New Seven Wonders of the World

[Bluedawg]

And here they are:

Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer
Peru's Machu Picchu
Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid
Great Wall of China
Jordan's Petra
the Colosseum in Rome
India's Taj Mahal.

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19652635/

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19651543/displaymode/1107/s/2/framenumber/1/

[bhd28]

Cool thanks... Looks like I have a few new locals to add to my travel plans. But let me get this straight... there are now 8 wonders? The article lists those 7 + the Pyramids at Giza (an original that was an obvious 'miss' I thought about on reading the 'new 7'). I say drop one, add Giza, and stick with 7.

[mapei]

I would delete the Redeemer statue and substitute Giza. I also want to find a place for Stonehenge but it's very difficult to knock one of the others off. It's too bad the giant Buddhas in Afghanistan were destroyed (have they been rebuilt yet?), because they would deserve consideration, too.

Oh, and Cameron.

[Exiled_Devil]

call me elitist, but a list of the 'new seven wonders' that was a vote on text messages and the web is on par with calling Taylor Hicks the best vocal artist ever because he got more votes on American idol than anyone ever.

I heard an NPR report that this was being seen as an opportunity of various locales to attract more tourists. With that thought, I can't help but think that much of this was ballot-stuffing online. In fact, the third entry on Google for Petra Jordan is a campaign to get it voted as a wonder.

These all seem like interesting spots, but I can't be swayed to think of them as the new seven wonders. Of course, the other ption is UNESCO's 851 wonders.

Exiled

[JBDuke]

Not including Angkor Wat is a crime, IMO. Like another poster, I also heard that localities were pushing for "wonder" status to help tourism. Given that Angkor is in Cambodia, I'm not surprised that it didn't get the kind of backing that sites in more advanced countries might have.

[hurleyfor3]

Not including Angkor Wat is a crime, IMO. Like another poster, I also heard that localities were pushing for "wonder" status to help tourism. Given that Angkor is in Cambodia, I'm not surprised that it didn't get the kind of backing that sites in more advanced countries might have.

Well, it's nonconference RPI was pretty crappy and it lost to both teams it played from the top 50. Maybe it can make the Wonders of the World NIT and draw UConn in the first round.

[Bluedawg]

I first heard about the "new 7" becasue of the campaign to get India's Taj Mahal on the list.

[Bluedawg]

Not including Angkor Wat is a crime, IMO.

I would say the same about adding Jennifer Aniston to the list.

[JasonEvans]

Well, it's nonconference RPI was pretty crappy and it lost to both teams it played from the top 50. Maybe it can make the Wonders of the World NIT and draw UConn in the first round.

Not to mention their performance in their last 10 was something like 3-7 and they were upset by the Jokhang Temple in the first round of the conference tournament. That really hurt.

-Jason "'we're #8', sorta like 'we're #65,' right?" Evans

[Dukerati]

Any "wonder" list without the iphone is incomplete in my book:)

[mapei]

Good point about Angkor, JB.

Exiled, is the UNESCO list the same as World Heritage Sites? I didn't realize there were that many.

I have a feeling the original "7 Wonders" were no more objectively chosen than this new list. It's all good fun, and if Stonehenge and Angkor are saved from some extra tourist trampling by being excluded, that's not all bad.

[MrBisonDevil]

A little off topic: Thank goodness I played Civilization IV pc game or I would have said: "Huh... what's an Ankor Wat?" :-)

[Lavabe]

Good point about Angkor, JB.

Exiled, is the UNESCO list the same as World Heritage Sites? I didn't realize there were that many.

I have a feeling the original "7 Wonders" were no more objectively chosen than this new list. It's all good fun, and if Stonehenge and Angkor are saved from some extra tourist trampling by being excluded, that's not all bad.

UNESCO is distancing itself from Weber's 7 wonders list:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352

To clarify, here's UNESCO's list of 851:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list

FWIW, Olympic National Park in Washington, Grand Canyon, and Cahokia Mounds are among the 20 US ones to make it on the UNESCO list. "Cultural and natural heritage" are on this list.

Having said all of this, I hear the Statue of Liberty is up against Butrint in first round action! Would love to see it on HD, but I don't know whether my cable provider will show it!
Cheers,
Lavabe