Vote for a new "Seven wonders of the world" list

[MeridianFlight]

"Dude...did you just voluntarily bring up a history subject...outside of history class?"

Yes, yes I did.

Apparently the whole world is invited to vote on a new "Seven Wonders of the World" list. Looking over the list you'll notice buildings that were completed before the time of Christ (Acropolis) contend with buildings built as late as the 20th Century (Sydney Opera House).

Personally, I think this is foolishness. I don't think enough time has passed to determine where the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, Kremlin, and Sydney Opera House stand in the annals of history. Plus, it's not like the technology employed in constructing the Sydney Opera House was available to those who constructed the Pyramids.

Here's the link, there's 21 structures to choose from.

http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=9

 

[[toj.cc]phantom]

But, some should be...like Petra.

 

[Dark Virtue]

There's a reason why the Wonders were broken into different catagories:

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

 

[MeridianFlight]

I didn't know there were so many variations. That's uber-cool, thanks for posting it.

 

[kraniac]

I think the World Wide Web belongs on the list.