^^^ what happened to the pyramids????? i bet most ppl haven't heard of that thing in peru (not to say that it isn't beautiful) but the pyramids soooo deserve to be in the 7 wonders.
^^^ what happened to the pyramids????? i bet most ppl haven't heard of that thing in peru (not to say that it isn't beautiful) but the pyramids soooo deserve to be in the 7 wonders.
Did you participate in the vote, sister?
I quite like all the choices made - they certainly represent many different cultures, ages and continents.
I agree that there are many amazing and fantastic places in this world, but only 7 could be chosen ...
I wonder (pun not intended ) why the 7 Wonders of the World have to be man-made? What about natural wonders?
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Lol yes....the giza is the only one left that still exist today.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Pharos of Alexandria
Reason why egypt pulled out
Some in Egypt see it as competition to the status of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving monument of the original Ancient Wonders. "This is probably a conspiracy against Egypt, its civilization and monuments," wrote editorialist Al-Sayed al-Naggar in a leading state-owned daily.[8] Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni said the project was "absurd" and described its creator, Weber, as a man "concerned primarily with self-promotion".[8] Nagib Amin, an Egyptian expert on World Heritage Sites, has pointed out that "in addition to the commercial aspect, the vote has no scientific basis."[8]
After the complaints from Egypt, the pyramid was given special status and removed from the voting list. From the Web site: "The New7Wonders Foundation designates the Pyramids of Giza — the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World — as an Honorary New7Wonders Candidate, and removed it from the voting."[9]
In Brazil there was a campaign Vote no Cristo (Vote for the Christ) which had the support of private companies, namely telecommunications operators, that stopped charging voters.
The historian Herodotus (484 BC–ca. 425 BC), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305–240 BC) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of "seven wonders" but their writings have not survived, except as references. The earliest extant version of a list of seven wonders was compiled by Antipater of Sidon, who described the structures in a poem around 140 BC:
I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the Colossus of the Sun, and the huge labour of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus; but when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, 'Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught so grand.'
Well the best and greatest wonder of the world that should be at the top of the list is none other than the holy Ka'bah in makkatul mukaramh don't u think so.I mean it is ancient after Ibrahim(as) built more 1000 years ago.
^ that totaly makes sense sis. Maybe they haven't added it there because it is a place of worshipp and is sacred and so should not be presented in this way. But i would love to know the real reason why it isn't there?
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i bet most ppl haven't heard of that thing in peru (not to say that it isn't beautiful) but the pyramids soooo deserve to be in the 7 wonders.
^^^ what happened to the pyramids?????) why the 7 Wonders of the World have to be man-made? What about natural wonders?
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. In that case i think that was a good thing for Egypt to do, now it is the only renowned ancient wonder left.
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