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mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2006-01-27 01:08:00    Hi All, I was recently surfing the net to find out what were considered the Seven Wonders of the World only to stumble across a website that is trying to redefine them. So I wondered whether Globo members would like to participate in a survey and let us come up with our own seven wonders. The options are listed below: 1. Acropolis - Athens, Greece 2. Alhambra - Granada, Spain 3. Angkor Wat - Cambodia 4. Chichen Itza - Yucatan, Mexico 5. Christ Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6. Colosseum - Rome, Italy 7. Statues on Easter Island- Easter Island 8. Eiffel Tower - Paris, France 9. Great Wall of China - China 10. Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey 11. Kiyomizu Temple - Kyoto, Japan 12. Kremlin/St Basil - Moscow, Russia 13. Machu Picchu - Cusco, Peru 14. Neuschwanstein Castle - Fussen, Germany 15. Petra - Petra, Jordan 16. Pyramids of Giza - Giza, Egypt 17. Statue of Liberty - New York, America 18. Stonehenge - Amesbury, England 19. Sydney Opera House- Sydney, Australia 20. Taj Mahal - Agra, India 21. Timbuktu - Timbuktu, Mali Can everyone, willing to participate, chose three from the list, in no particular order and let’s just see what we come up with: If you want to participate on the Global vote you can visit their website (also to view pictures of each structure) on www.n7w.com. Thanks Amanda --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   bear495 Joined: May 03 Points: 8634 Posts: 177 Posted: 2006-01-27 16:06:00    Amanda, Thank you for bringing this delightful subject to our attention. What a marvelous thought, to identify the seven 'modern' wonders of the world. Perhaps the only difficulty that I have with the list that your present is the omission of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (St. Louis Arch). That is the tallest known man-made monument ever erected, and is visited by well over 10 million people each year. From your list it is difficult to choose only three, but I would choose the following: 1. Pyramids of Giza - They were part of the original list of the seven wonders. They still exist, therefore, they are enduring. 2. Macchu Picchu - This is perhaps the most awe-inspiring location that I have ever visited. Traveling to see these ruins awakens a religious experience within each visitor. 3. Taj Mahal - Many in the Western hemisphere consider the Taj as an example of the veru exotic vistas found in the Eastern continents. These are just my thoughts. Personally, I would choose the Arch over either the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, or any of the other 'modern' facilities because of its unique engineering and size. Russ --- "Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag." Alexander Solzhenitsyn Reply    Reply with quote    Contact bear495   mortimer Premium account Joined: Jun 04 Points: 15075 Posts: 528 Posted: 2006-01-27 16:30:00    Hi Amanda Here are my three: Timbuktu Angkor wat Kiyomizu temple No explications why! I just chose :-) Have a great day Martin --- Today is the first day of the rest of your life, enjoy it! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mortimer   davidx Premium account Joined: Dec 04 Points: 34719 Posts: 440 Posted: 2006-01-27 17:19:00    http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,,1676487,00.htmlhas an raticle on the subject. It induced me to set the same poser to the group on which I'm a moderator. I get zapped by red ink if I name it here! Actually I asked for nominations of seven in tho categories, natural and man-made. Actually the top one of my own submissions was not in this list. However four from the list were in my seven and the first three [in order] were 1. The Great Wall of China. 2. The Taj Mahal. 3. Stonehenge. Cheers, David --- Grieve not for that which you cannot do but rejoice in that which you can. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact davidx   mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2006-01-28 15:08:00    Thanks all for participating, I was hoping more members would get involved which is why I limited it to 3, but maybe you can provide your chose of seven. I have to mention that the list of 21 is not something I compiled, there has been a global vote dating back to 2000 and then have narrowed it down to the list I provided. Here's my list: Angkor Wat Chichen Itza, Christ Redeemer Statues on Easter Island, Machu Picchu Pyramids of Giza Taj Mahal Misty --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2006-01-28 15:18:00    Russ, I believe the St. Louis Arch was initially on the list, but it didn't receive many votes so when the list was reduced to 21 it fell by the wayside. Also