The New 7 Wonders of the World

[Tipsy]

Today in Portugal (TrongaLand) the seven new wonders of the world were announced:

• The Great Wall of China

• Petra in Jordan

• Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer

• Peru's Machu Picchu

• Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid

• The Colosseum in Rome

• India's Taj Mahal

The article can be seen here.

Does this list seem right to you? Or do you think something should/shouldn't be there?

[Bret]

The 7 wonders of the ancient world is what really bedazzles me. However, this is a great list. See no problems with it. But some of them are repeats.

[munchyman]

the christ statue?


cmon.....since when is a gigantic statue of jesus a rare sight these days, especially for you americans.

[Ntrik_]

Theres gigantic statues of Buddha everywhere in Asia, why arent they great wonders of the world?

Yeah.. some of them arent as appealling, but then again I could careless ~_~ There are many wonders around the world, and I don't think it is possible to restrict the number down to 7.

[AZN_FLEA]

well i think i should be on the list.

fleaking. the man-woman made marvel.

i dont like the idea of petra being on the list

[TrongaMonga]

Even New York's Statue of Liberty would be more appealing than the Statue of Christ Redeemer.

To be honest, it sucked, because it's a democratic vote of a cultural issue. Most people around the world have no culture whatsoever.

[N[U]TS]

Originally Posted by TrongaMonga

Even New York's Statue of Liberty would be more appealing than the Statue of Christ Redeemer.

To be honest, it sucked, because it's a democratic vote of a cultural issue. Most people around the world have no culture whatsoever.

Everyone has culture.

[TrongaMonga]

All right, almost everyone in the world is oblivious of worldwide culture but their own.

[AZN_FLEA]

people are dumb. i found out since i first heard metal. how can anyone listen to **** on tv when there is better music from skilled musicians out there? people voted for the ****tiest presidents in recent times etc.

the fact is, most people are so blissfully ignorant of morality/manners/culture/society/everything while always seeking ways to satisfy their greed.

as far as i can see, the only three worthy wonders are the bottom 3. maybe the macchu picchu. the great wall is gay. ****ing who cares about that **** wall? people only visit it because they are ****ing stupid. the ****ing petra is ****. ive been there. its ****. the statue of christ the redeemer is a maybe as well. you see, it is a cultural icon for christians and one of the few statues of jesus where hes not on the cross dieing. the bad thing about it is that its a normal statue and no more culturally significant than the statue of liberty.

[TrongaMonga]

There's one exactly equal in Lisbon (Portugal), why wasn't it voted? Because the Brazilian government made a campaign to get all brazilians to vote for that statue. That's why.

And it's not all about culture, you know. It's also about the effort. I guarantee you that the Great Wall and Petra were made by so many a slave it's quite the effort.

[AZN_FLEA]

lol haha.

im not so sure about petra but im almost sure the great wall was built by soldiers, slaves, free men and anyone they could find.

[B~E]

What. The. Christ..?!

This list has no worth. Those "wonders" were chosed based on popularity. As such, you cannot argue against them anymore than you can argue against a TV show based on rating.

[AZN_FLEA]

but you have to remember that those 'new 7 wonders' were shaved down from hundreds by judges. the judges decreed that its too hard to pick the rest and gave it over to popularity.

or am i mistaken?

[TrongaMonga]

It is indeed true, however, that there's far more wonders in the world than just seven...

[AZN_FLEA]

that is indeed true as well. the "seven wonders" title is just an attention attractor so that a certain country/place can become tourist hotspots.

some of those 'wonders' are seriously pathetic. you cant trust the majority of the people to think for themselves and not just go on a trendwhore spree.

[Flempipes]

What about the damn pyramids