The 7 wonders of the ancient world were: Great Pyramid of Giza Hanging Gardens of Babylon Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Statue of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Lighthouse of Alexandria Now there is a website that has an election what the new 7 wonders of the world should be. http://www.new7wonders.com/ you can choose between: The Acropolis- Greece Hagia Sophia-Turkey The Kremlin- Russia The Colosseum- Italy Neuschwanstein Castle- Germany The Eiffel Tower- France Stonehenge- United Kingdom The Alhambra- Spain The Great Wall of China- China Kiyomizu Temple- Japan The Sydney Opera House- Austrailia Angkor- Cambodia The Taj Mahal- India Timbuktu- Mali Petra- Jordan The Statue of Christ Redeemer- Brazil The Easter Island Statues- Chile Machu Picchu- Peru Chichen Itza- Mexico The Pyramids of Giza- Egypt(since it was part of the original 7 it isn't possible to vote for this one) Which do you all think should be the 7 wonders? and why? I voted for the ones i have writen in Bold.
That would be under natural wonders. There are several lists of natural wonders of the world and Niagara Falls appear on some and are absent from others. Here is a list CNN compiled: * Grand Canyon * Great Barrier Reef * Harbor of Rio de Janeiro * Mount Everest * Polar Aurora * Parícutin volcano * Victoria Falls
To me, the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi is more impressive than the Taj Mahal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army Quoting from Wikipedia: "To guard him in his afterlife the emperor ordered an army of over 8000 life size clay soldiers to be made. When he died, the burial place was as magnificent and bizarre as even the treasure laden tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs. The site measures some three miles across and took 700,000 conscripts to construct it. Many wonders of the tomb were described by a Chinese historian, Sima Qian, writing less than a century after the emperor's death. He wrote of rare jewels, a map of the heavens with stars represented by pearls, and, on the floor of the tomb, a panorama map of China with the rivers and seas represented by flowing mercury. The mound itself was said to have been coated with molten copper to protect it, with crossbows lined up to shoot anyone who tried to break in."
Check out this video compilation of the Nominees: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/700081/new_seven_wonders_of_the_world_finalists/ Anyways, my picks: AngkorWat- Cambodia The Great Wall of China- China The Pyramid at Chichen Itza- Mexico The Taj Mahal- India The Colosseum- Italy Stonehenge- UK Machu Picchu- Peru
Yeah, i was also sort of amazed they had those in, the same goes for the Neuschwanstein Castle, I think it is a economic thing. But like others have said there are better candidates then those you mentioned. Apperently they wanted wonders in every part of the world.
I was thinking if they're gonna put the Opera House down.. they might as well put every other building in Dubai down too. Also, I'm still pushing for the Astrodome!
IIRC it was built prior to 1900 and was the world's tallest structure for 40 years or so. Eiffel Tower Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 324 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building. At the time of its construction in 1887, the tower replaced the Washington Monument as the world's tallest structure, a title it retained until 1930, when New York City's Chrysler Building (319 m — 1,047 ft tall) was completed
Anyone who thinks Stonehenge belongs on the list has never seen Stonehenge. Its the least impressive thing I've ever seen. I can't believe I wasted a $100 taxi ride to see it. Enchanted Rock in Fredricksburg is more impressive. Heck, I've seen neighbor's pools that are more impressive and it only took 3 guys an a bobcat to build those.
