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08-07-2005, 12:11 AM
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Wonders of the world
Do you remember the seven wonders of the Ancient World ? Greek adored to compile lists of the fabulous contructions of their world. They didn't agree at the beginning, so more than one list was made. Antipater of Sidon and Philon of Byzantium drew up two of the most well-known lists. The final item was added around the 6th century A.D., the Lighthouse at Alexandria.
On the list we have: the great pyramid of Egypt, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse at Alexandria. You have to agree the ancient world had more than seven wonders, but Greeks were interested only in their wonders. Let's go back in time and add wonders from the other corners of the world like the great wall of China and Stonehenge. Do you know others ? What about the wonders nowadays ? What construction should be considered as a wonder of our world ?
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08-07-2005, 01:47 AM
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Re: Wonders of the world
how about the eiffel tower? the leaning tower of pissathe ruins in ethiopia. will have to think about it just a wee bit more, ah, also the mountians carved to look like the american presidents. will think...
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08-09-2005, 11:39 AM
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Re: Wonders of the world
Taj Mahal and Sydney Opera
St. Basil's in Moscow and Toronto Tower Great Wall in China and Colosseum in Rome? Al Kaaba in Mekka and the tunnel under English Channel (the miracle of modern ingeneering)/ Why not? |
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08-09-2005, 12:03 PM
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Re: Wonders of the world
Wow, interesting design indeed !
All right, we'll add it to the list and decide later.
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08-09-2005, 01:50 PM
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Re: Wonders of the world
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