Stonehenge didn't make it BTW
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Stonehenge didn't make it BTW
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
Table Mountain should've been there, if perhaps a little too natural :D
all agreed, though i would have included the golden gate bridge rather than the Rio Jesus (nicely placed but a wonder of the world?)Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveyCakes
When I was in Mexico I remember major campaigning going on for visitors to vote for Chichen Itza .
The Pyramids in Egypt anyone? Possibly to replace the Taj Mahal?Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveyCakes
Weren't the pyramids part of the traditional 7?
No reason they couldn't be both, surely?
Without having looked it up I was presuming they were looking for 7 new things.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Without a doubt the Pyramids would be included in any (non time dependent) list
Can't really call it the Seven Wonders of the World then, more like the Seven non-obvious, slightly wonderous, WondersQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Pyramids are included, they were "grandfathered" in. These 7 were on top of it.
Chichen Izta is hardly the equal of the Egyptian pyramids, but I'm not going to pay the slightest heed to a text poll.Quote:
Originally Posted by jebus
The conspiracy theorist in me says it was a pyramid scheme.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
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:)
sounds like something i'd get atfter a few too many pints on the way past the local takeaway!Quote:
Originally Posted by John83
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
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
The organisers put them in before there was any vote. They said these 7 were in addition (see my earlier post).Quote:
Originally Posted by Block G Raptor
The new Gormley Spire in Chicago will surely have to be added once it's completed.
You're talking about footballers, right:confused: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by John83
Slavery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint