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    Posted: July 07 2007 at 20:23

 

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Great Wall Perseverance, Persistence Flag%20of%20Peoples%20Republic%20of%20China China The%20Great%20Wall%20in%20the%20winter
Petra Engineering, Protection Flag%20of%20Jordan Jordan The%20Treasury%20at%20Petra
Christ the Redeemer Welcoming, Openness Flag%20of%20Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Christ%20the%20Redeemer%20in%20Rio%20de%20Janeiro
Machu Picchu Community, Dedication Flag%20of%20Peru Cuzco, Perú View%20of%20Machu%20Picchu
Chichen Itza Worship, Knowledge Flag%20of%20Mexico Yucatán, Mexico El%20Castillo%20being%20climbed%20by%20tourists
Colosseum Joy, Suffering Flag%20of%20Italy Rome, Italy The%20Colosseum%20at%20dusk:%20exterior%20view%20of%20the%20best-preserved%20section
Taj Mahal Love, Passion Flag%20of%20India Agra, India
 
After posting I realized that the only "modern" wonder is The Christ... those that came before us are still ahead, no? Or maybe the votation should be split, one for the survival wonders of the past and another for the most recent wonders (Sidney's Opera, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, The Christ, etc).


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I am really happy with this decision, of course regarding Chichen Itza!!!
 
Congrats Guigo, i also voted for Christ Redeemer! Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu are well deserved winners, i would love to be there someday

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Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

I am really happy with this decision, of course regarding Chichen Itza!!!
 
Congrats Guigo, i also voted for Christ Redeemer! Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu are well deserved winners, i would love to be there someday
 
It's the acknowledgment that the Ancient Civilizations of the Americas were au pair with those of Asia, Europe & North Africa, Memo. Clap
 
The more we know about Native Americans that lived from Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego the more we get surprised. Even the Tupis that lived (and still live) in the coast of Brazil, even considered "primitive" had a much more sophisticated society than thought initially. Smile
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Seems a bit of a daft one this. From what I can gather it was a voting system to decide. Of course people are going to vote for their local feature.
 
I'm sure there are more worthier winners that didn't get considered as they had too few votes
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thought the Christ the Redeemer one was a bit odd... a '7th wonder of the world'? ...hmmm...
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I couldn't vote because the site didn't work for me. But these are pretty good choices, except for Colosseum, which I don't agree with really. 
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Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

I couldn't vote because the site didn't work for me. But these are pretty good choices, except for Colosseum, which I don't agree with really. 


oh really.... how many  years has that stood... nearly 2000 years

a wonder of world indeed ...a testament to Roman engineering. 
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That's the reason the choice should be split: the real new ones and the survival ones. The Colosseum and the Great Wall are in a league apart from The Christ or the Taj Mahal (also relatively "young").
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I voted for Chichen Itza as a replacements for the Pyramids at Giza.
Christ Redeemer as a replacement for The Statue of Zeus
Statue of Liberty for the Colossus of Rhodes
Taj Mahal for The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos
The Eiffel Tower for the Pharos Lighthouse
The Great Wall of China for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Sometimes this wonder was replaced by the Walls of Babylon.)
St. Basil for the Artemis Temple at Ephesos

Quite boring that most of the finalists already are in ruins... Christ Redeemer and Taj Mahal are the only ones of the winners who aren't.


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Any such vote is going to be swayed by local preferences I guess. That said, the choices are good, although I would have thought the Pyramid should be there (even though they were one of the original 7 wonders).
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Aren't the Pyramids included as an 'honourary' wonder?  I think that means they will always be considered a wonder, and quite rightly.

The only conclusions i can make from this 'election' is that the human race is exceptionally resourceful and clever. Lets give ourselves a pat on the back, but at the same time remembering we still have a long, long way to go... 
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Originally posted by Paradox Paradox wrote:

Aren't the Pyramids included as an 'honourary' wonder?  I think that means they will always be considered a wonder, and quite rightly.

 
No, because the Pyramyds are one of the original Seven Wonders and the issue was looking for a different seven ones.

Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

Any such vote is going to be swayed by local preferences I guess. That said, the choices are good, although I would have thought the Pyramid should be there (even though they were one of the original 7 wonders).

Not so swayed on local preferences, because the vote format was only accepted if you voted for seven different ones, so it was hard to vote for the one you wanted without voting for oither six that also deserved the mention.
 
I voted for most of them, except that I voted for The Alhambra and the Acropolis instead of Christ Redeemer and Chichen Itza.
 
Of course I voted for Machu Picchu, but not only for being Peruvian, I believe it deserves to be there.
 
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Quote Quite boring that most of the finalists already are in ruins... Christ Redeemer and Taj Mahal are the only ones of the winners who aren't.
 
Not accurate Frasse, Chichen Itza is almost intact and Machu Picchu is absolutely intact becaue it was the only Inca City not found, robbed and destroyed by the Spanish conquerors being that it is surrounded by jungle and discivered only in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, the only thing missing are the roofs because they were made of straw and this matereial won't last centuries, there is a debate in the National Institute of Culture if placing the straw roofs or leaving it as it was left by the Incas.
 
I believe Petra neither The Great Wall are in ruins either, the only one partially destroyed by time is The Colloseum.

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My apologies. Next time I'll get my facts straight
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pyramids of teotihuacan are underrateds
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It's hard not to agree with UNESCO's criticism that the results reflect "only the opinions of those with access to the internet".

It's not a bad list, by any means. Though I'd have liked to have seen Stonehenge make the list. It might not be the most aesthetically pleasing of the nominees, but it's really remarkable once you stop and think about the skills needed to construct it of 5000 years ago.
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Before you argue for or against the final 7 chosen, remember this - most "voters" are likely not aware of all the possible candidates - Angkor Vat, Bay of Fundy tides, the Vatican (specifically St Peter's) the mosque of the Golden dome, or Mecca & its pilgrimage sites, the Panama Canal, and many others. So as with many "polls", they make for interesting discussions, but reflect limited popular will, at best. 
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I voted for my... erm... "forum member".
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Shouldn't Hackett's solo from "Firth Of Fifth" be in there?

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Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

 
I believe Petra neither The Great Wall are in ruins either, the only one partially destroyed by time is The Colloseum.

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actually.... the Coloseum was not partially destroyed by time.  In the 16th Century the aristocratic families of Rome used sites like the Coloseum as 'quarries' for their own homes.  It wasn't time that partially destoyed it.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:



actually.... the Coloseum was not partially destroyed by time.  In the 16th Century the aristocratic families of Rome used sites like the Coloseum as 'quarries' for their own homes.  It wasn't time that partially destoyed it.
 
Of course that wars, inculture and disrespect destroy monuments, that's why I said time and not nature. Wink
 
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