What SHOULD have made it into the 7 new wonders of the world?

HeadShotAK47 wrote:
Religous retards with no sense of architectural brilliance voted for the Christ statue. It's so insignificant and there are like 100 000 000 statues of him all over. This one is only better cause it's on top of a mountain.

hey, I'm sorry that we "religious retardes" plague the earth.

However, you cannot deny that a HUGE portion of the greatest artwork on earth has been painted, sculpted, performed, constructed for religion.

Your statement is purely hateful, inflamatory, and ignorant. What the hell, man...seriously

2007-07-16 07:54:49

#32

l41e: Member; +677|7120

G3|Genius wrote:
HeadShotAK47 wrote:
Religous retards with no sense of architectural brilliance voted for the Christ statue. It's so insignificant and there are like 100 000 000 statues of him all over. This one is only better cause it's on top of a mountain.
hey, I'm sorry that we "religious retardes" plague the earth.

However, you cannot deny that a HUGE portion of the greatest artwork on earth has been painted, sculpted, performed, constructed for religion.

Your statement is purely hateful, inflamatory, and ignorant. What the hell, man...seriously

We're talking wonders of the world. Not art.

2007-07-16 07:57:16

#33

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7027

Mt. Rushmore, One of the square states, USA?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Mountrushmore.jpg

2007-07-16 08:00:07

#34

Havok: Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist; +302|7146|Florida, United States

G3|Genius wrote:
HeadShotAK47 wrote:
Religous retards with no sense of architectural brilliance voted for the Christ statue. It's so insignificant and there are like 100 000 000 statues of him all over. This one is only better cause it's on top of a mountain.
hey, I'm sorry that we "religious retardes" plague the earth.

However, you cannot deny that a HUGE portion of the greatest artwork on earth has been painted, sculpted, performed, constructed for religion.

Your statement is purely hateful, inflamatory, and ignorant. What the hell, man...seriously

He was only calling them retards because they voted on the Christ statue not because it is a great wonder of the world (sadly, I guess it is now...), but because it was based on their religion. There is no great architectural achievement in making a statue on a mountain. Had the statue been of Buddha, or Laozi, it would not have been voted into the category of "Wonders of the New World".

2007-07-16 08:02:33

#35

sfarrar33: Halogenoalkane; +57|7090|InGerLand

CameronPoe wrote:
How can this:

http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/7/N … r-lge2.jpg

have made it into the 'New 7 World Wonders' over this:

http://www.presscluboftibet.org/UserFil … palace.jpg

the Potala Palace, Tibet, which didn't even make the fucking shortlist!!!!?

Christ Redeemer is hardly a feat of engineering. Post details of which 'Wonders' you think should have made it into the top 7 or even the shortlist, perhaps something from your own country?

probably because its not as new, personally in terms of wonderment it wins hands down.
but it was started nearly 1,500 years ago.
on the otherhand things like the pyramids were finalists.
meh tourism, it's not corrupt, honest.

2007-07-16 08:05:15

#36

BVC: Member; +325|7167

Channel tunnel should have been there FFS!

2007-07-16 08:27:59

#37

DesertFox-: The very model of a modern major general; +796|7156|United States of America

CameronPoe wrote:
Mt. Rushmore, One of the square states South Dakota (not really square or rectangular either), USA?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … shmore.jpg

I've been there. It's near this town called Hill City which has this amazing restaurant called The Alpine Inn. You reallly should get reservations to get in though since the place usually has a line out of the door. Damn that place has some amazing desserts, too.

2007-07-16 08:29:45

#38

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7315|Alberta, Canada

Area 51

We all wonder about that place, don't we?

2007-07-16 08:34:59

#39

jord: Member; +2,382|7150|The North, beyond the wall.

Blackpool Tower.

2007-07-16 10:52:04

#40

zeidmaan: Member; +234|6886|Vienna

those crazy palm trees in Dubai

https://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/dubai/images/the_palm/palm_location.jpg

https://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.com/developments/dubai/palm_islands/images/palm_jumeirah.jpg

And when (if) that world map gets build it will own everything else... maybe...

https://digitalads.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/dubai2.jpg

2007-07-16 11:01:16

#41

Radical-Archetype: Banned; +1|6602|Sweet home Chicago

So thats what all these other countries do with their time. hmm. Looks good everyone, it be the time to party now people.

