the Easter Island Statues at 1.57 again with BetUK. Smaller stakes with this one, but still worth $250 of action.

Discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722 by Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen, this collection of 25 meter-high stone sculptures still puzzles historians and archaeologists as to its origins.

It is believed that a society of Polynesian origin settled there in the 4th century and established a unique tradition of monumental sculpture. Between the 10th and 16th centuries, they erected the enormous stone figures, known as the Moai, which have long fascinated the entire world and endowed the island with a mythical atmosphere.

Others that should really get an automatic inclusion are The Great Wall Of China best priced at 1.035 BetUK, the only ancient wonder of the world Pyramids of Giza 1.033 BetUK and The Acropolis of Athens 1.50 BetUK.

The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.

For further information and to vote check out their website www.new7wonders.com.

Good luck with your bets.

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