LAL Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 For a bit of fun: http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=315&L=0 I picked the following (based on beautiful designs, engineering feats and recognisability): - Angkor Wat - Great Wall - Hagia Sophia - Machu Picchu - Neuschwanstein Castle - Statue of Liberty - Sydney Opera House No $2 certificates for me though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 My 7 Wonders: - Acropolis, - Colosseum, - Alhambra, - Pyramids of Ginza, - Taj Mahal, - Petra, - Machu Picchu Hope to see those last three before my days on earth are done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hard to choose from the list because the pictures are incomplete and we don't see the interiors of the structures. Alhambra, for example, is ornate inside; while Angkor Wat has beautiful stone carvings inside the outer wall as well as inside the actual temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Bogus! I don't see Jessica Alba anywhere on that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Given the alleged criteria, how can there not be a single bridge to choose from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 They aren't serious, are they? What happens to the old seven wonders? Can we nominate Michael Jackson? The Howard Hughes of our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Sangrey's post count Lon's Hendrix collection Lon's Ellington collection Rostasi's collection of musical oddities Magnificent Goldberg's soul jazz collection Durium's collection of early jazz BFrank's concert attendance count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 chichen itza giza easter island machu picchu great wall colosseum angkor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 I'll go with Petra and the Pyramids. Add those to the previous seven, make it nine, and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 The original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Pyramid of Giza The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Colossus of Rhodes The Lighthouse of Alexandria How do you improve on that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 The Great Wall is an amazing feat of engineering, and had the ancients known of it, they might well have included it. The problem with the more modern "wonders" is that their construction is not a mystery to us. When the ancients compiled their list, they had good reason to call these structures "wonders." They were so vast, so complex, that their construction seemed feats of magic as much as engineering. But the Statue of Liberty? The Eiffel Tower? Even the Taj Mahal and the Kremlin? Beautiful buildings, no doubt, but hardly "wonders." They may inspire admiration, but do they inspire the kind of awe that the Lighthouse of Phaeros inspired in those who lived in Alexandria? I might give a bye to Ankor Watt or Stonehenge. Even the statues of Easter Island. Again, these are ancient structures that the ancients themselves might have included in their list. But I can't include modern structures. We know too much about their builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) Agreed. I just don't get the point of all of this. Maybe folks are mad because all but one no longer exist? For some reason I thought the Great Wall was one of the original seven and not the Pyramids. My mistake. Thank you for the correction, Alexander. Edited January 8, 2007 by Scott Dolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) I assumed that everybody should have his seven wonders, no matters what some experts decide for you. So the seven place I was most emotionally impressed , not in an exact order (and there are many more I could add and at the moment I don't remember), are: King's Valley because I sensed the Passing of Time. (Egypt) Auschwitz and Birkenau where I sensed the meaning of 'Evil' (Poland) the Maya city of Tikal because I loved walking in the jungle between monkeys, parrots and toucans looking for the temples (Guatemala). The 1000 buddhist temples of Bagan because I climbed on almost all of them and everytime was a new experience (Burma) Madikwe Park at the sunset when wild animals go to water (S.Africa) Dolomiti Mountains because is where my dad teached to me to love mountainering (Italy) Coral Reef of South Egypt because I discovered the underwater world About the Colosseum, nice place, five minutes walk from my house Edited January 9, 2007 by porcy62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAL Posted January 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) The Great Wall was constructed over a period of many centuries starting from the three kingdoms period and completed by the Mings, some 2000 years later in the 17th century. Most of the current Great Wall is built by the Mings and much of the parts built earlier during Qin and three kingdoms period, using wood, small stones and mud, has crumbled away apparently. Frankly, I'd rather substitute the Great Wall with the Mogao Grottoes (Thousand Buddha Caves). IMO, as awe inspiring if not more. http://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-gu.../dunhuang.shtml Edited January 9, 2007 by LAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Does Randy's Donuts make the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) The 1000 buddhist temples of Bagan because I climbed on almost all of them and everytime was a new experience (Burma) Yes, the Pagan temples are often overlooked perhaps because no single temple quite ranks as one of the 7 Wonders (magnificent as they may be.) The city of Pagan and all its temples definitely enters my top 7. Wonderous place.... Edited January 9, 2007 by connoisseur series500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Human creations from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Even McDonalds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Lightning Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 The 1000 buddhist temples of Bagan because I climbed on almost all of them and everytime was a new experience (Burma) Yes, the Pagan temples are often overlooked perhaps because no single temple quite ranks as one of the 7 Wonders (magnificent as they may be.) The city of Pagan and all its temples definitely enters my top 7. Wonderous place.... Here are some pics I took in Bagan/Pagan in 2001. Bagan is an amazing place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Here are some pics I took in Bagan/Pagan in 2001. Bagan is an amazing place. I should say so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BB) Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) Does Randy's Donuts make the list? Or how about Bob's? Edited January 9, 2007 by (BB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LAL Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) This, Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, should be the representative from India. A most magnificent building indeed.. http://www.answers.com/topic/sri-ranganath...emple-srirangam Edited March 20, 2007 by LAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 The Eighth Wonder Of The World: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I like Porcy's list. But most, I like the IDEA behind it. My places would be small places that no one has photographed, I suspect. The Battling Siki Bar, in St Louis, Senegal. (Actually, I think I have a photo of Archie Shepp there.) Kolmanskop, Namibia - a ghost town that was based on diamonds - here's a shot A certain corner of the Gyokusen-en garden, Kanazawa, Japan That'll do for the time being. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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