New Seven Wonders of the World

Heibges · 07-07-07, 09:39 PM

1. The Great Wall of China
2. Petra in Jordan
3. Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer
4. Peru's Machu Picchu
5. Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
6. The Colosseum in Rome
7. India's Taj Mahal

Sadly, I have seen none of them.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/06...ers/index.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288541,00.html

Edit: I had two of them on the first line.

bigboywooly · 07-08-07, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Heibges

The Great Wall of China Petra in Jordan
Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer
Peru's Machu Picchu
Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
The Colosseum in Rome
India's Taj Mahal

Sadly, I have seen none of them.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/06...ers/index.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288541,00.html

I count 6
Wheres the 7th

joea · 07-08-07, 05:56 AM

Petra in Jordan.

Great Wall of China.

Seperate really.

Jimbuna · 07-08-07, 06:04 AM

Leeds beating the Inland Revenue :rotfl:

bigboywooly · 07-08-07, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Leeds beating the Inland Revenue :rotfl:

:hmm: Have to beat someone

Happy Times · 07-08-07, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

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Originally Posted by Heibges

The Great Wall of China Petra in Jordan
Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer
Peru's Machu Picchu
Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
The Colosseum in Rome
India's Taj Mahal

Sadly, I have seen none of them.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/06...ers/index.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288541,00.html

I count 6
Wheres the 7th

Egypts Giza pyramid was automatically in, being the last survivor of the original wonders.

Spoon 11th · 07-08-07, 10:15 AM

I hate the fact that some stupid jesus statue got elected. IMO The Strip in Las Vegas is way bigger wonder than any of these new ones except the great wall.

blue3golf · 07-08-07, 10:24 AM

Amazing how they can be replaced whenever the world feels like it

FIREWALL · 07-08-07, 10:40 AM

One of the BIGGEST Wonders of the World is......

How we on this forum mostly get along. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

U-533 · 07-08-07, 10:55 AM

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Amazing how they can be replaced whenever the world feels like it

BLING BLING BLING!!

Give this blue3golf person a prize.

I like the Original Wonders better.

Spoon 11th · 07-08-07, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Heibges

Sadly, I have seen none of them.

Google images.

TteFAboB · 07-08-07, 04:17 PM

It's a fraud. They're all old. Only the Christ is new. And if they're supposed to be old, then the Christ is misplaced.

Which one do you want? New wonders or New Old wonders? I thought they'd go for non-mediterranean stuff, let's see what other people built, but then there's the Colosseum right there.

P_Funk · 07-08-07, 09:32 PM

I noticed that North America doesn't get anything. Thats no surprise. We don't build anything worth remembering mostly, not on an all-time world list anyway. The closest that we ever got was Art Deco with the Empire State Building. And looking at everything they keep building even if it isn't offensive and gaudy its at least unimpressive. Its also funny that the only really impressive stuff we build is utilitarian primarily. Dams and bridges. Very little cultural significance beyond its impressiveness.

fatty · 07-08-07, 09:42 PM

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I noticed that North America doesn't get anything.

That's not true.

P_Funk · 07-08-07, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by fatty

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

I noticed that North America doesn't get anything.

That's not true.

You mean that Mexican one? I believe they call that Central America.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	One of the BIGGEST Wonders of the World is...... How we on this forum mostly get along. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It's a fraud. They're all old. Only the Christ is new. And if they're supposed to be old, then the Christ is misplaced. Which one do you want? New wonders or New Old wonders? I thought they'd go for non-mediterranean stuff, let's see what other people built, but then there's the Colosseum right there. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

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P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	I noticed that North America doesn't get anything. Thats no surprise. We don't build anything worth remembering mostly, not on an all-time world list anyway. The closest that we ever got was Art Deco with the Empire State Building. And looking at everything they keep building even if it isn't offensive and gaudy its at least unimpressive. Its also funny that the only really impressive stuff we build is utilitarian primarily. Dams and bridges. Very little cultural significance beyond its impressiveness. __________________

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joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Petra in Jordan. Great Wall of China. Seperate really.

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Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I hate the fact that some stupid jesus statue got elected. IMO The Strip in Las Vegas is way bigger wonder than any of these new ones except the great wall.

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blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Amazing how they can be replaced whenever the world feels like it