2007-07-16 11:03:07

#42

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7238|UK

znozer wrote:
Vilham wrote:
I think alot of you have failed to realise the significance of the NEW, this isnt a list of buildings built over a thousand years ago.
And why was Stonehenge in the short list for the NEW wonders?????

it was??? thats fucking stupid.

2007-07-16 11:17:36

#43

zeidmaan: Member; +234|6886|Vienna

btw I thought it is a new list not list of brand new wonders ?

So old buildings are a fair game as long as they still exist.

2007-07-16 11:32:12

#44

DeathBecomesYu: Member; +171|6651

mcminty wrote:
DeathBecomesYu wrote:
True......it even beat out Angkor Wat, I was shocked that this statue made it over so many other true wonders....that was a joke...
Hmm... I've been to Angkor Wat. That's place is so 'touristy'. There's like 10-15 5 star hotels in the (very) close city of Siem Reap that cater for the japanese 'weekend holiday'. They fly down on the friday night, see the place on saturday and fly back on Sunday. My experience of that place may be further tainted by the fact our guide was sleazy, somewhat chauvinistic and only interested in getting a tip (which he didn't get!).

Yes, I'm sure most wonders become "touristy" but you can't deny that Angkor Wat is truly something amazing in its own right. It was one of the finalist but didn't make the final seven and is more deserving than a sem-big statue. Some people are confused about what this list is. Since most of the original 7 wonders do not exist any more, there was a public poll to choose existing structures (old and new) to make a new list. It was like voting for a baseball all-star game...some on the list just don't deserve to be there but that is what you get when you involve the public. Another wonder that should have been considered and I am not even sure it was even on the list at all is this place....."Borobudur"- The World Mountain.....this place is huge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur

This is an amazing place. The whole place is basically carvings, stories, and statues on every inch of this place.

Last edited by DeathBecomesYu (2007-07-16 11:37:41)

2007-07-16 13:17:47

#45

Ninja_Kid2002: Member; +119|6739|Floodsville, TN, (UK really)

znozer wrote:
Vilham wrote:
I think alot of you have failed to realise the significance of the NEW, this isnt a list of buildings built over a thousand years ago.
And why was Stonehenge in the short list for the NEW wonders?????

Are my posts invisible to you fools?

Old news!

2007-07-16 16:13:46

#46

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6602|Carnoustie MASSIF

CameronPoe wrote:
Millau Viaduct, France?

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/i … ridge_.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … viaduc.jpg

Fantastic proposition, an amazing feat of engineering.

2007-07-16 16:15:21

#47

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6602|Carnoustie MASSIF

CameronPoe wrote:
The Nazca lines, Peru?

http://www.mayuc.com/images/nazcaa.jpg

... only visible from an aeroplane/hang-glider...

It looks like a monkey...

"What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent

than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and

then simply persists in his lunacy?"
George Orwell

2007-07-16 16:18:02

#48

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|7125

zeidmaan wrote:
those crazy palm trees in Dubai

http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/liv … cation.jpg

http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.co … meirah.jpg

And when (if) that world map gets build it will own everything else... maybe...

http://digitalads.files.wordpress.com/2 … dubai2.jpg

that is amazing! but why are there outer rings covered in buildings? it doesnt seem like it would be very easy to get on and off the island all the time if you lived on it

2007-07-16 17:10:09

#49

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7072|132 and Bush

Tibetan Buddhists are supposed to be modest anyways .

As far as places I have been to. I thought the Cologne Cathedral was incredible.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-07-17 00:16:07

#50

Ninja_Kid2002: Member; +119|6739|Floodsville, TN, (UK really)

As far as places I've been to (and I know it's not new, but thought I'd post it anyway) the Pantheon in Rome is absolutely breath-taking:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Pantheon_rome_2005may.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/69/Pantheon-panini.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon%2C_Rome
The roof is a perfet hemisphere. When it rains it pours in through the roof onto the marble floor. It's the only building i've ever been in and felt agoraphobic, it's just so big. And ontop of all this, it's over 2000 years old.

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