New 7 Wonders of the World Named (Portuguese audience jeers Statue of Liberty announcement)

Fox News ^ | July 7, 2007

[Stoat]

LISBON, Portugal  —  Monuments in three Latin American countries were named among the new seven wonders of the world Saturday.

Brazil's , Peru's , and Mexico's pyramid were chosen alongside the Great Wall of China, Jordan's Petra, the Colosseum in Rome and India's Taj Mahal.

The sites were selected according to a tally of around 100 million votes cast by people around the world over the Internet and by cell phone text messages, the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll said.

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Many in the 50,000-member audience at a soccer stadium jeered when the United States' Statue of Liberty was announced as one of the candidates. Portugal was broadly opposed to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

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[Stoat]

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

The ruins of Peru's famed Machu Picchu

The Great Wall of China near its western-most point, at Jiayuguan, in China's northwest Gansu province.

 

The Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico

The ancient Colosseum in Rome, Italy.

The Khazneh, or Treasury, is seen in Petra, Jordan.

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"Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, pilot of the first hot-air balloon to fly nonstop around the world, announced one of the winners and briefly hijacked proceedings when he made an appeal for people to combat climate change and stand up for human rights before being ushered off the stage."

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"Weber said he was starting a new campaign Sunday to choose the new seven natural wonders of the world."

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[wastedyears]

I don’t see how the Statue of Liberty could be one.

Nancy Pelosi, yes

[uglybiker]

‘Cuz it’s a wonder those bug-eyes of hers don’t fall out of her head?

[wastedyears]

Yes

[lightman]

I would have voted for Chartres catherdral or St. Peter’s, Rome, but since they weren’t options, I abstained.

[muawiyah]

The Portuguese and their friends seem to like the short, stubby profile ~ Hmmm!

[Taxbilly]

Many in the 50,000-member audience at a soccer stadium jeered when the United States' Statue of Liberty was announced

They must have realized it was built by the French.

[Godwin1]

The Portuguese? You mean even THEY don’t like us? Shock, horror.
The women have mustaches and the men make good waiters. Good weather though. The energetic went to Brazil and the others remained home to be ankle biters. How pathetic.

[Stoat]

I would have voted for Chartres catherdral

 

or St. Peter’s, Rome,

 

S. Peter’s Basilica is the greatest church in the world. The church is composed by 450 statues, 500 columns, 50 altars and it has a capacity to hold 60.000 people. Few are disappointed when they enter the sumptuously decorated basilica, whose interior contain 11 chapels, 45 altars, and precious works of art. The Michelangelo’s vast dome, affectionately called by the Romans “ il cupolone”, gives unity to the interior of the basilica.

but since they weren’t options, I abstained.

I would have leaned toward your choices as well.

Too bad this was merely an internet / cellphone poll and as such has no intellectual / academic standing

[4rcane]

internet polls?!

[kb2614]

I remember reading a funny tag line once. It said;”Portugal, Celebrating 800 years of decline.”. Ok, I thought it was funny, but I’m a geek.

;-)

[Stoat]

If their lowbrow, Leftist sentiment exuded at the soccer stadium is any representation of Portuguese Culture today, I would suggest that the phrase you refer to is right on target :-)

[nicmarlo]

culture ping. : )

[Netizen]

I don’t see how the Statue of Liberty could be one.

Mt. Rushmore would have been a better choice, imo.

[Fester Chugabrew]

So many wonders, so little time. The St. Louis Arch is a remarkable achievement. Dubai might have something, too. But neither of these top a few molecules of DNA.

[Stoat]

So many wonders, so little time. The St. Louis Arch is a remarkable achievement.

 

Dubai might have something, too.

QE2 sold as $100m floating Dubai hotel

 

In Dubai, the prospect of providing a new home for the QE2 was greeted with enthusiasm as the resort tries to establish itself as a"global tourist destination."

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of the Government-owned Dubai World, the developers of the Palm Jumeirah, described the ship as"one of the wonders of the maritime world."

It would, he claimed, have a new home at"the newest wonder of the world."

 

But neither of these top a few molecules of DNA.

This unscientific internet / cellphone poll covered only architectural wonders, not the Wonders of God's Creation.

From the article:

"Weber said he was starting a new campaign Sunday to choose the new seven natural wonders of the world."

We'll just have to see if DNA is an available voting option  :-)

[mass55th]

"Many in the 50,000-member audience at a soccer stadium jeered when the United States' Statue of Liberty was announced as one of the candidates."

The morons probably don't even know the statue was made by a French sculptor.

[Americanexpat]

Don´t worry the Moors are returning and they will have more on their minds than hating the US.

[Americanexpat]

Don´t worry the Moors are returning and they will have more on their minds than hating the US.

[TASMANIANRED]

Some one needs to define ancient..