The New 7 Wonders

[M Two One]

Time to vote for the next seven wonders of the world. For some of you, like myself, that are really into this type of thing it may be very difficult to choose. I should note that you need to register to vote, but it isn't much of a process and worth voting. So far 45 million people have voted and I figured that if you haven't heard about this yet, you should have the opportunity before the poll closes in roughly 46 days.

Here are the candidates to vote for:

• The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece

• Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain

• Angkor (12th century) Cambodia

• The Pyramid at Chich?n Itz? (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

• Cristo Redentor (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy

• Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile

• The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France

• The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China

• The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey

• Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan

• The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia

• Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru

• Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany

• Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan

• The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt

• The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A.

• Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom

• Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia

• The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India

• Timbuktu (12th century) Mali

Note: After careful consideration, the New7Wonders Foundation designates the Pyramids of Giza—the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World—as an Honorary New7Wonders Candidate.

Therefore, you cannot vote for the Pyramids of Giza as part of the New7Wonders campaign.

Vote here

 

[M Two One]

After careful consideration I have voted for the following ..

Statues of Easter Island
Stonehenge
The Taj Mahal
The Roman Colosseum
Neuschwanstein Castle
Cristo Redentor
Petra

Do I really need to explain why I voted for the Statues of Easter Island? The wonder of these alone are unexplainable for me. Scientists believe they know where these came from, but it still hasn't been officially confirmed and I don't think we'll ever truly know of their original origins and their meaning. Basically the same goes for Stonehenge.

The Taj Mahal is just plain beautiful and the fact that it was built for love is wonderful. The Colosseum of Roma is truly one of, if not the most inspiring structure ever created. Basically every stadium to this day uses some bit of inspiration from this. Neuschwanstein Castle is the perfect example of wonder and fantasy. The surroundings it has alone are gorgeous and then you add the castle itself it feels like something right out of a fairytale. Unreal! It will be one of the most underappreciated of the 21 selections I'm sure of it.

These last two were on the border with others I left out. Christ Redeemer is a welcoming symbol and although I am not a Religious type I have a strong appreciation for this statue. I don't really know how to explain it. Petra is a wonder of water technology and absolutely stunning to view. I had a very difficult time leaving out The Great Wall, Acropolis, Machu Picchu and Angkor.

 

[Shard]

The Roman Collosseum and The Acropolis for sure, those ancient buildings amaze me. It would be incredible to see them in person. Same with Stonehenge, anything that is that historic has to be voted for in my opinion.

Edit: My final 7 were as follows...

- The Acropolis of Athens
- Chichen Itza
- The Roman Collosseum
- Easter Island Statues
- Machu Picchu
- Stonehenge
- Taj Mahal

 

[Sasha]

Angkor
The Pyramid at Chich?n Itz?
Statues of Easter Island
The Great Wall of China
Machu Fichus
Stonehenge
The Taj Mahal

 

[Mamba]

Stonehenge
Statues of Easter Island
The Taj Mahal (I love this masterpiece)
The Acropolis
The Colosseum
Machu Picchu
Christ Redeemer

 

[huevonkiller]

As long as they get Machu Picchu in there I'm good...

 

[AKIRA]

where's kobe?

 

[Bahir]

The Pyramid at Chich?n Itz?
The Roman Colosseum
Statues of Easter Island
The Great Wall of China
Petra
The Taj Mahal
Angkor

 

[Mamba]

<div class="quote_poster">AKIRA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">where's kobe?</div>

The Christ Redeemer

 

[Shapecity]

The Great Wall of China should be the winner. It's so enormous you can actually see it from outer space. The Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Germany bad ass. I'll have to visit that one of these days.

Angkor is also amazing.

 

[M Two One]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Germany bad ass.</div>

If you have Google Earth, look up the town and you'll easily find hundreds of pictures from and of the castle. The ones from the balcony feel unreal. As if it were out of a fairytale or fantasy film. I have to go there myself, but if you plan to do so one day be sure that you have enough cash to go to Innsbruck, Austria afterward or before the castle visit too. Not to be missed.

BTW, how many of you officially voted?

 

[Shapecity]

<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">If you have Google Earth, look up the town and you'll easily find hundreds of pictures from and of the castle. The ones from the balcony feel unreal. As if it were out of a fairytale or fantasy film. I have to go there myself, but if you plan to do so one day be sure that you have enough cash to go to Innsbruck, Austria afterward or before the castle visit too. Not to be missed.

BTW, how many of you officially voted?</div>

I actually visited Innsbruck last summer. Beautiful city, very cool architecture, and delicious food (bratwurst and beer food of the gods!). What's hiliarious are the tourist t-shirts they sell there.

