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10/17/2006 04:49:31 PM · #1 |
Thought this was interesting...an international vote on what the "New" 7 Wonders of the World should be.
The "New7Wonders Foundation", which is the body behind the New7Wonders campaign, has the express aim of documenting, maintaining, restoring and reconstructing world heritage under the motto:
"OUR HERITAGE IS OUR FUTURE."
The "New7Wonders Foundation" calls on all citizens of the world to support it.
Through film, television, the Internet and books, people shall be alerted to the destruction of nature and the decay of our man-made heritage.
Monuments in jeopardy, perhaps in a dangerous state of decay, can be saved by publicizing their beauty and highlighting their plight to the international community.
New 7 Wonders of the World |
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10/17/2006 05:32:14 PM · #2 |
Admittedly, I did not have the foritude to scope out all the possiblities for a 'modern' 7 wonders of the world, but if Stonehenge is one of them I'd have to give that a big thumbs down. It had no real impact on the world as we know it. As such, how could it be a 'real' wonder of the modern world?
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10/17/2006 06:02:46 PM · #3 |
The amazing thing is, the very first wonder, the pyramids, outlived the original other 6 and is likely to outlive any of the new 7 on the list. It's amazing to think they are roughly 5,000 years old.
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10/17/2006 06:18:08 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by stdavidson:
Admittedly, I did not have the foritude to scope out all the possiblities for a 'modern' 7 wonders of the world, but if Stonehenge is one of them I'd have to give that a big thumbs down. It had no real impact on the world as we know it. As such, how could it be a 'real' wonder of the modern world? |
Because it still exists, and nobody knows how it was constructed ?
The selection criteria does seem to be a bit all over the place though - why would the Sydney Opera house feature at all - or the statue of liberty ? |
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10/17/2006 06:18:43 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
The amazing thing is, the very first wonder, the pyramids, outlived the original other 6 and is likely to outlive any of the new 7 on the list. It's amazing to think they are roughly 5,000 years old. |
Well, fundamentally, they are just a big pile of rocks. Short of an earthquake, they aren't going anywhere, or subject to much in the way of erosion or (further) decay :) |
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10/17/2006 06:33:13 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
The amazing thing is, the very first wonder, the pyramids, outlived the original other 6 and is likely to outlive any of the new 7 on the list. It's amazing to think they are roughly 5,000 years old. |
Well, fundamentally, they are just a big pile of rocks. Short of an earthquake, they aren't going anywhere, or subject to much in the way of erosion or (further) decay :) |
They may be to some just a big pile of rocks, but when one considers the technology available at the time (or lack thereof), surely you have to admit they are a marvel. These, the Great Wall of China, and yes even Stonehenge, are true worthy of awe.
With regards to the proposed new marvels, they truly pale in comparisson.
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10/17/2006 06:45:48 PM · #7 |
seems like a ploy to make money to me.
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10/17/2006 06:47:58 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Well, fundamentally, they are just a big pile of rocks. Short of an earthquake, they aren't going anywhere, or subject to much in the way of erosion or (further) decay :) |
A big pile of rocks which held the title of Tallest Manmade Object from 3500 BC to 1931 AD with the construction of the Empire State Building.
The tolerances of the building, with regard to north/south, east/west alignment are also a marvel (given their technology). The joints in the main crypt room are so small that paper cannot be inserted. The architecture required to keep the roof from collapsing on the vault room is also a technical marvel. Their ability to align the shafts (by which Khufu's soul was to ascend) with such precision through the mass of the pyramid is also a marvel.
Basically, even built today they would be at the least impressive. The fact they were built 5,000 years ago genuinely makes them a wonder.
EDIT: Apparently I'm mistaken. According to wikipedia, it was surpassed in 1300 by the Lincoln Cathedral...
" For four millennia it was the world's tallest building, unsurpassed until the 160 metre tall spire of Lincoln Cathedral was completed c. 1300 CE. The accuracy of the pyramid's workmanship is such that the four sides of the base have a mean error of only 58 mm in length, and 1 minute in angle from a perfect square. The base is horizontal to within 15 mm. The sides of the square are closely aligned to the four cardinal compass points to within 3 minutes of arc and is based not on magnetic north, but true north."
Message edited by author 2006-10-17 18:56:38.
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10/17/2006 06:57:17 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Basically, even built today they would be at the least impressive. The fact they were built 5,000 years ago genuinely makes them a wonder.
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I made no comment about the quality of construction - just that their longevity isn't that surprising, compared to the competition.
What makes me really wonder is that the other 5 confirmed ancient wonders were build in such earthquake unstable areas, to all be destroyed. The squat/ flat/ very earthquake stable design of a pyramid probably helps a lot too ;)
Message edited by author 2006-10-17 19:00:22. |
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