New Seven Wonders of the World announced

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

A new version of the Seven Wonders of the World has been drawn up, based on over 100 million votes cast from people in 200 countries.


The Taj Mahal has been voted as one of the new World Wonders
The winners were announced on July 7, and include the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru and the Taj Mahal in India.


The new Seven Wonders in full are:

Chichén Itzá, Mexico

Christ the Redeemer, Brazil

The Great Wall, China

Machu Picchu, Peru

Petra, Jordan

The Roman Colloseum, Italy

The Taj Mahal, India.


Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2007/07/09/etsevenwonders109.xml

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1. Interesting that none are modern

except perhaps the Brazillian one, which I personally would not have put on the list.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. I, for one, am glad the Eiffel Tower

and the Statue of Liberty are not on the list.

[Lilith Velkor]

19. I am glad of that as well

Gladder still that Mt. Rushmore didn't make it.

[Tinksrival]

3. For the first time people could vote and rally for their choice.

Don't know if that's a good thing..........
Though impressive as far as statues and placement goes........this beat out this wonder to the top seven.....

[AllegroRondo]

9. the great pyramid was grandfathered on this list

and given a special place as the only remaining original wonder.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

11. We could do a soccer tournament with the eight countries.

Group 1: Brazil, Mexico, Jordan, India

Group 2: Italy, Peru, China, Egypt

[Tinksrival]

17. whew!

That's good to know!

[Javaman]

4. Actually, I'm delited that nothing from the U.S. is on that list.

We don't deserve anything other than shame.

[itsrobert]

5. Christ the Redeemer?

What a joke. It's impressive, but it's not a 7 wonder. The vote has been stuffed. I would put Yankee Stadium ahead of Christ the Redeemer. lol And I'm not even a Yankee fan.

[pinniped]

6. The freaking Acropolis belongs on that list.

Where is the outrage?

What about the Pantheon?

WTF?

[question everything]

7. I hope that the Pyramids of Giza were not even in the race

that their place is secure, being the only wonder from the ancient world still standing

[Paulie]

8. Only?

Stonehenge? The Idols of Easter Island? :) Steel? :D

[conspirator]

12. stonehenge is a bunch o rocks in circle nt

[Lorien]

15. They were in the race. From the article:

Other contenders included the Great Pyramids of Giza (the only remaining wonder of the ancient world), the Acropolis in Athens, the Eiffel Tower, Ankor in Cambodia and the Moai statues of Easter Island.

[JackCo]

10. Local paper stated

Christ the Redeemer got a sudden surge of votes. I assume some sermons were given to help push it over the edge. Personally I think the older "wonders" deserved more recognition and those are the ones I voted for.

[slackmaster]

13. They disrespected the Frog Rock once again

[AllegroRondo]

14. Heretic! THIS is the only great Frog Rock!

[Greyskye]

16. Bow down to the one, true FROG ROCK!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

18. No, THIS is the true Frog Rock:

[MLFerrell]

20. Oy, they put that gaudy Jesus on the list?

So many beautiful sites of world heritage, and they put that Brazilian eyesore on the list?

[BlooInBloo]

21. That jesus statue is pathetic compared to the Pyramids or any number of others.