The New Seven Wonders

Poutsi · Post by **Poutsi** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:11 pm

My choice would be at least (I didn't check if these are on the list or not):

- The Great Wall of China
- Pyramids of Giza
- Taj Mahal
- Empire State Building
- Terracotta Army
- The Internet

Good candidates:
- Vatican City
- Acropolis
- Machu Piccu
- Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco
- Channel Tunnel

edit: added a couple of candidates

demontventoux · Post by **demontventoux** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:28 pm

-Great wall in China
-Acropolis
-Angkor
-Easter Island Statues
-Taj Mahal

PS: I think It's stupid to vote for the Pyramids in Giza because they already are a worldwonder.....

Dakkus · Post by **Dakkus** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:02 am

demontventoux wrote:-Great wall in China
-Acropolis
-Angkor
-Easter Island Statues
-Taj Mahal

PS: I think It's stupid to vote for the Pyramids in Giza because they already are a worldwonder.....

I don't. For the reasons I've mentioned some messages above.

Titania_eu · Post by **Titania_eu** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:53 am

Stonehenge

Neuschwanstein Castle

The Great Wall of China

Machu Picchu

The Acropolis

Easter Island Statues

(This was my choice and I'm looking forward to seeing the great show in Lisbon!

)

pepitopulpito · Post by **pepitopulpito** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:54 pm

Dakkus wrote:alhambra.. According to the image it's "quite normal", but unfortunately I don't know much anything at all about this. But doesn't look very wonderous.

Man, you have to go there... Meanwhile take a look here

BTW, I choose

Alhambra, of course

Angkor
Chichen Itza
Great Wall
Machu Pichu
Petra
Taj Mahal

Stonehedge, Eiffel Tower, Liberty Statue, Sidney Theatre... Can't compare to the others!

JP Simões · Post by **JP Simões** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:18 pm

There's great excitement here as we should be getting the first results through any minute now.

tabbs · Post by **tabbs** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:22 pm

I don't know ... On one hand it was certainly a nice idea to try and pick the new "Seven Wonders" from all around the world. After all, the old ones were in a relatively small part of that world.

Then again, the entire contest and the voting procedure were a little strange. Unesco stated on Friday (ie. before the results were published) that "The list of the '7 New Wonders of the World' will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the internet and not the entire world." http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ ... N=201.html

Well, there was also the option to vote via phone AFAIK, and after all quite a few people participated - about 100 million worldwide. But still, in order to vote (a) you had to be aware of that "competition", and (b) you had to be technically able to vote. Must admit that, given these circumstances, I prefer Unesco's World Heritage list over such "wonders".

Christian

sen-chuan · Post by **sen-chuan** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:50 pm

So, no Venice in the list. This is a wonder indeed.

Jes · Post by **Jes** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:05 pm

Dakkus wrote:
alhambra.. According to the image it's "quite normal", but unfortunately I don't know much anything at all about this. But doesn't look very wonderous.

Taj Mahal.. Naa.. Somehow it feels too "normal" after all.

COME TO SPAIN AND SEE THE ALHAMBRA!!!

I think it is "wonderful" as well as the Taj Mahal! (well, I know that the seven wonders have been already choosen... I WAS IN PETRA THAT DAY!!!)