You pick the new "Seven Wonders of the World" (+Poll)

[GoldEagle]

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Here is a list, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Seven_Wonders_of_the_World, of possible candidates for a new list of Man-Made Wonders of the World:

1. Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece
2. Alhambra, Granada, Spain
3. Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
4. Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
5. Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6. Colosseum, Rome, Italy
7. Easter Island statues, Chile
8. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
9. Great Wall, China
10. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
11. Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
12. Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russia
13. Machu Picchu, Peru
14. Neuschwanstein Castle, Füssen, Germany
15. Petra, Jordan
16. Pyramids of Giza+, Egypt
17. Statue of Liberty, New York, United States
18. Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
19. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
20. Taj Mahal, Agra, India
21. Timbuktu, Mali

Choose 7 of them, and post. Try not to add any to this list.


Here are mine: (In no specific order)
· Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece
· Great Wall of China, China
· Machu Picchu, Peru
· Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
· Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
· Colosseum, Rome, Italy
· Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Close Runners-Up: Neuschwanstein Castle; Stature of Liberty; Taj Mahal

-GE

 

[Urederra]

I picked:

Alhambra de Granada.
Great Wall,
Hagia Sophia.
Machu Pichu
Petra
Piramids
Taj Mahal

 

[JonnyB]

Petra is pretty amazing.

The museum of civilization in Ottawa had an exhibit on Petra this summer, I'm glad I got the chance to see it.

 

[GoldEagle]

I picked:

Alhambra de Granada.
Great Wall,
Hagia Sophia.
Machu Pichu
Petra
Piramids
Taj Mahal

See, i wasn't too impressed with it when I saw it. I mean sure, it was grand, massive, and pretty damn cool, but it wasn't awe-inspiring like Ephesus or Corinth was.

 

[JohnRM]

My Seven Wonders.


1. Panama Canal, Panama
2. Channel Tunnel, English Channel
3. Colosseum, Rome
4. Great Wall, Beijing
5. Suez Canal, Egypt
6. Jerusalem, Israel
7. Vatican City

 

[GoldEagle]

My Seven Wonders.


1. Panama Canal, Panama
2. Channel Tunnel, English Channel
3. Colosseum, Rome
4. Great Wall, Beijing
5. Suez Canal, Egypt
6. Jerusalem, Israel
7. Vatican City

I might be taking a trip to Jerusalem next September. Is it worth the missed school and the $$$?

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Angkor Wat
Easter Island
Great Wall
Machu Picchu
Petra
Pyramids
Taj Mahal

 

[puglover]

Angkor Wat
Great Wall
Pantheon (not on list)
Hagia Sophia
Great Pyramids

Panama Canal!

 

[Eukaryote]

not enough options

 

[Tee Kay]

Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
Great Wall, China
Machu Picchu, Peru
Petra, Jordan
Pyramids of Giza
Sydney Opera House
Taj Mahal

 

[REDY]

Well I will not vote, but what is in Timbuktu?

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

Haven't voted yet but I went to Kiyomizu temple last week and it's nothing special. There are dozens more temples in Kyoto that I find more compelling candidates.

 

[azzaman333]

# Pyramids of Giza+, Egypt
# Statue of Liberty, New York, United States
# Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
# Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
# Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
# Great Wall, China
# Colosseum, Rome, Italy

Not in that order though.

 

[Ansar]

Acropolis of Athens
Hagia Sophia
Taj Mahal
Neuschwanstein Castle
Statue of Liberty
Stonehenge
Pyramids of Giza

Not in any particular order.