| MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines' own historical city up North, Vigan, has made it to the finals of the New7Wonders Cities campaign.
Vigan will be vying for one of the 7 slots against: Athens, Greece Bangkok, Thailand Barcelona, Spain Beirut, Lebanon Casablanca, Morocco Chicago, USA Doha, Qatar Durban, South Africa Havana, Cuba Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam Istanbul, Turkey Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kyoto, Japan La Paz, Bolivia London, United Kingdom Mendoza, Argentina Mexico City, Mexico Mumbai, India Perth, Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia Prague, the Czech Republic Quito, Ecuador Reykjavik, Iceland St. Petersburg, Russia Seoul, South Korea Shenzhen, China Vancouver, Canada The global election which will determine the New7Wonders will end on December 7, 2014 and will go through 3 elimination phases. The foundation's president, Bernard Weber, praised the panel's choices for the finalists, adding that the list is "particularly exciting in its variety." Weber says honoring various cities all over the world will create a "global memory" and is rather timely as — for the first time in history — more than half of the planet's population dwell in cities. "Going forward, the New7Wonders Cities campaign will encourage debate about how cities should respond to the challenges of the present and the future. By voting in this worldwide campaign, people everywhere can decide the 7 cities that best represent the achievements and aspirations of our global urban civilization," said Weber in an official release from New7Wonders. In early October, the New7Wonders Foundation released a shortlist of 77 qualifying cities. This list included two more cities in the Philippines: Cebu and Iloilo. However, it was only Vigan who made it to the finals. To vote for your favorite cities, click here. - Rappler.com With its cobblestone streets and an architecture that combines elements of Asian and European design, Vigan City is unique in the Philippines. Vigan is also one of the 28 Official Finalists in New7Wonders Cities. Vote today! https://www.new7wonders.com/en/cities |
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