This thread is to discuss the upcoming Wonders of the World Cup (http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=tournament&var=2). First matchup is on July 7.

Should be Great wall of China or else Pyramids of Giza.

Chichen Itza

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5250319623_8604a949e1_b.jpg
reconstruction drawing By Tatiana Proskouriakoff.

great wall of china would get the honor.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3592900975_7a7b7d9170_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sareni/3592900975/)
Chinese Wall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sareni/3592900975/) by Sareni (http://www.flickr.com/people/sareni/), on Flickr

Taj Mahal

after 2007 this wonder from our country is no longer become a world wonder. They kick it out, because less of popularity compared mexican Itza, Rio's Jesus statue, Taj etc...
but for me this is still one of the ultimate world wonder...

BOROBUDUR TEMPLE...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JVNaHrYu_NU/SQhi8TfC77I/AAAAAAAAA78/nPx0N-QYSiE/s400/borobudur.jpg

http://i.images.cdn.fotopedia.com/flickr-2813362011-image/World_Heritage_Sites/Asia/Southeast_Asia/Indonesia/Borobudur_Temple_Compounds/Borobudur-Borobudur_Temple_Compounds-image.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iF-ZS12NIY/SlWAxaP_k7I/AAAAAAAAAJg/Q_PU4erfaXM/s400/Borobudur+night.jpg

taj mahal is architecture from heaven

Banners made by me:

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http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu103/caue_photo/seven-wonders-of-the-world-world-of-wonders.jpg

^^ well done! :applause:

I like worldcups but i dont like this one.

The whole new 7 wonders is a joke to begin with. Structures were judged based on personal feelings (they are soo proud that they encouraged kids to vote) and the buildings with the most propoganda won (seriously, who would prefer the Christ Redeemer over the statue of liberty.... isnt that just.... weird?). For me, a list of new 7 wonders should be made by a selective group of proven individuals who are experts when it comes to the history, complexity, popularity, purpose etc of those structures.

Ahh well, lets wait for the next worldcup :)

for how long does the 1st match will be open? just 1 day is ok, because there are many more banners waiting to show.

I like worldcups but i dont like this one.

The whole new 7 wonders is a joke to begin with. Structures were judged based on personal feelings (they are soo proud that they encouraged kids to vote) and the buildings with the most propoganda won (seriously, who would prefer the Christ Redeemer over the statue of liberty.... isnt that just.... weird?). For me, a list of new 7 wonders should be made by a selective group of proven individuals who are experts when it comes to the history, complexity, popularity, purpose etc of those structures.

Ahh well, lets wait for the next worldcup :)

I Would...and Did!!!!!! :):):):)

and trust me...if u have ever seen both...u would agree with me that the statue of liberty is cool... but the jesus stands out alot more...and fits perfectly!!!

but it's just my non expert opinion...

I like worldcups but i dont like this one.

The whole new 7 wonders is a joke to begin with. Structures were judged based on personal feelings (they are soo proud that they encouraged kids to vote) and the buildings with the most propoganda won (seriously, who would prefer the Christ Redeemer over the statue of liberty.... isnt that just.... weird?). For me, a list of new 7 wonders should be made by a selective group of proven individuals who are experts when it comes to the history, complexity, popularity, purpose etc of those structures.

Ahh well, lets wait for the next worldcup :)

Definitely agree with you. I don't want to offend any Brazilians or Christians here (or even Brazilian Christians lol) but I honestly don't think Christ the Redeemer should even be a "wonder." There's so many they passed over that are far more deserving...the Acropolis, Bamyan Buddhas, Easter Island Statues, Notre Dame, the Sphinx, etc.

Also, having both Chichen Itza and Machu Picchu in there seems like overkill, I don't know why. Chichen Itza is amazing but Machu Picchu isn't that
impressive.


Caue, those banners are AWESOME!!:cheers:

^^ well done! :applause:

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Caue, those banners are AWESOME!!:cheers:

Thanks!

Should be Taj Mahal

but it's just my non expert opinion...

Hee, dont be cranky, i'm serious :)

If your gonna name something a 'wonder' of the World, then it must have been something revolutionary right? I sure do like the the Christ Redeemer but calling it a wonder is something else all together.

To me, a wonder is something that revolutionized the world. The pyramids, the parthenon and many more i dont know the explicit details of did this.

