The private campaign was the brainchild of Swiss filmmaker and museum curator Bernard Weber, who said his initiative seeks to recreate the popularity of the Seven Wonders of the World.

• 这一民间评选活动的想法是瑞士电影制作人、物馆馆长伯纳德·伯提出的，他说他的初衷是想重振世界七大奇迹的人气。