I'm not sure what they will define these seven as but I think the seven wonders of the modern world are: Empire State Building, Itaipu Dam, CN Tower, Panama Canal, Channel Tunnel, North Sea Protection Work, and the Golden Gate Bridge Would you like to add 4 more? Misty --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2006-01-28 15:58:00    In the list above my favorites are: 13. Machu Picchu - Cusco, Peru 16. Pyramids of Giza - Giza, Egypt 9. Great Wall of China - China further till best seven: 20. Taj Mahal - Agra, India 7. Statues on Easter Island- Easter Island 18. Stonehenge - Amesbury, England 3. Angkor Wat - Cambodia The seven wonders of the "ancient" world are well defined (I think 3 do not exist anymore). There are lists of seven wonders of the "natural" and "modern" world etc. UNESCO does it correctly listing about 800 equaly amazing objects of many kinds around the world. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ RR --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   madness Premium account Joined: Jan 05 Points: 6577 Posts: 52 Posted: 2006-01-28 23:21:00    hi Amanda, 1. Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia , Nevsehir, Turkey 2. Nemrut Dag , Adiyaman, Turkey 3. Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey this is my list, recommend you to search in google..:) kind regards, [ This Message was edited by: madness on 2006-01-28 23:27 ] --- Burak Reply    Reply with quote    Contact madness   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2006-01-29 03:10:00    Disqualified Burak! You have chosen 3 very good Turkish heritage sites but you must choose 3 from the FINALIST and INTERNATIONAL objects in the list above for THIS current survey! (Let us two members start a new and fair survey later in the year based on the UNESCO list?) I also found a site which lists various 7-wonders in many various categories, see: http://wonderclub.com/AllWorldWonders.html it lists: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Great Pyramid of Giza Hanging Gardens of Babylon Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Statue of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Pharos of Alexandria The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind Stonehenge Colosseum Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa Great Wall of China Porcelain Tower of Nanjing Hagia Sophia Leaning Tower of Pisa The Seven Natural Wonders of the World Mount Everest Great Barrier Reef Grand Canyon Victoria Falls Harbor of Rio de Janeiro Paricutin Volcano Northern Lights The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World Palau Belize Barrier Reef Galapagos Islands Northern Red Sea Lake Baikal Great Barrier Reef Deep Sea Vents The Seven Wonders of the Modern World Empire State Building Itaipú Dam The CN Tower Panama Canal Channel Tunnel North Sea Protection Works Golden Gate Bridge The 7 Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World Angel Falls Bay of Fundy Iguaçú Falls Krakatoa Island Mount Fuji Mount Kilimanjaro Niagara Falls The 7 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 Petronas Towers The 7 Forgotten Wonders of the Medeival Mind: Abu Simbel Temple Angkor Wat Taj Mahal Mont Saint-Michel Moai Statues Parthenon Shwedagon Pagoda It is very difficult to compare all of these and all those in Amandas list but let us vote from those last FINALISTS at www.n7w.com now and see how GLOBOchoice compares with the results of the survey at the end of December 2006. R'Rudi [ This Message was edited by: rangutan on 2006-01-29 03:34 ] --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   bootlegga Premium account Joined: Jul 04 Points: 15194 Posts: 124 Posted: 2006-01-29 19:20:00    IMHO, the top three in no particular order are; Pyramids of Giza - Giza, Egypt Great Wall of China - China Machu Picchu - Cusco, Peru Honourable mention to; Statues on Easter Island- Easter Island Angkor Wat - Cambodia Acropolis - Athens, Greece Chichen Itza - Yucatan, Mexico Colosseum - Rome, Italy Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey Kiyomizu Temple - Kyoto, Japan Stonehenge - Amesbury, England Taj Mahal - Agra, India As far as I'm concerned, the rest are too modern and not really a wonder. A wonder (IMO) is something azaming that was built before we had a knowledge of engineering and other modern technologies. Places like Macchu Picchu, Easter Island, and the Pyramids built by Stone Age societies are far more impressive than the Eiffel Tower or Empire State Building. But I guess that is my opinion. And I like Rudy's lists, because an ancient wonder falls into a different category than a modern or natural wonder. --- "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." – Mark Twain Reply    Reply with quote    Contact bootlegga   Page: 1 2 3