Seven ancient wonders of the world...

[mantis]

So there is a new list being made up since only one of the original seven remains... Here is the list of 21 that is being voted on:


From here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061017/..._stonehenge_dc

The 21 finalists for the New Seven Wonders of the World, alphabetically:

1 Acropolis, Athens, Greece

2 Alhambra, Granada, Spain

3 Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia

4 Chichen Itza Aztec site, Yucatan, Mexico

5 Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

6 Colosseum, Rome

7 Easter Island Statues, Chile

8 Eiffel Tower, Paris

9 Great Wall, China

10 Hagia Sophia church, Istanbul, Turkey

11 Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan

12 Kremlin/St.Basil's, Moscow

13 Machu Picchu, Peru

14 Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany

15 Petra ancient city, Jordan

16 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

17 Statue of Liberty, New York

18 Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom

19 Sydney Opera House, Australia

20 Taj Mahal, Agra, India

21 Timbuktu city, Mali

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How the hell can they consider the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, or Sydney Opera House "Ancient wonders"?

[ASTAR]

What were the original 7? I forgot

[CronusTRD]

My vote:

Stone Henge
pyramids
colosseum
great wall
alhambra
acropolis
easter island

[mantis]

Originally Posted by ASTAR

What were the original 7? I forgot

From the link:

original seven wonders of the ancient world were 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 and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Tia Viering, spokeswoman for New7Wonders, said: "Apart from the Pyramids, the seven ancient wonders of the world no longer exist."

[Haole]

Who are the "NewOpenWorld Foundation" and who gave them the right to decide to have new wonders?

[criscfer]

I have seen 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18 as well as the ruins in Olympia and Ephesus.

Of the seven Natural Wonders, I've only seen the Grand Canyon.

Mount Everest in Nepal
Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Northern Lights
Paricutin volcano in Mexico
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[Wag Rookie]

Wheres Niagara Fawking Falls??

[86Wrecktum]

Compton, Watts & East L.A. didn't make the list?

[Spaceman]

Originally Posted by mantis

10 Hagia Sophia church, Istanbul, Turkey

I'll let you know about this one after I tour it on Saturday

[Rerock]

Originally Posted by criscfer

I have seen 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18 as well as the ruins in Olympia and Ephesus.

Of the seven Natural Wonders, I've only seen the Grand Canyon.

Mount Everest in Nepal
Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Northern Lights
Paricutin volcano in Mexico
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I guess I've only seen two...But being in MN, the Northern Lights are not a suprise.

[Mo]

Originally Posted by Wag Rookie

Wheres Niagara Fawking Falls??

between Buffalo and Toronto

[yotatilla]

Some of those are dumb. Seriously, are the statue of liberty and the Eiffle Tower wonders of the ancient world?

[rockota]

What happened to the rest of the ancient wonders? Those they say are no longer here... at least part of them are. No great wall of china?

[criscfer]

Originally Posted by Spaceman

I'll let you know about this one after I tour it on Saturday

Would you like to buy a carpet?

I liked the Blue Mosque across the street much better.
As for the fancy guys selling the chai tea out on the lawn, watch them putting the dirty cups back at the bottom of the stack.

[sceep]

Originally Posted by criscfer

I have seen 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18 as well as the ruins in Olympia and Ephesus.

Of the seven Natural Wonders, I've only seen the Grand Canyon.

Mount Everest in Nepal
Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Northern Lights
Paricutin volcano in Mexico
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

i thought carlsbad caverns was one of the seven natural??

[Roxywheels]

Originally Posted by rockota

What happened to the rest of the ancient wonders? Those they say are no longer here... at least part of them are. No great wall of china?

#9 on the list

[sceep]

ahhh.. differing lists depending on who you ask.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

1. The Pyramids of Egypt
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon (built by Nebuchadnezzar II)
3. Temple of the Greek Goddess Artemis at Ephesus
4. Statue of the Greek God Zeus at Olympia
5. Marble Tomb of King Mausolus Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes (Statue of Greek God Helios) in Aegean Sea
7. The Pharos (Lighthouse) at Alexandria, Egypt

Seven Wonders of the World
(Compiled during the Middle Ages)

1. The Colosseum of Rome
2. The Catacombs of Alexandria, Egypt
3. The Great Wall of China
4. Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, England
5. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
6. The Porcelain Tower of Nanking, China
7. The Mosque of Saint Sophia at Constantinople (now Istanbul)

There is much variation in this and the next 2 lists. Some of the above wonders are not on some lists and other lists include:

• Abu Simbel Temple, Egypt
• Angkor Wat, Cambodia
• Aztec Temple, Tenochtitlan, Mexico
• Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines
• Borobudur Temple, Indonesia
• Inca City of Machu Picchu, Peru
• Mayan Temples, Tikal, Guatemala
• Moai Statues of Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile
• Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
• Throne Hall of Persepolis, Iran
• Parthenon, Athens, Greece
• Petra (Rock-Carved City), Jordan
• Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar
• Taj Mahal, Agra, India
• Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico

Seven Wonders of the Natural World

1. Mount Everest
2. Victoria Falls
3. The Grand Canyon
4. The Great Barrier Reef
5. The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
6. Paricutin (a "newly-born" (1943) Mexican volcano)
7. The Harbor at Rio de Janieero, Brazil

Some of these wonders are not on all lists. Other "Natural Wonder" lists include:

• Angel Falls, Venezuela
• Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Blue Grotto, Italy
• Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, USA
• Crater Lake, Oregon, USA
• French and Spanish "Prehistoric Painting Caves"
• Giant Sequoia Trees, Yosemite Park, California, USA
• Iguaçú Falls, Brazil/Argentina
• Krakatoa Island, Indonesia
• Mount Fuji, Japan
• Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
• Natural Bridge, Virginia, USA
• Niagara Falls. Canada/USA
• Nile River
• Petrified Forest, Arizona, USA
• Rainbow Natural Bridge, Utah, USA
• Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA
• Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska, USA
• Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park

Seven Wonders of the Modern World

1. The Suez Canal
2. The Eiffel Tower
3. The Alaska Highway
4. The Golden Gate Bridge
5. The Empire State Building
6. Dneproges Dam, Dnieper River, Ukraine
7. The Panama Canal

Some of these wonders are not on all lists. Other "Modern Wonder" lists include:

• Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, England
• Big Ben Clock Tower, London, England
• Channel Tunnel, England/France
• CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
• Gateway Arch, St.Louis, USA
• High Dam, Aswan, Egypt
• Hoover Dam, Arizona/Nevada, USA
• Itaipú Dam, Brazil/Paraguay
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA
• Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Statue of Cristo Redentor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
• Sydney Opera House, Australia

[mantis]

Originally Posted by rockota

What happened to the rest of the ancient wonders? Those they say are no longer here... at least part of them are. No great wall of china?

The great wall wasn't one of the original seven wonders (according to the article).

[Roc Doc]

OK, how about the 7 wonders of the wheeling world?

1. Hammers
2. Moab
3. Rubicon
4. Tellico
5. Disney
6. Those double top secret trails outside of Phoenix.
7. Fordyce - Moonrocks - Duesy Ershim ?????

[fledgling666]

well, i can narrow it down to 10, but that's as far as i go.

1 Acropolis, Athens, Greece

3 Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia

4 Chichen Itza Aztec site, Yucatan, Mexico

6 Colosseum, Rome

7 Easter Island Statues, Chile

9 Great Wall, China

13 Machu Picchu, Peru

16 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

18 Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom

20 Taj Mahal, Agra, India

[rockota]

Originally Posted by mantis

The great wall wasn't one of the original seven wonders (according to the article).

caught that... but I didn't see it in the list either (sorry, Rox... ), so it boggled me why the statue of liberty would be there and not the wall.

[CTENG]

What about the new new wonders..
1st on list...stealer of steel: 3 Gorges Dam, China

[nooblet]

Originally Posted by sceep

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

1. The Pyramids of Egypt
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon (built by Nebuchadnezzar II)
3. Temple of the Greek Goddess Artemis at Ephesus
4. Statue of the Greek God Zeus at Olympia
5. Marble Tomb of King Mausolus Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes (Statue of Greek God Helios) in Aegean Sea
7. The Pharos (Lighthouse) at Alexandria, Egypt

These are the ones I always understood to be the seven wonders of the world. The Pyramids being the only wonder still standing. Colossus of Rhodes is the coolest as far as I'm concerned... I also think that anyone who wants to change the seven wonders of the ancient world is a fawking idiot. Its historical as far as I'm concerned...go rewrite history elsewhere.

Chris

[criscfer]

Both Machu Picchu and Stonehenge have undergone hypothetical reconstructions. Are they really wonders of an ancient world, or modern fantasys built from old stones?

The ruins of Ephesus, Turkey easily kicks all of Europe's butt.

Included also should be the Terra-cotta Warriors near Xi'anis. To date, a collection of 8,099 life-size terra cotta figures of warriors and horses have been unearthed.

[FLEXYSAMMY]

Putt'in PA on the map bitch!