^^
To me, a wonder is... a wonder. Is not "size" or "history", is just a wonder. For his creativity, beauty, location,
image, or any other quality. A wonder is a wonder for many reasons, not just history:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/3680418527_e723b44af2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/r_simoes/3680418527/)
Rio de Janeiro - brasil (http://www.flickr.com/photos/r_simoes/3680418527/) por r_simoes (http://www.flickr.com/people/r_simoes/), no Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5599436533_53bd48e394_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martybruce/5599436533/)
Rio & Christ the Redeemer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martybruce/5599436533/) por martybruce (http://www.flickr.com/people/martybruce/), no Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5600021612_65b32df81a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martybruce/5600021612/)
Rio & Christ the Redeemer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martybruce/5600021612/) por martybruce (http://www.flickr.com/people/martybruce/), no Flickr

Maya and Toltec Architecture At Chichen Itza

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2475332367_aee2082216_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmccouch/2475332367/)
Chichen Itza, The Great Ball Court (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmccouch/2475332367/) by mmccouch (http://www.flickr.com/people/mmccouch/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/2476134320_46379f3145_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmccouch/2476134320/)
Chichen Itza, The Great Ball Court (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmccouch/2476134320/) by mmccouch (http://www.flickr.com/people/mmccouch/), on Flickr

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Chichen_Itza_TresDinteles.jpg/1000px-Chichen_Itza_TresDinteles.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chichen_Itza_TresDinteles.jpg?uselang=de

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4341778816_0d6827e4c9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/montekristum/4341778816/)
Chichen Itza '2010 19 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/montekristum/4341778816/) by MontekristuM (http://www.flickr.com/people/montekristum/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4341781834_ee8d48f31e_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/montekristum/4341781834/)
Chichen Itza '2010 20 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/montekristum/4341781834/) by MontekristuM (http://www.flickr.com/people/montekristum/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4341030033_e045556bc4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/montekristum/4341030033/)
Chichen Itza '2010 03 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/montekristum/4341030033/) by MontekristuM (http://www.flickr.com/people/montekristum/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/3926688058_59077bf2d8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/3926688058/)
Chac Mool on top of the Temple of the Warriors (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/3926688058/) by ideum (http://www.flickr.com/people/ideum/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3926018075_d7805550de_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/3926018075/)
Kukulcan Pyramid seen from the Platform of Eagles and Jaguars (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/3926018075/) by ideum (http://www.flickr.com/people/ideum/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3993556800_9bdded4373_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/3993556800/)
Equinox (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/3993556800/) by ideum (http://www.flickr.com/people/ideum/), on Flickr

I'm looking forward to this.

the christ is not a wonder, even a bottle of coke would look amazing with that Rio landscape.

^^
You do not know what you're saying, brother. The statue is covered with millions of tiny pieces of soapstone. Sometimes,
for lack of knowledge, people say that the Christ is just a concrete statue, like the dozens of giant
statues of Jesus made ​​around the world. Not true :nono:

It is one of the best works made ​​in the world. The most artistic and complex giant statue of Jesus.
And probably the statue with the best location in the world.

Details of the statue with millions of tiny pieces of soapstone
Photos By Wilton Junior.

http://j.imagehost.org/0987/Wilton_Junior_em_31_03_2010_013.jpg

http://j.imagehost.org/0971/Wilton_Junior_em_31_03_2010_003.jpg

http://j.imagehost.org/0187/Wilton_Junior_em_31_03_2010_012.jpg

http://j.imagehost.org/0763/Wilton_Junior_em_31_03_2010_004.jpg

The statue seen up close

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu103/caue_photo/bel-noronha-de-bracos-abertos.jpg
http://www.brafft.com/wp-content/gallery/2009-de-bracos-abertos/bel-noronha-de-bracos-abertos.jpg

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu103/caue_photo/5600021612_cd97cf26de_ofe.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martybruce/5600021612/

^^ amazing details!

wow i never new it was covered in all those little stones. thats some very interesting detailing.

I did not know that too, that makes it a different story. But still i dont think its a wonder of the world. It would be fairly easy to rebuilt it with a load of people and a few years.

I did not know that too, that makes it a different story. But still i dont think its a wonder of the world. It would be fairly easy to rebuilt it with a load of people and a few years.

Exaclty. Is is a trivial project considering its engineering historical context. Even the Statue of Liberty was more demanding than Christ The Redeemer.

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There is a misplaced picture on Round 2: on the voting screen, it appears Colosseum on the wording, but a picture of Chinese Wall

epic fail in today one on one....

the picture of colosseum is wrong!

I go for the pyramids. Because they are the only remaining of the old wonders of the world. Moreover, I don't think we completely understand how they managed to build them such a long time ago and what they meant. They are just perfect.

By the way, the great pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for nearly 4000 years! It was certainly far ahead of its time.

