Do you know that the New 7 Wonders of the World are out? Hell, they even have an official website for it.
The new champions of the Wonders are: *drum roll*
1) The Great Wall, China
2) Petra, Jordan
3) Christ Redeemer, Brazil
4) Machu Picchu, Peru
5) Chichén Itzá, Mexico
6) The Roman Colosseum, Italy
And last but not least: 7) The Taj Mahal, India
I’m guilty as I’ve always been, of not reading enough, not knowing enough, and honestly, I’ve NEVER heard of Jordan’s Petra, Peru’s Machu Picchu nor Mexico’s Chichén Itzá! But from what I’ve read so far, it seems that all 3 are ruins of ancient cities, and definitely amazing in the architectural works displayed which you would not have expected for such ancient civilizations. However, each and every of these Wonders of the (Ancient) Word truly proves us wrong again and again.
My favourite Wonder? I’ve mentioned this structure before and of course, it’s the Christ Redeemer in Brazil (my favourite football country!).
Such a kickass beauty, isn’t it? I’m not religious but this statue of Jesus deserves more than some “oooo” and “ahhhh” from me. Standing some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro, it has become a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors with open arms.
Frankly speaking, I can’t even list the old 7 Wonders of the World! I think there’s doubtlessly the Great Wall? The Egyptians’ great works of the Pyramids used to be in too, I think. Then what? See? I’m poor at general knowledge sometimes. -_- But worry no further, because there’s always the ever-trustworthy, and my favourite past-time pal, Wikipedia!
You can read that if you’re interested, but I’m barely halfway through and already cross-eyed at all the names like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Temple of Artemis. All darn impressive sounding, but mostly don’t strike a serious bell in me. As usual, I’m always more interested in the Wonders of Nature! Ask me about the Amazon rainforest and I swear I can tell you more than the Egyptian pyramids being tombs of ancient kings and having a, well, pyramidal shape.
dpx Said:
on July 11, 2007 at 12:35 am
i thought 7 wonders are leaning tower, great barrier reef, grand canyon, nile river..so the new 7 wonders are being selected based on what criteria? lol…
Shoi Said:
on July 13, 2007 at 10:27 am
Well, apparently, there’s the 7 Wonders of the (Ancient) World, ie Great Wall etc, and there’s the 7 Wonders of the Natural World, ie Great Barrier Reef etc. According to Wikipedia anyway hahah.
And these new 7 Wonders had the highest votes by voters “around the globe” who cast their votes at the website. A bit like all our Superstar shows la. Got votes, can win hahah.
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