Have you heard about this? I love it. There's only one original wonder of the world left, so this German film producer/author/aviator (basically, a guy with a ton of money) set out to pick seven new wonders. I think the only requirement is that it had to be built (or discovered) before 2000. And there's online voting. So I voted.Here's who I voted for:
Acropolis, Greece
Christ Redeemer, Brazil (pictured above)
Great Wall, China
Kremlin/St. Basil's, Russia
Petra, Jordan
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Stonehenge, United Kingdom
I think that most of these things have withstood the test of time (particularly the Pyramids - Mama won't leave you out, you original wonder, you) and have come to represent more than just their physical form. That is, six of them have. I voted for Christ Redeemer because it is totally amazing and I am fascinated by it. Of all the 21 finalists, it's the one I most want to see live and in person.
You can vote, too, you know - do it here.
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4 comments:
Cool. I'm going to vote.
I'm really confused. i thought stonehenge and the great wall were considered 2 of the 7 wonders already. I guess I'm just really stupid. Did you know that Kimberly Locke sang a song about the 8th world wonder? I know you do, I just wanted to tie that in.
Angkor Wat, anyone?
Ryan, I thought about Angkor Wat, but Petra edged it out - that shit was built by water!
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