New seven wonders of the world[views:1511][posts:9]_______________________________________ [Jul 19,2007 6:10pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] I guess stuff about Pari Hilton was too important to announce on the news that seven new world wonders were voted and presented on July 7th this year. they are Great Wall of China Petra, Jordan Christ Redeemer, Brazil Machu Picchu, Peru Chichen itza, Mexico (the pyramid) The Roman Coliseum Taj Mahal what the hell USA! I guess they had 21 to vote from and they were letting people vote. http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=426 those were the 21 you could vote from Neuschwanstein Castle and Stonehenge and Angkor Wat would have been my choice |
| _______________________________ [Jul 19,2007 6:21pm - jesus ""] ive always wanted to goto machu picchu |
| __________________________________ [Jul 19,2007 6:22pm - BOBDEAD ""] I'm suprised the Great Pyramids of Egypt didn't make it. I would have voted for Angkor Wat too...but I do gotta say... Stonehenge is a bit disappointing when you visit it regardless of the mystery/mysticism etc surrounding it. You can't really even get near it anymore as its completely fenced in.... |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 19,2007 6:30pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] cuase of the graffiti, not to mention they are doing archaeological work on it. My guess that the pyramids didnt get it is because they were part of the original 7 |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 19,2007 6:30pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] funny, the pyramids are the only surviving wonder left of the original |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 19,2007 9:57pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Y_Ddraig_Goch said:what the hell USA! Wait, the World Trade Center wasn't - oh. Oh, yeah. Oh, dear. That's right. Never mind, you were saying? |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 19,2007 10:11pm - Hungtableed ""] BOBDEAD said:I'm suprised the Great Pyramids of Egypt didn't make it. I know huh? That's fucked up. I mean, such structures are dreck compared to what is possible these days, but shit, that was sooooooooooo long before the advent of even the most primitive cranes. That shit was built by slave laborers who use their hands. The size of one of those blocks alone in consideration to the fact that it was built by only man power is a wonder of the world. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 19,2007 10:13pm - Hungtableed ""] Petra, Jordan is pretty fucking insane though. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 10:15am - immortal13 ""] I would have voted for The Acropolis (just cuz I'm Greek and I love that shit), the Neuschwanstein Castle, The Stonehenge, Angkor, and the Pyramids of Giza. But seriously, just about everything else on there is pretty sick too. I'm gonna be going to school sometime eventually for archaeology (not into the automotive thing as a career, but more for fun), so that kind of stuff, especially the ancient engineering just fascinates me. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 10:42am - goatcatalyst ""] The Colosseum is the only one I've been to. Made me feel like an anachronism and wish it was 1700 years ago so I could witness - OR PARTAKE! - in the martyring of Christians. |