45 million vote for updated seven world wonders

RTO · Post by **RTO** » May 21st, 2007, 7:42 pm

GENEVA (AFP) - More than 45 million people have voted so far in an Internet campaign to choose the seven "new" wonders of the world out of 21 shortlisted historical buildings or monuments, the organisers said Monday.

The contest, aimed at raising global awareness about the world's shared cultural heritage, was set up by a Swiss filmmaker, curator and traveller Bernard Weber, following the destruction of Afghanistan's giant Buddha statues at Bamyan by the Taliban in 2001.

In the most recent count published on May 7, the top 10 were the Acropolis in Greece, the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Coliseum in Rome, the Eiffel tower in Paris, the Great Wall of China, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, Petra in Jordan, the statues on Easter Island, Britain's Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal in India.

The organisers say they are trying to get ordinary people to follow the spirit behind the ancient seven wonders selected by intellectuals in the Mediterranean and Middle East around 200 BC. Only one of them, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, still survives.

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EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » May 22nd, 2007, 7:11 pm

I can understand some of those, but the Eiffel Tower? It's not an engineering marvel or anything. It's just a really big wrought-iron tower. Hell, it's not even the biggest building in France.

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » May 22nd, 2007, 7:18 pm

How touching...now if we could stop half the world from murdering the other half we will have accomplished something. I hate these fanciful trips into nostalgia and think time should be spent figuring out how to stop this mess, instead of creating another target list for terrorists.

PocketKings · Post by **PocketKings** » May 23rd, 2007, 7:24 am

I've seen the Taj. It belongs on this list. The rest of India belongs on the seven wonders of world shittiness. Although, I did see a monkey riding a dog. That was pretty wonderful.

Looon · Post by **Looon** » May 23rd, 2007, 7:39 am

Tater Nuts wrote:
Silverback wrote:How touching...now if we could stop half the world from murdering the other half we will have accomplished something. I hate these fanciful trips into nostalgia and think time should be spent figuring out how to stop this mess, instead of creating another target list for terrorists.
Maybe the worlds largest sheet of manmade glass would have some relevence to all involved ?

Chiron · Post by **Chiron** » May 23rd, 2007, 7:45 am

EvilCouch wrote:I can understand some of those, but the Eiffel Tower? It's not an engineering marvel or anything. It's just a really big wrought-iron tower. Hell, it's not even the biggest building in France.

Silverback is correct but for the record the Eiffel tower, the statues on Easter Island and the stonehenge are worthless to me.

A) EvilCouch is correct regarding the Eiffel tower.
B) The statues on Easter Island are clumps of stone that have a nose.
C) Stonehenge... Is that art or just a 2 year old playing at building blocks?

It's going to be interesting to see what the world considers "wonders" in this day and age.

"I am against this subject totally. I cannot accept a Greek historian choosing the seven wonders of antiquity and have a tourist company choosing the new ones," he said.

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hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » May 23rd, 2007, 9:11 am

I think the Atlanta Hooters oughta be on that list somewhere.

Ranger Ron · Post by **Ranger Ron** » May 23rd, 2007, 9:20 am

hobbit wrote:I think the Atlanta Hooters oughta be on that list somewhere.

In fact, maybe twice.....Right and Left!