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The New 7 Wonders

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: Jul. 2007 ~ Sept. 2007: The New 7 Wonders users admin

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Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 6:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
Back in mid-January, as part of the Daily Poll, I talked about the new 7 Wonders of the World. You can read all about it at THIS website. I found it so interesting and I'm excited to see what the world has chosen.

The results will be announced tonight, 07/07/07, in Lisbon Portugal. You can watch the ceremony live via streaming internet feed. The details are on the website. The ceremony starts at 930pm Lisbon time. Click HERE to see what time it is in Lisbon now!

Here are the results of what TVCHers picked in January as part of the daily poll. It'll be fun to see how many of our choices match what the world has chosen!

Pyramids of Giza19
Great Wall18
Stonehenge16
Acropolis16
Easter Island Statues13
Chichén Itzá12
Colosseum11
Machu Picchu8
Petra7
Taj Mahal5
Statue of Liberty4
Kremlin/St. Basil3
Timbuktu3
Sydney Opera House3
Neuschwanstein Castle2
Christ Redeemer1
Angkor1
Eiffel Tower1


Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 7:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
So, they are 5 hours ahead of us here in Eastern time and the ceremony is still 5 hours ahead for them. I wonder what channel it will be on?

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Only about 45 minutes to go from now.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
The Pyramids of Giza were removed by Egypt from the list, according to 23599,22032606-38200,00.html, a news.com story.

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The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has refused to support the New 7 Wonders campaign, saying the media campaign should not be compared with its World Heritage List based on scientific work.

“This initiative cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by this public,” it said, pointing out that the vote only includes people with access to the Internet.

As host of the only remaining ancient wonder, Egypt has removed the Pyramids of Giza from the competition and has asked UNESCO to assign 300 antiquities experts and intellectuals to choose new wonders.

The New 7 Wonders organisation, established by Swiss-Canadian adventurer Bernard Weber, will use half its revenues to fund restoration efforts worldwide, including recreating the Bamiyan Buddha statue in Afghanistan.


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 10:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
It will be at 1:30 board time.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Machu Pichu has captivated me ever since I first learned about it in 5th grade. I sure hope it made the list.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Where is it being announced??

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Hello??? I'm at their website and it doesn't say a thing except it will have a ceremony today. It doesn't say a time or place. (and I don't mean Lisbon...I mean a place we can watch it)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 3:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
The New 7 Wonders

I have been waiting for months and months for this announcement so todays been a day of being on pins and needles! I think it's a pretty good new list.

Oh and there was this: "The Great Pyramids of Giza, the only surviving structures from the original seven wonders of the ancient world, kept their status in addition to the new seven." I'd read something a while back that there was some major fuss going on over the Pyramids having to compete for a spot on the list, so it was decided they'd keep their spot.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I'm pleased about the 'Great Wall Of China'. In my opinion it ranks right up there with the pyramids. The other things...not so much.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
There's a couple there that I totally disagree with. But I'm glad Machu Pichu and Chichen Itza made it. Very upset that the Acropolis didn't.

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 4:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
So here's the list of the winners: (in no particular order)

Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
The Great Wall, China
Machu Picchu, Peru
Petra, Jordan
The Roman Colloseum, Italy
The Taj Mahal, India

and like War said The Great Pyramids of Giza will keep their status, which is cool.

I'm glad Petra made it...that one was really amazing to me!

Pretty exciting stuff!


Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Heh, well when I first saw the choices to vote on, I was a wee bit upset at some of them making the final list. How do you compare the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower to the Pyramids of Giza or the Colesseum? Not that I don't think the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower aren't wonderful monuments in their own right, I just don't see them comparing to some of the others.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Well, I'm totally pissed that I didn't get to see any ceremony. Where did you guys see it?

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 5:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
I didn't get a chance to see it either Twinkie. On the website, it said you could connect to a live internet feed if you are a member and had voted, but unfortunately I wasn't able to watch it today. Maybe they'll re-show it.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I didn't get to see it either, just kept checking to see if it had made the news anywhere and checked the new7wonders website to see if they'd listed them.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
How ridiculous to have a worldwide event and then not even broadcast it on TV or at least if you're going to webcast it ADVERTISE!!!! Very lame.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Christ Redeemer over Easter Island or Stonehenge? Bleah.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Yeah, Hermie, I'm with you. Not thrilled with the choices.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 10:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Ditto, Hermie!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm not thrilled about the Taj Mahal, either. Yeah, it's pretty spectacular. But there's a lot you can do when you have a lot of money and power. Not really a wonder. I'd rather have seen Stonehenge or Easter Island. Or the Acropolis, gosh darn it!