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Saturday, November 11, 2006

THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM has been named as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World by USA Today:
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem
Posted 11/10/2006 6:00 AM ET

By Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY
Mankind's capacity for wonder is profoundly expressed in Jerusalem's Old City, which has served as a spiritual nexus for the world's three major monotheistic faiths — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — for millennia.

Our six experts chose the ancient city as one of the seven New Wonders of the World for its central place in religious history and struggles for tolerance.

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The Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple: Lhasa, Tibet has also been put on the list.

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