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iDontKnowOfficer
Just curious which ones youll choose... wink2.gif Here is the site so you can vote for them www.new7wonders.com

I voted for

Chichen Itza



Colosseum



Machu Picchu



Neuschwanstein Castle


Petra



Statue of Liberty


Stonehenge
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EmpressStarXVII
Colosseum
Steps
eh...I really don't agree with the places they let you choose from on the list. It's supposed to be the 7 wonders of our CURRENT world. Almost everything on the list was made thousands of years ago. The only one I agree with is the statue of liberty since it was made "recently".
apollyon
QUOTE(Steps @ Jun 19 2007, 03:53 AM) [snapback]1731730[/snapback]
eh...I really don't agree with the places they let you choose from on the list. It's supposed to be the 7 wonders of our CURRENT world. Almost everything on the list was made thousands of years ago. The only one I agree with is the statue of liberty since it was made "recently".

the combined Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell restaurant in Tampa, Florida isn't on the list
so imo the list isn't worth the paper it isnt written on
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iDontKnowOfficer
QUOTE(Steps @ Jun 18 2007, 08:53 PM) [snapback]1731730[/snapback]
eh...I really don't agree with the places they let you choose from on the list. It's supposed to be the 7 wonders of our CURRENT world. Almost everything on the list was made thousands of years ago. The only one I agree with is the statue of liberty since it was made "recently".

It was actually put in New York City in October 28, 1886... I think the newest one there is the Sydney Opera House built in 1973
DieChecker
If you wanted a modern Wonder, I'd suggest the International Space Station. Or the Hubble Telescope.
positron
QUOTE(Lost Jarhead @ Jun 18 2007, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1731635[/snapback]
Just curious which ones youll choose... wink2.gif Here is the site so you can vote for them www.new7wonders.com

I voted for

Chichen Itza



Colosseum



Machu Picchu



Neuschwanstein Castle


Petra



Statue of Liberty


Stonehenge
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I thought this was a done deal !!
iDontKnowOfficer
QUOTE(positron @ Jun 18 2007, 09:29 PM) [snapback]1731799[/snapback]
I thought this was a done deal !!

its not...
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Neuschwanstein Castle yes.gif
DemonWatcher
I would have to choose Ankor in Cambodia.
MissMelsWell
I vote for Angkor first

2. St. Basil's

3. Colosseum (been there, awe inspiring)

4. Kiyomizu Temple (been there, it's remarkable)

5. Petra

6. Taj Mahal (been there, again, remarkable)

7. Machu Picchu (almost went there but missed my flight. haha)

I'd have voted for Chichén Itzá which I've visted as well, but there are better pyramid complex's in Mexico like Teotihuacan. I found that complex to be far more fascinating.

And I didn't agree with all the locations... I've have replaced the Statue of Liberty with something else like Notre Dame or St. Peters or the Palace of Knossis in Greece.
Cosmos_sam
the first one
SeaMare
QUOTE(DieChecker @ Jun 19 2007, 04:15 AM) [snapback]1731765[/snapback]
If you wanted a modern Wonder, I'd suggest the International Space Station. Or the Hubble Telescope.


Ha! That was my first thought too.
Emma_Acid_88
QUOTE(Lost Jarhead @ Jun 19 2007, 02:35 AM) *
Machu Picchu


Amazing.
louie
Stumbled upon this place yesterday and i this for its size it should be in the running for wonder of the world, Cholula.


http://www.delange.org/Cholula/Cholula.htm
REBEL
Easter Island Statues

The Pyramids at Chichen Itza

Angkor

Stonehenge

Machu Picchu

Petra (When i saw it in Indiana Jones & the last crusade, i thought it was just Hollywood special effects, had no idea it was an actual site until a few yrs later when i Googled it. laugh.gif

Olmec Heads (One that wasn't mentioned that i think should have)
Test Subject
I wouldn't vote for any of those, especially the Statue of Liberty. Sure it's a very nice statue, but a wonder of the world? Come on!

As for more modern wonders, here's some of my ideas:

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

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Norwegian Tanker "Jahre Viking"

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Petronas Towers

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hetrodoxly
Bosnian "pyramid" it's a wonder their still looking original.gif
ufo guy
stonehedge
apollyon
stone ornamental fountain
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REBEL
QUOTE(Test Subject @ Jun 21 2007, 07:41 AM) *
I wouldn't vote for any of those, especially the Statue of Liberty. Sure it's a very nice statue, but a wonder of the world? Come on!


LOL!

I agree 101 percent!!!

Deciding it should even be listed is the 'wonder of the world'.

Knowing why when & how it was built leaves us with not much to wonder about.

