The New Seven Wonders of the World have been announced

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum and India's Taj Mahal were among seven architectural marvels named the new wonders of the world Saturday.

The other four winners, chosen by a global poll, were Peru's Machu Picchu, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer, Jordan's Petra and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid.

About 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cellphone text messages, the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll said.

The seven beat out 21 other nominated landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island, the Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, Russia's Kremlin and Australia Sydney Opera House...

The New 7 Wonders of the World organizers say the contest was a chance to level the global cultural playing field and recognize the achievements of societies outside Europe and the Middle East.

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Namely the Great Wall and the Colosseum.

Oh, wait.

on a high school trip to the Yucatan. "When are we going to Chicken Pizza?" we'd ask. " :eyes: " from the chaperones & teachers.

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dg

And a Mexican pyramid before the Great Pyramid or the Sphinx?

Am I misinterpreting the topic?

...which is why it wasn't in the running. The new "wonders" have just been added to it.

I don't remember what all of my votes were, but I do recall voting for the Taj Mahal and Machu Pichu.

Most of the list I agreed with...and I wish there were room for more. Also, it's tough to compare the engineering marvels of Machu Pichu with the Statue Of Liberty or a modern day structure. IMHO they should have a catagory of structures built prior to 1850 and then after.

Been there done that. It is NOTHING compared to the Statue of Liberty.

Even the statue of Padre Cicero in Crato, Brasil is more interesting. The natural cataracts Foz Iguaçu is much more amazing than that crappy statue.

Most of all, why the HELL isn't Stonehenge on the list?!?

I am not surprised that Liberty did not make it. If it had been the 90's, betcha she would have been there. nt

I, too, am not surprised Jeebus made it on the list.

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But I agree about the Brazilian graven image. :puke:

Corcovado was beautiful before the ugly cement Jesus was stuck on top.

The Hoover Dam is MUCH more amazing than a crappy, fugly religious statue. :puke:

Hell, I'd vote for the Panama Canal or the Erie Canal before that utter crap.

If anti-Catholic evangelical nutcases dislike it, I like it.

with respect to Stonehenge, the list is supposed to be an updating of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, of which only the Pyramids are still extant. Maybe Stonehenge was too old. :shrug:

I wonder if there was some sort of campaign in Brazil to nominate the Corcovado statue, and since Brazil is a big country with lots of people, they could have packed the figurative ballot box.

we don't need a list to tell us that:)

What a total fucking crock.

I am actually disgusted.

If this doesn't stir your emotions you are not human.

It is stunningly beautiful - one of the great Muslim gifts to India.

He tells about it in his book _Fate is the Hunter_
;-)

took my breath away (as did the Great Wall) Neuschwanstein, Statute of Liberty Hagia Sophia and the Eiffel Tower are NOT in the same league...IMHO.

Christ Redeemer, which I have not seen, shoud not have been on the list.

it is a nearly bare wall "museum" after Muslims tore out nearly all things Christian as they used the mother church of the Eastern Orthodox as a mosque for about 350 years.

I often wondered if the Taj was copy of Hagia Sophia. But then I may have been into too many domed buildings and am no doubt insensitive to the differences between buildings. And one must admit the landscaping in India beats Metro Istanbul.

if they wanted something in Turkey either Ephesis or Cappidocia would be my favs...underground cities 11 stories deep with over 1,000 rooms....much cooler than Hagia. (The mosques in Istanbul are better at night when the beautiful white birds circle in the lights above them. IMO)

with Angkor and the Colosseum with the Pyramids.

Edit to add: Glad Petra made it, a place I've always wanted to visit.

I think they were grandfathered in.

There ya go.

So there.

n/t

Where are these on the list?

1. The Himalayas
2. The Marianas Trench
3. The seven continents
4. The Serengeti Plains

All these poseurs will be long gone while the true wonders will stand in mute disdain of mankind's follies to himself.

There's a cute story that made the internet rounds about a teacher that has her students vote on what they thought were the 7 wonders of the world, and one little girl was having a problem finishing, saying there were so many she couldn't decide. But came up with this..

1. To See

2. To Hear

3. To Touch

4. To Taste

5. To Feel

6. To Laugh

7. And to Love

I'd say that's about right! :)

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

* The Great Pyramid of Giza
* The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
* The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
* The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
* The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
* The Colossus of Rhodes
* The Pharos of Alexandria

The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind

* Stonehenge
* The Colosseum
* The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
* The Great Wall of China
* The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
* The Hagia Sophia
* The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Seven Natural Wonders of the World

* Mount Everest
* The Great Barrier Reef
* The Grand Canyon
* Victoria Falls
* The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
* Paricutin Volcano
* The Northern Lights

The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World

* Palau
* The Belize Barrier Reef
* The Galapagos Islands
* The Northern Red Sea
* Lake Baikal
* The Great Barrier Reef
* The Deep Sea Vents

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World

* The Empire State Building
* The Itaipú Dam
* The CN Tower
* The Panama Canal
* The Channel Tunnel
* The North Sea Protection Works
* The Golden Gate Bridge

The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World

* Angel Falls
* The Bay of Fundy
* Iguaçú Falls
* Krakatoa Island
* Mount Fuji
* Mount Kilimanjaro
* Niagara Falls

The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World

* The Clock Tower (Big Ben)
* Eiffel Tower
* The Gateway Arch
* The Aswan High Dam
* Hoover Dam
* Mount Rushmore National Memorial
* The Petronas Towers

The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medeival Mind

* Abu Simbel Temple
* Angkor Wat
* Taj Mahal
* Mont Saint-Michel
* The Moai Statues
* The Parthenon
* The Shwedagon Pagoda

The Forgotten Wonders

* The Aztec Temple
* The Banaue Rice Terraces
* The Borobudur Temple
* The Inca City
* The Statue of Liberty
* The Mayan Temples
* The Temple of the Inscriptions
* The Throne Hall of Persepolis
* Petra
* The Suez Canal
* The Sydney Opera House
* The Red Fort in India

Fuck their culture down south of us and what they want, and what others wanted across the globe.

We know better ya know :)

I was pulling for Stonehenge. Sorry, but anything built after 1800 should have been disqualified.

i think they should have been on the final list.

bush wasn't on the list and should have been as it's a "wonder" he's still in office