TheSeven Wonders of Portugal (Portuguese:Sete Maravilhas de Portugal) is a list of cultural wonders located in Portugal. The creation of the list was supported by the Ministry of Culture and organized by the companies Y&R Brands S.A. and Realizar S.A.
Initially 793 nationalmonuments of Portugal were listed byInstituto Português do Património Arquitectónico (IPPAR) as candidates, however in the first round of selections a board of experts reduced the number to 77. The contenders were further reduced to 21 finalist in four different categories by Conselho de Notáveis at theUniversity of Évora.
The six-month-long public elections started on 7 December 2006 to select the top seven wonders. Votes could be cast viainternet,telephone andSMS. Results of the vote were announced on 7 July 2007 at theEstádio da Luz inLisbon,[1] as were the results of the globalNew Seven Wonders of the World contest.
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