Maybe they were all smoking something at the time...has to be a joke.

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Sea
Statue of Liberty Doesnt have anything to it :S

Pyraminds should stay as a wonder ^^

I went inside 1 of them Ouch did my head hurt
Lion of Judah
Victoria Falls is one of the 7 wonders
janedoh
QUOTE (Lion of Judah @ Aug 16 2007, 02:05 PM) *
Victoria Falls is one of the 7 wonders

victoria falls is not man made its natural I think The Great Wall of China should be a wonder of the world
Billah
I voted for Chichen Itza. I was there in December of 2006, and I climbed the side of the pyramid at night when no one was looking. I felt like Indian Jones.
BicMeUp
the parthenon bro!
PersonFromPorlock
OK, maybe she's a little past her prime but I still want to nominate Sophia Loren.
GUNNARYSEARGENTHARTMAN
King Kong laugh.gif

No seriously, Id vote for:

1.RED SQUARE, RUSSIA

2.THE PALACE OF THE TSAR, RUSSIA

3.THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, AMERICA

4.THE EIFFEL TOWER, FRANCE

5.THE SHROUD OF TURIN, ( Imprint of Jesus face on a towel, a passer by at the crucifiction dabbed jesus' face, which left an imprint, approx. age 1,960 yrs old)

6.THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA, CHINA

7.THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, EGYPT

Thanks, GUNNARYSEARGENTHARTMAN

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These_Mysterious_Futures
Stonehenge
Jouster
Neuschwanstein Castle
GabrielArkAngel
The Great Wall!!!!
weareallsuckers
The Great Wall of China (my friend said she was just speechless upon seeing it and that says something, let me tell ya)
Machu Picchu
Neuschwanstein Castle

I'd find it hard to pick just 1 out of those 3.
Dark_Lord
1. The Pyramids of Gizeh: the only one surviving wonder of the ancient world, and still a wonder to modern technology.

2. The Akropolis, Athens: one of the highest achievements and symbols of western civilization.

3. The Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseum), Rome: the largest amphitheatre in the roman world and one of mankind's greatest engineering feats, also a symbol of the roman civilization.

4. Saint Peter's Church, Rome: the most impressive monument of Christianity.

5. The Pantheon, Rome: the best preserved temple of the ancient world, still the largest concrete free-standing cupola ever built and a masterpiece of sacred geometry.

5. The dome of the rock, Jerusalem: sacred to three religions.

6. The Fortress of Sachsaywaman, Cuzco: The world's largest surviving megalithic architecture and one of the wonders of the New World.

7. Le Krak des Chevaliers, Syria: a masterpiece of European medieval warfare
Agapo
The Ajanta Caves - in Maharashtra, India are rock-cut cave monuments dating from the second century BCE, containing paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of both "Buddhist religious art" and "universal pictorial art".

Fontana di Trevi - Largest of the baroque fountains of Rome. Taming of the waters is the theme of this gigantic fountain that tumbles forward, mixing water and rockwork, and filling the small square. Tritons guide Neptune's shell chariot, taming hippocamps fleeing the cascading pools.

The Gardens of Versailles - The vast gardens of the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France.
REBEL
My House.


It's a wonder i ever managed to pay it off.
weareallsuckers
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My House.


It's a wonder i ever managed to pay it off.

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RamblingRebel
It may not be a huge monument as such, but just for the human effect upon witnessing the place I gotta go for Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora...oo giz me the shivers just thinking about it!

Sedlec Ossuary

Other less well known places that tend to be overlooked in favour of the headline acts are:

Aït Benhaddou

Naqsh-e Jahan Square

Forbidden City

Terracotta Army

Harte
Two of them belonged to Joey Heatherton.

H.
RamblingRebel
QUOTE (Harte @ Apr 17 2008, 09:42 PM) *
Two of them belonged to Joey Heatherton.

H.



Yes...she did have lovely eyes thumbsup.gif
The Maharaja
1./The Taj Mahal
2./The ajdanta caves
3./The Great Wall of china
4./The pyramids
5./Me The greatest wonder of the world laugh.gif
~Cheese~
I vote for The Fortress of Sachsaywaman, Cuzco.
Lion of Judah
Machu Pichu
MissLadyS
Hmmmm....They could have chosen some more modern wonders but then again I dont believe we have that many wonderous buildings these days or buildings of which I would say deserve a place on the list but I would definitly keep the Taj Mahal on that list and the forbidden city would have made a good addition as well.

As a modern wonder, maybe the North Sea protection works that the Netherlands has? Or what about the construction work in Dubai? The Palm Islands?
I heard you can actually see that from space?
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