Exaclty. Is is a trivial project considering its engineering historical context. Even the Statue of Liberty was more demanding than Christ The Redeemer.

I do not know. I love the statue of liberty. Lady liberty is beautiful. But I think the lining of the statue of Christ Redeemer with millions of tiny pieces of soapstone is more complex. Or not?

But the 'wonders' of the statue of Christ are not the 'complexity', 'size' or 'history'. The wonders of the "Cristo Redentor" are the image of the big hug in the world and the message of peace. You must agree: it is a very creative landmark.

Great Wall of China being kicked out by the Colosseum...

Now there seems to be a chance Machu Picchu is gonna beat the pyramids?!

If the final turns out to be a battle between Machu Picchu and the Colosseum it will just show that this wasn't really a serious competition.

Two best wonders are the pyramids and the great wall, period.

I can only agree. Although I think that the colloseum is also a true wonder of the world, the great wall is in antoher league.

I can only agree. Although I think that the colloseum is also a true wonder of the world, the great wall is in antoher league.

yeah, this.

the great wall presented much less of an engineering challenge than the colosseum, thus it is foolish to say the wall is in another league. colosseum is quite simply superior, which is why it won.

The Colosseum has a significance beyond the size (which is still pretty massive, since also today it would rank high in the list of largest stadiums of the world). It's the symbol of a civilization - the Roman - which is the basis of the western world together with the Greek. It's a large "public" structure very modern in concept and utilization: a "stadium" used for public shows with refined technology behind it. It is a symbol of an open society which nevertheless used slaves fights for its amusement: however the amusement was not the one of the king, or the emperor, or the olygarcs. The Colosseum was mainly a tool of the amusement of the people of Rome, all the people of Rome from the humblest to the noblest. Actually mainly the humblests.

Thus it stands far away in concept with many of the wonders of the world, mainly meant to please this or this other tyrant or this or this other god. The Colosseum is a wonder of a mass market civilization, quite alike ours and quite unlike all others

what is instead the great wall of China? a long wall

the great wall presented much less of an engineering challenge than the colosseum, thus it is foolish to say the wall is in another league. colosseum is quite simply superior, which is why it won.

its just not comparable. the colloseeum needed to invent new methods and new strategies of building so they could actually build it. also it was a massive project that took long to complete. the great wall of china is not that hard to build as in one piece of the wall, but i mean its so damn long and it took hundrets of years to complete that the way people worked together over centuries is amazing. i think both buildings are amazing in their way.

The Colosseum has a significance beyond the size (which is still pretty massive, since also today it would rank high in the list of largest stadiums of the world). It's the symbol of a civilization - the Roman - which is the basis of the western world together with the Greek. It's a large "public" structure very modern in concept and utilization: a "stadium" used for public shows with refined technology behind it. It is a symbol of an open society which nevertheless used slaves fights for its amusement: however the amusement was not the one of the king, or the emperor, or the olygarcs. The Colosseum was mainly a tool of the amusement of the people of Rome, all the people of Rome from the humblest to the noblest. Actually mainly the humblests.

Thus it stands far away in concept with many of the wonders of the world, mainly meant to please this or this other tyrant or this or this other god. The Colosseum is a wonder of a mass market civilization, quite alike ours and quite unlike all others

what is instead the great wall of China? a long wall

the wall is a wall, but it's the biggest engineering in the whole world, including modern ones,thinking that it was built in the ancient ages!
then collosuem? a statium? a theatre? It's just a platform that for animal-fighting acting, right?
In my opinion, these three can be top all the wonders:
Pyramid
Great wall
Taj mahal
Colloseum is great, but not that amazing

neuschwanstein castle photo is wow-its a truly winner!

I would vote for the beautiful castles in Germany

http://i54.tinypic.com/2w7en4k.jpg

amazingly beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing like in fairly tale.

The Colosseum has a significance beyond the size (which is still pretty massive, since also today it would rank high in the list of largest stadiums of the world). It's the symbol of a civilization - the Roman - which is the basis of the western world together with the Greek. It's a large "public" structure very modern in concept and utilization: a "stadium" used for public shows with refined technology behind it. It is a symbol of an open society which nevertheless used slaves fights for its amusement: however the amusement was not the one of the king, or the emperor, or the olygarcs. The Colosseum was mainly a tool of the amusement of the people of Rome, all the people of Rome from the humblest to the noblest. Actually mainly the humblests.

