http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ruin_poll.gif

Introduction:
As the saying goes, nothing lives forever. This applies to architecture, and buildings as well. What happens to beautiful European architecture when hard times strike? Who says that ruins can't be beautiful?

In this thread, we will vote for our favorite ruins.

Voting Guidelines:

Each member has to vote for exactly five (5) nominees on the list. Do not vote for any less, or any more. There are no exceptions! The votes of whoever chooses to disregard this rule will be omitted from the final count.


Do your best to vote as honestly and fairly as possible, putting all of your biases aside. This does not mean that, for example, you cannot vote for your city/country. It means that you should vote for the nominees that you think truly deserve to be in the top league.


Review all of the pictures posted for the nominations, even if you think you remember all of them from the nominations thread. This will refresh them in your mind, allowing you to make a wiser choice.

Nominees:

The Parthenon (Greece)
Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)
Toolse Castle Ruins (Estonia)
Golubac (Serbia and Montenegro)
Penninsula castle ruins (Lithuania)
Medininkai Castle Ruins (Lithuania)
Grad Kamen (Slovenia)
Stari grad (Slovenia)
Lietavsky Hrad (Slovakia)
Chersonesus/Cherson/Korsun (Ukraine)
Smederevo (Serbia and Montenegro)
Kamyanets Podilsky (Ukraine)
Old Fortress at Travnik (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Srebrenik castle (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Roman Coliseum in Pula (Croatia)




The Parthenon (Greece)
http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/greece/parthenon.jpg
http://www.micktravels.com/greece/athens/19-parthenon.jpg
http://www.micktravels.com/greece/athens/18-parthenon.jpg
http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21101a/00/lk01a016.jpg
http://www.amazingpartythemes.com/photos/parthenon-large-image.jpg
http://www.champfleury.org/images/images_mythes/parthenon.jpg

Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)
http://www.gorpol.pl/forty/zamki/ogro04.jpg
http://www.gorpol.pl/forty/zamki/ogro02.jpg
http://www.poczta-polska.pl/mw/o/3_Podzamcze_005.jpg
http://www.poczta-polska.pl/mw/o/3_Podzamcze_071.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_130020.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_130208.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_134954.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_141944.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_142206.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_154026.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_155724.jpg
http://www.is.net.pl/~tms/zamki/ogrodzieniec/20040809_160512.jpg

Toolse Castle Ruins (Estonia)
http://7is7.com/otto/estonia/toolse_castleruins2.jpg
http://goeasteurope.about.com/library/graphics/estonia/n_04.jpg
http://www.7is7.com/otto/estonia/toolse_castleruins1.jpg

Golubac (Serbia and Montenegro)
http://donsmaps.com/clickphotos/golubac2.jpg
http://www.plum-design.net/galerije/images/foto/P1010031.jpg
http://www.suc.org/culture/history/Hist_Serb_Culture/che/pictures/Golubac.jpeg
http://www.serbia-tourism.org/srpski/kultura/img/gol_02.jpg
http://www.serbia-tourism.org/srpski/kultura/img/gol_03.jpg
http://www.yuta.co.yu/en/images/culture/049-Golubac.jpg
http://image03.webshots.com/3/2/36/27/14923627ZNltCHnLeK_ph.jpg

Penninsula castle ruins (Lithuania)
http://www.eb.lt/get_file.php3?id=17&mod=main_cats_gallery_pop

Medininkai Castle Ruins (Lithuania)
http://blog.hardcore.lt/vd/archives/med2.jpg
http://www.heritage.lt/restauravimas/vilniaus_aps/s157p_1.JPG
http://blog.hardcore.lt/vd/archives/med1.jpg

Grad Kamen (Slovenia)
http://www.burger.si/Begunje/SlikaGradKamen.JPG
http://www.dpks-drustvo.si/dogajanje/piknik_2000/slike/15_Kamen_01_2.JPG
http://www.dpks-drustvo.si/dogajanje/piknik_2000/slike/15_Kamen_02.JPG

Stari grad (Slovenia)
http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/UtvrdeiGradine/Stari_Grad_Celje.JPG
http://www.burger.si/Celje/SlikaStariGrad2.jpg
http://www.burger.si/Celje/SlikaGradIzGrmade.JPG
http://www.burger.si/Celje/Grad_Miklavz.JPG
http://www.burger.si/Celje/Grad_Vhod.JPG

Lietavsky Hrad (Slovakia)
http://www.zamky.sk/lietavsky/lietava_3.jpg
http://www.zamky.sk/lietavsky/lietava_let.jpg
http://www.zamky.sk/lietavsky/lietava_1.jpg
http://www.zamky.sk/lietavsky/lietava_7.JPG

Chersonesus/Cherson/Korsun (Ukraine)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nathannathan21/Ukraine/Cherson15.jpg

Smederevo (Serbia and Montenegro)
http://www.muzej.co.yu/images/slike/tvrdjava1.jpg
http://www.yuheritage.com/images/smederevo.jpg
http://www.yuheritage.com/images/smederevo2.jpg
http://www.yuheritage.com/images/smederevo11.jpg
http://www.yuheritage.com/images/smederevo1.jpg
http://www.suc.org/culture/history/Serb_History/Rulers/pictures/smed.jpg
http://www.danas.co.yu/20040621/img/periskop1_2.jpg
http://zivotic.com/photo/fin/G2/crw_1891.jpg
http://www.sdcafe.co.yu/smederevo/tvrdjava1.jpg
http://www.suc.org/culture/history/Hist_Serb_Culture/che/pictures/Smederevo_fort.jpeg