"We are Australia without the L."
"There are no Koala bears here, this is Austria, not Australia."
"Arnold Schwarzenegger made in Austria."

 

[Mamba]

I officially voted.

 

[Bahir]

Me too. I don't get it though, who are the ones in control of that website, and will the voting actually count for something (i.e. will future history books, travel guides etc go by the results of the votes)?

 

[monty001]

Regardless of which ones win, each one of these monuments are amazing. Considering that there weren't any powered cranes and tools and such, all these were built with nothing but man power. Imagine transporting all that rock back in those days. Simply amazing.

 

[M Two One]

<div class="quote_poster">Bahir Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Me too. I don't get it though, who are the ones in control of that website, and will the voting actually count for something (i.e. will future history books, travel guides etc go by the results of the votes)?</div>

I believe they are backed by UNESCO so I'm sure it is pretty serious. That's why I posted it. I think this goes into the "books" as the actual new seven wonders.

 

[Mamba]

It does. Ironically, I was reading about the new seven wonders two days before you posted this.

 

[Really Lost One]

<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The Great Wall of China should be the winner. It's so enormous you can actually see it from outer space. The Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Germany bad ass. I'll have to visit that one of these days.

Angkor is also amazing.</div>

Walked like a mile on there with my own feet

 

[Mamba]

No, I thought you were using someone else's feet...

 

[kobimel]

I voted:

Angkor
The Great Wall
The Colosseum
Easter Islands
Taj Mahal
Stonehenge
Neuschwanstein Castle

 

[NBA MAN]

Wow, so much history behind each one of these places. True Beauty.

 

[Nasty]

I've gotten head on the second highest level of the Eiffel Tower before. Busted after 20 minutes.

 

[Mamba]

That just makes it even more precious, right?

 

[M Two One]

New 7 Wonders to be Unveiled

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">GENEVA, Switzerland - The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru's Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers say.

As the 8 p.m. EDT Friday voting deadline approaches, the rankings can still change. Also in the top 10 are the Acropolis in Greece, Chichen Itza pyramid in Mexico, Eiffel Tower in Paris, Easter Island, Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Taj Mahal in India and Jordan's ancient city of Petra.

The winners will be announced on Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal.

The Great Pyramids of Giza are the only surviving structures from the traditional list of seven wonders of the ancient world. That list was derived from lists of marvels compiled by ancient Greek observers, the best known being Antipater of Sidon, a writer in the 2nd century B.C.

The pyramids have been assured of keeping their status in addition to the new seven wonders after indignant Egyptian officials said it was a disgrace they had to compete for a spot.

The final round of the competition narrowed the field to 20 candidates, and people from every country in the world voted by Internet or phone, said the group organizing the ballot.

"It's so exciting," said Tia B. Viering, spokeswoman for the "New 7 Wonders of the World" campaign. "There are not many things that could bring the world together like global culture ... this is really something that every single person in the world can be interested in."

"This is all about bringing people together, to appreciate each other ... to celebrate diversity," Viering said.

The Colosseum, the Great Wall, Machu Picchu, Taj Mahal and Petra have been among the leaders since January, while the Acropolis and Christ the Redeemer statue made their way up from the middle of the field to the top level, according to latest tallies.

The Statue of Liberty and Sydney Opera House have been sitting in the bottom 10 since the start. Also faring poorly are Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex, Russia's Kremlin building and St. Basil's Cathedral, Britain's Stonehenge and the city of Timbuktu in Mali.</div>

<div align="center">Read more at: Yahoo! News</div>

Still leaning entirely on my picks, none more so then Neuschwanstein Castle. We'll find out the answers tomorrow on which made the list. The biggest shame though would be if Easter Island's statues didn't make that final list.

 

[Laker_fan]

w0000t? No Staples Center?

 

[Mamba]

And the verdict is in:

• 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

 

[M Two One]

I can agree with most of those for sure. Anyone else really disappointed that the Easter Island Statues or Neuschwanstein Castle didn't make it? I mean, these two are basically the definition of wonderment.

 

[Shard]

I think the Easter Island statues should have made it for sure. It was a consensus on here at least. But hey, it's just a title, not like those places are going to disappear off the map now. They're wondrous in our hearts and the hearts of our children. Lol.

 

[M Two One]

<div class="quote_poster">Shard Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I think the Easter Island statues should have made it for sure. It was a consensus on here at least. But hey, it's just a title, not like those places are going to disappear off the map now. They're wondrous in our hearts and the hearts of our children. Lol.</div>

How nicely put into words.