Teh New Wonders of teh World Thread

[Odin]

None from the US?

[Propaganda]

Originally posted by Odin
None from the US?

"Shock and Awe"

[Provost Harrison]

Would that count as one wonder or two?

[Propaganda]

How many have we destroyed thus far?

[Elok]

Originally posted by Odin
None from the US?

The national debt, perhaps?

My mother and brother went on a trip to Rome and found the colosseum quite uninteresting. They said it's hard to get excited over the thing after being in a modern stadium two or three times the size.

[Barnabas]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison


Erm, Teotihuacan is in Mexico

I mean the america from alaska to tierra del fuego, not the USA USA america

[Barnabas]

I am thinking that Cristo Redentor really blows, I have nothing agaisnt christ, but it is just a statue on top of a mountain.

Isnt the statue of liberty bigga?

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Barnabas


I mean the america from alaska to tierra del fuego, not the USA USA america

Well you referred to being Andean as giving you some sort of prerequisite qualification on this one, which didn't seem at all relevant. It is like me saying that Angkor Wat should be included, as an Englishman

[Barnabas]

Actually. by andean, I meant that macchu pichu shouldnt have made it, that I hold that opinion altough of being a marvel from the place I am.

And that teotihuacan is by far the most impressive thing native americans built-

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
The Bus Shelters of Erith.

The ones in Belvedere are better.

[Kuciwalker]

WTF, no Pyramids? Or are they deliberately picking different ones?

[Kassiopeia]

The Pyramids are considered an "honorary wonder" or something, they have special status since they're the only remaining wonder of the ancient world.

I agree that Petra and the Christ Redeemer are lightweights on the list, and Angkor Wat should be there.

What I think is more interesting is that the organization and the list are getting so much press. It's not like they have any kind of monopoly on declaring wonders of the world.

I wonder if the list will have any kind of weight, say, 200 years later. Something like the World Heritage site list might be more relevant.

Originally posted by Odin
None from the US?

[Kuciwalker]

Panama Canal > Cristo Redentor.

[Kassiopeia]

If we're having a Canal, why not Suez? I do think it would not be unreasonable to have something from the 19th or 20th centuries there (but not the Christ Redeemer).

[Barnabas]

whoa

Panama canal should definitely have been there!! it is awesome