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Starman
SFN Regular
Sweden
1613 Posts |
 Posted - 01/03/2006 : 08:08:16
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http://cms.n7w.com/
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This website offers you the opportunity to participate in the first-ever global vote to elect the New 7 Wonders of the World. This vote will culminate with a live, worldwide, telecast on January 1 2007 to announce the New 7 Wonders of the World.
The 21 finalists are:- Acropolis, Athens
- Alhambra, Granada
- Angkor, Cambodia
- ChichenItza, Yucatan
- Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
- Colosseum, Rome
- Easter Island Statues
- Eiffel Tower, Paris
- Great Wall, China
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
- Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto
- Kremlin/St.Basil, Moscow
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
- Petra, Jordan
- Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
- Statue of Liberty, NY
- Stonehenge, Amesbury UK
- Sydney Opera House, Australia
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Timbuktu, Mali
Definitely on my list:- Angkor, Cambodia
- Great Wall, China
- Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Definitely off my list:- Stonehenge & Easter Island Statues - Just people with too much time on their hands.
- Kyomizu Temple - Been there. Its nice but no wonder.
- Christ Redeemer, Sydney Opera, Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower - Nah... no wonders here.
What do you think?
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Hawks
SFN Regular
Canada
1383 Posts |
 Posted - 01/03/2006 : 16:44:00 [Permalink]
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| I agree with you Starman. I fail to see why Sydneys opera house, the Eiffel tower and the statue of liberty should be considered to be more "wonderous" than Taipei 101 or the Sears tower. They're just modern buildings with a bit of artistic flair. In this list, there are two I would like to see - Machu Pichu and the Great wall. Saying that, I'm not hugely into buildings, preferring to rest my eyes upon places of natural beauty. In fact, my top 7 list of wonders would all be "natural" (creationists can still claim that these are designed, I suppose), such as Copper canyon in Mexico or the Galapagos islands. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 20:22:02 [Permalink]
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I don't get it. Why, when the Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, would the pyramids of Giza even be in the running for a new seven wonders?
I'd look for answers at the website, but it doesn't seem to want to come up for me at the moment. |
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 20:32:28 [Permalink]
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Why are Angelina Jolie's lips not on this list? I call shenanigans!
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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
3739 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 21:15:31 [Permalink]
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| I think the Statue of Liberty should be on the list if only because the story of how it came about is so bizarre and because I think it's more unlikely for a nonfunctional statue that large to be built than a grandiose building which also has a practical function. |
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Starman
SFN Regular
Sweden
1613 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 23:25:36 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
I don't get it. Why, when the Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, would the pyramids of Giza even be in the running for a new seven wonders?
I'd look for answers at the website, but it doesn't seem to want to come up for me at the moment.
The Pyramids are the only survivors from the ancient wonders.
It is the list that is new, the wonders can still be old. |
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 03:07:49 [Permalink]
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Then there is "Rodina Mat' Zovyot", the enormous Soviet statue of the "Motherland" in Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad, as well as the "Motherland" monument in Kiev, Ukraine.
These are huge monuments. Gaudy? Theatrical? Yes. But also unforgettable if you experience them in real life.
Click on images to see full size.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodina_Mat
Another one, more serene, is the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto Japan.
Me? I vote for the Effile Tower. (If Audrey Tautou meets me on the observation deck, and we then go to a café for coffee and biscuits.)
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 03:53:07 [Permalink]
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Bah! Mere rubble shoveled up into measured heaps, all of it, and most of it taking up space that could be put to better use. Unworthy of consideration. How 'bout instead:
Hubble telescope
Darwin's theory of evolution
Einstein's theory of relativity
Voyager probe -- no longer in the world, but so what? It's still of it.
Cassini probe -- same deal.
The Archeoraptor fossil(s)
The nylon bug
A T. rex named Sue
The cave paintings in France (forgotten the name of where they were found  ).
The Yellowstone caldera
The Clovis point
Organ transplants and stem cell research
Roman aquaducts
The Magna Carta
The Harley Davidson motorcycle, and so forth.
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2998 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 06:08:54 [Permalink]
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| I think they should add the Internet. |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 07:31:21 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by marfknox
I think the Statue of Liberty should be on the list if only because the story of how it came about is so bizarre and because I think it's more unlikely for a nonfunctional statue that large to be built than a grandiose building which also has a practical function.
If the Statue of Liberty is there, then the Christ Redeemer statue must be as well. They have about the same story. |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 07:33:46 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by pleco
I think they should add the Internet.
I second that!
I fail to any wonder greater than that, excepting, perhaps, Deep Blue.
But my vote falls for:
1. Great Wall.
2. Angkor Wat.
3. Petra.
4. Timbukto.
5. Machu Picchu.
6. Coliseum.
7. Pyramids. |
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 14:37:10 [Permalink]
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Some people might also suggest the recently completed Achievements of George W. Bush Monument.  |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 15:10:37 [Permalink]
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| Of the alternatives listed in the opening post, I agree with Siberia. Those listed by her would also be my pick. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 15:51:49 [Permalink]
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Let's add Roy's Rock to the list. There's a piece of architecture that caused a lot of nonsense, and, I have a suspicion, we've yet to hear the last of it.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 06:53:41 [Permalink]
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I'm reminded of all the Wonders of the World one could build while playing Civilization.
The Great Library of Alexandria
Darwin's Voyage
The Manhattan Project
The Apollo Project
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Starman
SFN Regular
Sweden
1613 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 06:59:23 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
The Manhattan Project
Somehow I doubt that things like The Manhattan Project are what they are looking for.
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