New 7 Wonders of the World

[Number_6]

Someone showed me this link to the website where people can vote on what should be considered the New 7 Wonders of the World. Since the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World are almost all gone(The Pyramids of Giza being the only one still standing), the organization that decides such things is holding a worldwide vote. You too, can vote for which manmade structures should be considered "Wonders."

http://www.new7wonders.com/

 

[figmntal95]

i dont get it

 

[Number_6]

i dont get it

There are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:

1. The Pyramids of Giza
2. The Colossus of Rhodes
3. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
4. The Great Library of Alexandria
5. The Lighthouse of Alexandria
6. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
7. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/

Of those Seven Ancient Wonders, on the Pyramids of Giza still stand. It was decided that there should be a new list of Seven Wonders. Any structure built before the year 2000 is eligible. If you go to the site in the first post, that is where they are holding the worldwide vote. Anyone can vote for what should make the new list of Seven Wonders. On the site are 21 candidates from all over the world, complete with a brief overview of its history. When you are ready to vote, you simply register with the site and you will get a link e-mailed to you where you can cast your votes. On July 7, 2007, the new list of Seven Wonders will be revealed at an event being held in Portugal.

 

[SirNim]

One of the new Seven Wonders of the World should be the Newport Tower.
That and CN Tower.
While we're at it, the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Taipei 101?
The Three Gorges Dam?
Can't forget the Acropolis and its Parthenon...
Nor the Roman Forum and its Colosseum and Pantheon.
What about Stone Town, Zanzibar?
Mecca and its Ka'aba...

...

And for good measure, Spaceship Earth!

It strikes me that I've listed more than 7... :lookaroun

 

[Number_6]

List of the 21 Candidates for the New Seven Wonders:

1. The Parthenon, Greece
2. The Eiffel Tower, France
3. Petra, Jordan
4. The Alhambra, Granada, Spain
5. The Great Wall of China
6. The Pyramids of Giza
7. Angkor, Cambodia
8. Hagia Sophia, Turkey
9. The Statue of Liberty, USA
10. Chichen Itza, Mexico
11. Kiyomizu Temple, Japan
12. Stonehenge, United Kingdom
13. Christ Redeemer, Brazil
14. Kremlin/St Basil's Cathedral, Russia
15. Sydney Opera House, Australia
16. The Colusseum, Italy
17. Machu Picchu, Peru
18. Taj Mahal, India
19. Easter Island Statues
20. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
21. Timbuktu, Mali

 

[WDWFREAK53]

My 7 would be:

The Parthenon, Greece
The Great Wall of China
The Pyramids of Giza
The Colusseum, Italy
Taj Mahal, India
Stonehenge, United Kingdom
Kremlin, Russia

(Why not the Panama Canal, the Hoover Dam, or the St. Louis Arch?)

 

[SirNim]

They should space the 7 Wonders out.

One for each of the 7 continents.

Antarctica can be replaced by, say, the Middle East.

North America: Teotihuacan, Mexico (no, it's not on the list, but perhaps as impressive as Chichen Itza)

South America: Macchu Picchu

Europe: Colisseum of Rome

Africa: Great Pyramid at Giza

Middle East: Haya Sophia, Istanbul (a city which straddles the European/Asian traditional boundary)

Asia: Great Wall, hands down

Australia: Since this list catalogues man-made wonders, the Sydney Opera House. Otherwise I'd say Uluru.

 

[unkadug]

There's already these, why not one more list...

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Pharos of Alexandria

The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind
Stonehenge
The Colosseum
The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
The Great Wall of China
The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
The Hagia Sophia
The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Seven Natural Wonders of the World
Mount Everest
The Great Barrier Reef
The Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Paricutin Volcano
The Northern Lights

The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World
Palau
The Belize Barrier Reef
The Galapagos Islands
The Northern Red Sea
Lake Baikal
The Great Barrier Reef
The Deep Sea Vents

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
The Empire State Building
The Itaipú Dam
The CN Tower
The Panama Canal
The Channel Tunnel
The North Sea Protection Works
The Golden Gate Bridge

The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World
Angel Falls
The Bay of Fundy
Iguaçú Falls
Krakatoa Island
Mount Fuji
Mount Kilimanjaro
Niagara Falls

The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World
The Clock Tower (Big Ben)
Eiffel Tower
The Gateway Arch
The Aswan High Dam
Hoover Dam
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The Petronas Towers

The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medieval Mind
Abu Simbel Temple
Angkor Wat
Taj Mahal
Mont Saint-Michel
The Moai Statues
The Parthenon
The Shwedagon Pagoda

The Forgotten Wonders
The Aztec Temple
The Banaue Rice Terraces
The Borobudur Temple
The Inca City
The Statue of Liberty
The Mayan Temples
The Temple of the Inscriptions
The Throne Hall of Persepolis
Petra
The Suez Canal
The Sydney Opera House
The Red Fort in India

 

[GenerationX]

The Seven Duffs of the Simpsons World
Tipsy
Queasy
Surly
Sleazy
Edgy
Dizzy
Remorseful

 

[dopey]

1. Da Bears
2. Papa Bear Halas
3. Sweetness
4. Ditka
5. Urlacher
6. Soldier Field
7. The Italian beef/sausage combo (soaked, sweet and hot)

 

[FutureCEO]

I voted for: too bad they didnt have modern and then ancient

1. The Parthenon, Greece
2. Petra, Jordan
3. The Pyramids of Giza
4. The Statue of Liberty, USA
5. Stonehenge, United Kingdom
6. The Colusseum, Italy
7. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

 

[FutureCEO]

They should space the 7 Wonders out.

Middle East: Haya Sophia, Istanbul (a city which straddles the European/Asian traditional boundary)

It's still Constantinople in my mind

 

[SirNim]

It's still Constantinople in my mind

It's still Byzantium in my mind! :lol:

 

[unkadug]

It's still Constantinople in my mind

(starts singing: )

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way...

 

[SirNim]

TMBG have the best cover of that song, thank you very much.