New Seven Wonders vote draws to a close

[Ringo]

The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru’s Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close.

Stonehenge is also in the 20-strong shortlist hoping to take one of the places.

Votes have been cast by more than 90 million people, organisers say. As the deadline of 1am tomorrow approaches, the rankings can still change.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhkfqlidojid/

[dahamsta]

First I heard of it. Where's the site?

[Dodge]

www.new7wonders.com

[dahamsta]

Is it in any way official? Doesn't look like it to me.

[Ringo]

I'd add a few more

The Dom in Cologne

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.joschwartz.de/DOM_FLUG/images/DOM-FLUG_01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.joschwartz.de/DOM_FLUG/pages/DOM-FLUG_01.htm&h=500&w=333&sz=55&hl=en&start=88&um=1&tbnid=kZaofR485f3BKM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddom%26start%3D80%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum% 3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

newgrange.

http://www.knowth.com/aerial/newgrange-aerial.jpg

[Lev Yashin]

there is girl who works with me whose ass defies gravity...could i put her/it foreward??:confused:

[dahamsta]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[willymccann]

there is girl who works with me whose ass defies gravity...could i put her/it foreward??:confused:
classic reply - nominated for POTM

[strangeirish]

there is girl who works with me whose ass defies gravity...could i put her/it foreward??:confused:
Wait till she hits forty and see if her ass is still defying gravity. Then I'll vote. In the meantime, I'd be glad to monitor the situation for you.:D

[DaveyCakes]

I'd add a few more

The Dom in Cologne

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.joschwartz.de/DOM_FLUG/images/DOM-FLUG_01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.joschwartz.de/DOM_FLUG/pages/DOM-FLUG_01.htm&h=500&w=333&sz=55&hl=en&start=88&um=1&tbnid=kZaofR485f3BKM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddom%26start%3D80%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum% 3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

newgrange.

http://www.knowth.com/aerial/newgrange-aerial.jpg

The Dom is probably a bit modern...it is the 7 wonders of the ancient world after all (isn't it?). Bloody impressive building though.

[Dodge]

No, its not neccessariky ancient (The Eiffel Tower is in there)

[Calcio Jack]

The Dom is probably a bit modern...it is the 7 wonders of the ancient world after all (isn't it?). Bloody impressive building though.

No it's to decide on 7 wonders of the modern world ie they must currently exist. The pyramids of Egypt are is the only 'wonder' of the ancient world that still exists.

[DaveyCakes]

No it's to decide on 7 wonders of the modern world ie they must currently exist. The pyramids of Egypt are is the only 'wonder' of the ancient world that still exists.

Fair enough then...The Koelner Dom gets my vote. Along with the Las Vegas Strip, the Colosseum, the Mother Russia statue in Volgograd, and 3 others that I'll think of later :)

[osarusan]

Arch of Ctesiphon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ctesiphon%2C_Iraq%2C_1932.jpg) in Iraq. Is it one of the 7 wonders already?

[sligoman]

Sagrada Familia (http://www.iter.org/newsline/issues/06-10-18/sagrada-familia.jpg)-If they ever stop building on it that is. Needs to be seen up close to be fully appreciated.

[bennocelt]

surely the Spike must win???

its a wonder alright;)

[eamo1]

it cant be modern if the pyramids and stone henge are on the short list.newgrange is older then both of those and its bloody impressive how they got the entrance to line up with the Sun beam on the longest and shortest days too.

[GavinZac]

it cant be modern if the pyramids and stone henge are on the short list.newgrange is older then both of those and its bloody impressive how they got the entrance to line up with the Sun beam on the longest and shortest days too.

its not "modern", its just revised to include only wonders standing today.

doesnt seem too hard to line the entrance up with the sun on the solstice - just start building on the solstice with the door facing the sun :confused: the pyramids on the other hand are a wonder of engineering.

[Schumi]

No one's arguing the pyramids but how is Stonehenge (a few stones placed on top of each other) worthy of a nomination and Newgrange not?

[John83]

No one's arguing the pyramids but how is Stonehenge (a few stones placed on top of each other) worthy of a nomination and Newgrange not?
It's more famous. It's kind of like why talented English youngsters cost about an order of magnitude more than any other nationality.

[Dodge]

Stonehenge didn't make it BTW

[DaveyCakes]

Chichen Itza, Mexico
Statue of Christ the Rdeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Great Wall of China
Machu Picchu, Peru
Petra, Jordan
Colloseum, Rome
Taj Mahal, India

[dfx-]

Table Mountain should've been there, if perhaps a little too natural :D

[GavinZac]

Chichen Itza, Mexico
Statue of Christ the Rdeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Great Wall of China
Machu Picchu, Peru
Petra, Jordan
Colloseum, Rome
Taj Mahal, India

all agreed, though i would have included the golden gate bridge rather than the Rio Jesus (nicely placed but a wonder of the world?)

[Eire06]

When I was in Mexico I remember major campaigning going on for visitors to vote for Chichen Itza .

[jebus]

Chichen Itza, Mexico
Statue of Christ the Rdeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Great Wall of China
Machu Picchu, Peru
Petra, Jordan
Colloseum, Rome
Taj Mahal, India

The Pyramids in Egypt anyone? Possibly to replace the Taj Mahal?

[Dodge]

Weren't the pyramids part of the traditional 7?

[pineapple stu]

No reason they couldn't be both, surely?

[Dodge]

No reason they couldn't be both, surely?

Without having looked it up I was presuming they were looking for 7 new things.


Without a doubt the Pyramids would be included in any (non time dependent) list

[jebus]

Without having looked it up I was presuming they were looking for 7 new things.

Can't really call it the Seven Wonders of the World then, more like the Seven non-obvious, slightly wonderous, Wonders

[Aberdonian Stu]

Pyramids are included, they were "grandfathered" in. These 7 were on top of it.

[John83]

The Pyramids in Egypt anyone? Possibly to replace the Taj Mahal?
Chichen Izta is hardly the equal of the Egyptian pyramids, but I'm not going to pay the slightest heed to a text poll.

[strangeirish]

Pyramids are included, they were "grandfathered" in. These 7 were on top of it.
The conspiracy theorist in me says it was a pyramid scheme.

[kingdom hoop]

all agreed, though i would have included the golden gate bridge rather than the Rio Jesus (nicely placed but a wonder of the world?)

Good shout about the Golden Gate Bridge. Its construction was fraught with challenges and built at a time, 1930s, when engineering was not very developed. It didn't even make the long list though! The Panama Canal might be another omission in the same vein.

I saw Christ the Redeemer last year and would agree that it is not all that wondrous. It is bigger than you'd think alright and the vista is unbelievable but as a feat/dedication of man-kind inspiring awe I don't think it measures up quite the same as, say, the heads on Easter Island.

As it happens, I'll be at Chichén Itzá next week to savour my fourth of seven wonders!! I'll happily report back with my findings:)

[Lev Yashin]

Chichen Izta is hardly the equal of the Egyptian pyramids, but I'm not going to pay the slightest heed to a text poll.

sounds like something i'd get atfter a few too many pints on the way past the local takeaway!

[Block G Raptor]

can't believe the pyramids did not get in
just read through the page here http://www.book-of-thoth.com/article1526.html
to see how truely mind boggling they're construction was

[Thunderblaster]

Here are my Seven Wonders of the World!!

1. Anfield, Liverpool

2. Westport Sports Park, Westport

3. The Black Church, Dublin

4. Tipsy's bar, Limassol, Cyprus

5. Insulting Manor, Guilford, CT, USA

6. Old Factory (Bernard Riley), Whitwick, Leicestershire

7. Friedrickschafen Airport, Germany

All the above are architectural gems!!:D

[Aberdonian Stu]

can't believe the pyramids did not get in


The organisers put them in before there was any vote. They said these 7 were in addition (see my earlier post).

[Jerry The Saint]

The new Gormley Spire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Spire)in Chicago will surely have to be added once it's completed.



It's kind of like why talented English youngsters cost about an order of magnitude more than any other nationality.

You're talking about footballers, right:confused: :p

[John83]

You're talking about footballers, right:confused: :p
Slavery.

[Ash]

What about "The Seven Wonders of Fore" in Westmeath

1. The Monastery in a bog
2. The Mill without a race
3. The water that flows uphill
4. The tree that won't burn
5. The water that won't boil
6. The anchorite in a stone
7. The stone raised by St Fechin's prayers.

http://www.chooseireland.com/westmeath/seven-wonders-of-fore.html

[GavinZac]

The new Gormley Spire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Spire)in Chicago will surely have to be added once it's completed.
will they be buying a nearby sports ground for parking space?

[Jerry The Saint]

will they be buying a nearby sports ground for parking space?

I'd have thought that was obvious. Kelleher has no interest in big tall buildings - the whole thing is just a cunning ruse to drive da Bears out of town.

[DaveyCakes]

The new Gormley Spire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Spire)in Chicago will surely have to be added once it's completed.



There are a number of towers going up around the world.