Chickenman 9 Posted January 4, 2006 (edited) http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article....103062409990006 here's the list: http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles?id=n2...103224809990006 I think these should be the 7: Pyramids of Giza Easter Island Maoi Stonehenge Machu Picchu Great Wall of China And I'll get back to you when I've read about the other ones. Edited January 4, 2006 by Chickenman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GI_Admiral 2 Posted January 4, 2006 (edited) ? Acropolis, Greece ? Alhambra, Spain ? Angkor, Cambodia ? Chichen Itza, Mexico ? Christ Redeemer, Brazil ? Colosseum, Italy ? Easter Island statues, Chile ? Eiffel Tower, France ? Great Wall, China ? Hagia Sophia, Turkey ? Kyomizu Temple, Japan ? Kremlin, Russia ? Machu Picchu, Peru ? Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany ? Petra, Jordan ? Pyramids of Giza, Egypt ? Statue of Liberty, United States ? Stonehenge, England ? Sydney Opera House, Australia ? Taj Mahal, India ? Timbuktu, Mali Well out of this list: Stonehenge Pyramids of Giza Great Wall Machu Pichu Colosseum Acropolis Statues of Easter Island Oh, and me :p Edited January 4, 2006 by GI_Admiral Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted January 4, 2006 Forgot the Great Wall *adds to list* Colliseum...eh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GI_Admiral 2 Posted January 4, 2006 It is a wonder. It was made before we rediscovered how to use cement :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted January 5, 2006 I'd go for (in no particular order): Acropolis, Greece Chichen Itza, Mexico Christ Redeemer, Brazil Great Wall, China Pyramids of Giza, Egypt Petra, Jordan Hagia Sophia, Turkey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted January 5, 2006 New wonders? What was wrong with the old seven? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted January 6, 2006 Only one of them is still around :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Well, fine.. I guess the list I know is the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". (I totally thought the Coliseum was one of the seven.. apparently not...) 'Sides.. if the pyramids are already on that list, why list them again? Edit: I found another listy thing.. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (only those known to the Greeks): Great Pyramid at Giza (survived) Hanging Gardens of Babylon Statue of Zeus at Olympia Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Lighthouse of Alexandria Forgotten Ancient Wonders (ones the Greeks didn't know about): Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt Angkor Wat in Cambodia The Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), Mexico The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines Borobudur Temple in Indonesia The Colosseum in Rome, Italy The Great Wall of China The Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy The Mayan Temples of Tikal in Northern Guatemala The Moai Statues in Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France The Throne Hall of Persepolis in Iran The Parthenon in Athens, Greece Petra, the rock-carved city in Jordan The Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar Stonehenge in England Taj Mahal in Agra, India The Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico Modern Wonders: The Channel Tunnel The Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada Eiffel Tower in Paris, France The Empire State Building in New York City, USA The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA The High Dam in Aswan, Egypt Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada, USA Itaip? Dam in Brazil/Paraguay Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA The Panama Canal The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Statue of Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA The Suez Canal in Egypt The Sydney Opera House in Australia Natural Wonders: Angel Falls in Venezuela The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada The Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA The Great Barrier Reef in Australia Igua?? Falls in Brazil/Argentina Krakatoa Island in Indonesia Mount Everest in Nepal Mount Fuji in Japan Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Niagara Falls in Ontario (Canada) and New York State (USA) Paricutin Volcano in Mexico Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe Source: http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/ *shrug* Edited January 6, 2006 by Mara Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted January 6, 2006 I'm not sure anything modern could really be listed as a wonder of the world, since we all know how it was built, and it was relativly easy to build with today's technology what it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsl 7 Posted January 6, 2006 I saw a show about Niagara Falls once. It's not a very natural wonder anymore as the waterflow has been restricted to reduce natural erosion and the falls have been reconstructed in the past for our viewing pleasure. :roll: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GI_Admiral 2 Posted January 6, 2006 All of those wonders aren't technically "wonders" just things people thought should be wonders ((Except the first list)) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted January 6, 2006 I'm not sure anything modern could really be listed as a wonder of the world, since we all know how it was built, and it was relativly easy to build with today's technology what it is. Okay, go build me another Suez canal all by yourself, Chicken. All of those wonders aren't technically "wonders" just things people thought should be wonders ((Except the first list)) *shrugs* Well, I guess they could be. There's no defintion for "wonders" is there? Just some basic awe or astonishment. It never said it had to be old. Not that I'm agreeing one way or the other... just inciting some discussion.. Anything you would add, take away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted January 6, 2006 The Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England The Empire State Building in New York City, USA They aren't wonders... At the end of the day, it's just a bloody clock tower and a big office block. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GI_Admiral 2 Posted January 7, 2006 I agree with chicken and Beeurd...none of us can build it by ourselves, but a team of builders can easily build one (with the funds of course) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsl 7 Posted January 7, 2006 They would only be wonders if they were built in 12 BC or something, lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insyana 0 Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) How Stonehenge was made is a wonder? Edited January 7, 2006 by Insider-Dude!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GI_Admiral 2 Posted January 7, 2006 WHO made it and for WHY more likely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insyana 0 Posted January 7, 2006 "Pagans". Archaeoastronomy. No need to wonder. How hard is it to build a Pyramid compared to the worlds tallest building? Or a wall to a clock? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GI_Admiral 2 Posted January 7, 2006 lol its only theory. Just like Evolution. Where is your proof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insyana 0 Posted January 8, 2006 You're differing from the question. What makes a building a wonder? So far you've only implied the age of it - No, in fact, the difficulty of building it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted January 8, 2006 They would only be wonders if they were built in 12 BC or something, lol Which would kinda limit the list.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsl 7 Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) :roll: that was an example. If the Empire State building had been built in 12 BC, that'd be pretty damned wild. But since it was built in world of trucks and cranes and steel, it's not that fantastic. I didn't mean only things built in 12 BC could be considered.... *shakes head* Stonehenge is a wonder because nobody really knows who built it or why, or really even how. Those stones came from somewhere quite far from the site itself and back then, they didn't exactly have trucks or cranes to lift and haul them. Everything that is assumed about it are only theories. I've heard everything from druids to aliens built the thing. Edited January 8, 2006 by The Tsl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insyana 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Trucks, Cranes and steel aren't wonderful? You wouldn't have been invited to the Bolshevik party. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted January 8, 2006 This should be a modern world wonder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Millau_...iver_France.jpg Amazing. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Paladin 0 Posted January 8, 2006 At the end of the day, it's just a bloody clock tower Gah, I keeeeeeeeeeeell you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