Thus it stands far away in concept with many of the wonders of the world, mainly meant to please this or this other tyrant or this or this other god. The Colosseum is a wonder of a mass market civilization, quite alike ours and quite unlike all others

what is instead the great wall of China? a long wall

the full lenth of great-wall reaches 8851.8KM.

the wall is a wall, but it's the biggest engineering in the whole world, including modern ones,thinking that it was built in the ancient ages!
then collosuem? a statium? a theatre? It's just a platform that for animal-fighting acting, right?
In my opinion, these three can be top all the wonders:
Pyramid
Great wall
Taj mahal
Colloseum is great, but not that amazing

the full lenth of great-wall reaches 8851.8KM.

I guess that the idea of the Colosseum being unique in concept rather than pure size was not very clear in my post

The Colosseum has a significance beyond the size (which is still pretty massive, since also today it would rank high in the list of largest stadiums of the world). It's the symbol of a civilization - the Roman - which is the basis of the western world together with the Greek. It's a large "public" structure very modern in concept and utilization: a "stadium" used for public shows with refined technology behind it. It is a symbol of an open society which nevertheless used slaves fights for its amusement: however the amusement was not the one of the king, or the emperor, or the olygarcs. The Colosseum was mainly a tool of the amusement of the people of Rome, all the people of Rome from the humblest to the noblest. Actually mainly the humblests.

Thus it stands far away in concept with many of the wonders of the world, mainly meant to please this or this other tyrant or this or this other god. The Colosseum is a wonder of a mass market civilization, quite alike ours and quite unlike all others

what is instead the great wall of China? a long wall


Colosseum is blablabla and Great Wall is just a long wall. with all due respect but what a load of bull crap.

Like there aren't any other "tools of amusement for the people" (just as like despots and people's representatives didn't attend the shows for their own entertainment), and like it is only about this criterium in this contest. With these kinds of analyses you could just well qualify any building as a unique one.

For me the Great Wall of China is clearly above the Colosseum firstly because of its (unique) size: there is no other construction comparable, secondly because I have the idea that it is more famous than the Colosseum.

Colosseum is blablabla and Great Wall is just a long wall. with all due respect but what a load of bull crap.

Like there aren't any other "tools of amusement for the people" (just as like despots and people's representatives didn't attend the shows for their own entertainment), and like it is only about this criterium in this contest. With these kinds of analyses you could just well qualify any building as a unique one.

For me the Great Wall of China is clearly above the Colosseum firstly because of its (unique) size: there is no other construction comparable, secondly because I have the idea that it is more famous than the Colosseum.
Wall more famous? You're either lying or exceedingly ignorant. And how could you find a monotonous brick wall more wonderous than the pinnacle of the engineering develoment of the greatest empire in history (Rome)? I just don't understand how some people are able to justify their thoughts sometimes...

Wall more famous? You're either lying or exceedingly ignorant. And how could you find a monotonous brick wall more wonderous than the pinnacle of the engineering develoment of the greatest empire in history (Rome)? I just don't understand how some people are able to justify their thoughts sometimes...
Yes. it is famous in Asia(majority of people in the world)means its more famous.yes colosseum is old. has great architecture.but it has nothing which place it above the GREAT WALL.

most beautiful buildings I have already seen:
-Taj Mahal,Agra
-grand Palace,Bangkok
-EmpireStateBuilding,NYC
-GoldenGateBridge,San Francisco
-Pyramids of Giza,Cairo
-Burj al Arab,Dubai
-Akropolis,Athens
-Colosseum,Rome
-Neuschwanstein,Bavaria
-Houses of Parlament,London
-Eiffeltower,Paris
-Petrona towers,Kuala Lumpur
-Chichen Iza,Mexico
-christus statue,Rio de Janeiro
-Koutoubia,Marrakech
-Bank of China, Hongkong

Yes. it is famous in Asia(majority of people in the world)means its more famous.yes colosseum is old. has great architecture.but it has nothing which place it above the GREAT WALL.
so you are telling me every person in asia knows of the great wall? i dont think so. what you just said was a very ignorant and poorly formulated statement. and the Colosseum is leagues ahead of that wall in terms of wonder and awe.

I saw Colosseum in person and while it is an engineering mastercraft, it doesn't qualify as a 'wonder'. Much more wonderful is the Temple of Artemis, for instance. And when did john harry say everyone in Asia knew The Great Wall? Stop making up stuff, dude, you're being ridiculous.

Because China has 1.3 billion people:lol:
And of course the Wall is more famous and popular than the colosseum in Asia:lol:
Asia has a population 61％ of the world
If you vote worldwide
you will find the result
Your mind is just your mind
For me, the best wonders will always be:
The pyramid
The Great wall
Taj Mahal