Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

the jesus christ thing is hideous...

its too modern, I am more impressed with the other lot, but not sure about 1 either

ik

Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

Rio de Janeiro' Christ Redeemer looks good from this photograph

http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php...2_itemId=25629

Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

I think the rest are good cause they are old and still standing, the rio thing just seems too modern.

I know its a modern wonders, if that modern, why not that new french bridge?

ik

Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

I was thinking of the centre column from the Temple of Artemis, interesting article never the less :tu:

Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

Am off on a cruise of Egypt and Jordan in November - am looking forward to seeing Petra.

Thought Stonehenge might have made it.

Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

I visited Stonehenge just a few weeks ago, and I was slightly surprised as it is a lot smaller than I expected it to be. Still very impressive (but not on a par with Angkor, or the Taj Mahal).

Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

It's not so much the monument itself that's impressive, more how the damn thing got there. I studied it many moons ago at school. Amazing.

Re: New Seven Wonders of the World
 

Unesco have announced they are not involved: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-U...CTION=201.html