12 Treasures of Spain

The 12 Treasures of Spain (Spanish: 12 Tesoros de España) was a project that selected the "Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain". The contest was done by two companies: Antena 3 and Cope. The final results were announced on 31 December 2007. Nine architectural monuments, two natural monuments and a monument pictorial were chosen.

In 2007 there was an international competition to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World. Four months later, Antena 3 and Onda Cero started a contest to choose the 12 Treasures of Spain. The people voted in the contest. People voted via internet and mobile phones. They received over 9,000 applications.^[1] The candidates were drawn down to 20. They were going to choose 7 Treasures of Spain. Later that number was changed to 12.

The twelve winners in order of votes were:

Treasure	Location	Image
Mosque of Córdoba	Córdoba, Andalusia 37°52′45.1″N 04°46′47″W / 37.879194°N 4.77972°W / 37.879194; -4.77972
Cave of Altamira	Santillana del Mar, Cantabria 43°22′57″N 4°6′58″W / 43.38250°N 4.11611°W / 43.38250; -4.11611
Seville Cathedral	Seville, Andalusia 37°23′9″N 5°59′35″W / 37.38583°N 5.99306°W / 37.38583; -5.99306
Alhambra	Granada, Andalusia 37°10′37″N 3°35′24″W / 37.17694°N 3.59000°W / 37.17694; -3.59000
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar	Zaragoza, Aragon 41°39′25″N 0°52′42″W / 41.65694°N 0.87833°W / 41.65694; -0.87833
Teide National Park	Tenerife, Canary Islands 28°15′47″N 16°36′58″W / 28.26306°N 16.61611°W / 28.26306; -16.61611
Roman Theatre	Mérida, Extremadura 38°54′55.4″N 6°20′18.6″W / 38.915389°N 6.338500°W / 38.915389; -6.338500
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	Santiago de Compostela, Galicia 42°52′50.2″N 8°32′39.8″W / 42.880611°N 8.544389°W / 42.880611; -8.544389
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias	Valencia, Valencian Community 39°27′16.30″N 0°21′01.31″W / 39.4545278°N 0.3503639°W / 39.4545278; -0.3503639
Sagrada Família	Barcelona, Catalonia 41°24′13″N 2°10′28″E / 41.40361°N 2.17444°E / 41.40361; 2.17444
Beach of La Concha	San Sebastián, Basque Country 43°19′03″N 1°59′12″W / 43.31750°N 1.98667°W / 43.31750; -1.98667
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao	Bilbao, Basque Country 43°16′06.98″N 2°56′03.43″W / 43.2686056°N 2.9342861°W / 43.2686056; -2.9342861

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