What about Dollyworld, or Graceland?
How come Talladega Speedway didn't make this list?
How about this suggestion . . . the U.S. Constitution? It was very novel at the time, but has carried on quite well and has been the model for many nations since.
The U.S. Constitution . . . "It takes a lickin', but keeps on tickin'!"
#22 - Buddhas of Bamiyan
Oh, whoops, Islamic extremists destroyed that one... just like they'd like to destroy everyone other one of these that doesn't represent Sharia Law.
:-P
These are all such intellectual locations.
It seems to me places people consider really wonderful should be on it. Whar are the top tourist destinations in the world?
And I refuse to consider a list without a NY skyscraper on it. Where is the empire state or chrylser building? They are modern engineering marvels.
Of those on the list, I like Petra and the Colosseum.
The whole list...
1 Acropolis, Athens, Greece
2 Alhambra, Granada, Spain
3 Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia
4 Chichen Itza Aztec site, Yucatan, Mexico
5 Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6 Colosseum, Rome
7 Easter Island Statues, Chile
8 Eiffel Tower, Paris
9 Great Wall, China
10 Hagia Sophia church, Istanbul, Turkey
11 Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
12 Kremlin/St.Basil's, Moscow
13 Machu Picchu, Peru
14 Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany
15 Petra ancient city, Jordan
16 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
17 Statue of Liberty, New York
18 Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
19 Sydney Opera House, Australia
20 Taj Mahal, Agra, India
21 Timbuktu city, Mali
Far more of a "wonder" than Stonehenge is Newgrange in Ireland, it's much older and quite amazing!
See This Man can Move Anything video on YouTube.
If you want rocks arranged in a circle, Avebury is much more impressive. (Plus you can wander around the rocks and crawl around on them.)
I'm more interested in the 7 natural wonders of the world.
That said, I never realized there was only 1 of the original man made wonders of the world left.
Of course Stonehenge qualfies as a Wonder, plus it gives +8 culture and +2 Great Prophet points per turn in the city that builds it. The best part of course is that it gives you a free obelisk in every city. If you are Industrious or have stone nearby, there's no reason not to build it.
"Druids perform a pagan Halloween style blessing ceremony at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, southern England. Tuesday Oct 17, 2006 to celebrate its inclusion on a global shortlist to decide the seven wonders of the modern world. The 5,000-year-old landmark is one of 21 finalists of the poll, results of which will be announced on July 7 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. Twenty million votes have already been received, including many from India (Taj Mahal), China (Great Wall) and Peru (Machu Picchu)." (AP Photo/ Chris Ison, PA)
Why is the Statue of Liberty on the ancient wonders list?
OTOH, no one has ever figured out how to repeat this -- even with modern equipment:
The three large, upper, pre-Roman megaliths weigh 1,000 tons each, and are 63 - 65 feet long, 14.5 feet high, and 12 feet thick. And -- they are 21 feet up in the wall. And the quarry is over a quarter mile away -- downhill...