Kamyanets Podolsky (Ukraine)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/kamenets/kamenets5.jpg

Old Fortress at Travnik (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/trav2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/trav1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9964-tr_tvrdjava8.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9965-tr_tvrdjava7.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9966-tr_tvrdjava6.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9967-tr_tvrdjava5.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9968-tr_tvrdjava4.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9971-tr_tvrdjava1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9972-tr_dzamije.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9973-tr_stari_grad6.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9976-tr_sahat_kula.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/9992-tr_plava_voda8.jpg

Srebrenik castle (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
http://www.tfeagle.army.mil/tfetalon/PhotoGallery/TalonPhotos/Feb27/IMAGES/srebrenik-castle.gif
http://home.swipnet.se/stefanf/bosnien/srebrenik.jpg
http://www.vva712.org/projects/bosnia/dement/archives/Srebrenik1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/sarajka_mevlana/sreb.jpg


Roman Coliseum in Pula (Croatia)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/CrazySerb/PulaColo.jpg
http://img46.exs.cx/img46/4100/croatiapula18jz.th.jpg (http://img46.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img46&image=croatiapula18jz.jpg)http://img46.exs.cx/img46/1559/arena20in20pula20with20clouds1.th.jpg (http://img46.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img46&image=arena20in20pula20with20clouds1.jpg)http://img46.exs.cx/img46/3559/pula9at.th.jpg (http://img46.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img46&image=pula9at.jpg)http://img46.exs.cx/img46/8995/pula26pn.th.jpg (http://img46.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img46&image=pula26pn.jpg)


EDIT:
Some of you that use Internet Explorer will not be able to see some of the pictures(you'll see a red x)... whereas these pictures can be seen with Firefox. so i will leave these pictures up, so that those with firefox may view them.

The Parthenon (Greece)
Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)
Stari grad (Slovenia)
Smederevo (Serbia and Montenegro)
Roman Coliseum in Pula (Croatia)

excluding Greece:

Lietavsky Hrad (Slovakia)
Stari grad (Slovenia)
Golubac (Serbia and Montenegro)
Srebrenik castle (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)

The Parthenon (Greece)
Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)
Golubac (Serbia and Montenegro)
Old Fortress at Travnik (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Stari grad (Slovenia)

excluding Greece:

Lietavsky Hrad (Slovakia)
Stari grad (Slovenia)
Golubac (Serbia and Montenegro)
Srebrenik castle (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)
Why excluding Greece?

-The Parthenon (Greece)
-Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)
-Golubac (Serbia and Montenegro)
-Kamyanets Podolsky (Ukraine) (nice surprise :okay:)
-Pula Arena (Croatia)

@iMariah it is obvious (for me) that Parthenon is the surest winner, so I'd like to give chance other structures, which i like much, and it's like comparing Warsaw with Paris - just not the same class :)

---------------EDIT----------------
now I see looking on the poll, that maybe I was a bit wrong hehehe

I'm the only one who voted for Toolse castle ruins,Estonia:laugh:
but you gotta support your country;)

Thank you people for voting me! I will select my choices soon! :)

@iMariah it is obvious (for me) that Parthenon is the surest winner, so I'd like to give chance other structures, which i like much, and it's like comparing Warsaw with Paris - just not the same class :)

---------------EDIT----------------
now I see looking on the poll, that maybe I was a bit wrong hehehe
The point is to find Top 5, so even if (in your opinion, not necessarily others') the Parthenon wins, there are still 4 places to fill! ;)

Oh BTW It's Kamyanets Podilsky, not Podolsky.

Oh BTW It's Kamyanets Podilsky, not Podolsky.

I wasnt sure what to use because i found both spellings... anyways it is changed in the thread... and well just have to make sure that sergei uses the correct spelling for the results thread... unless a mod wants to change it in the poll as well??? :angel1: :tongue2:

How the HELL did I miss the nominations for this, because Diocletian's Palace in Split is by far most impressive after Parthenon!

1. The Parthenon (Greece)
2. Roman Arena in Pula (Croatia)
3. Kamyanets Podilsky (Ukraine)
4. Chersonesus (Ukraine)
5. Ogrodzieniec Castle (Poland)

How the HELL did I miss the nominations for this, because Diocletian's Palace in Split is by far most impressive after Parthenon!
Sorry about that.

Remember we have a schedule, which tells you exactly when everything is scheduled. The nominations ran for a week, so I'm not sure how you missed them.

^ oh it's completely my problem for not looking.

The Parthenon (Greece)
Old Fortress at Travnik (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Lietavsky Hrad (Slovakia)
Srebrenik castle (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Roman Arena in Pula (Croatia)

I don't see why Jacek wastes his time voting only for Poland when it clearly states you have to vote 5, no more, no less. His vote won't get counted. I don't get it :(

Because Jacek is an idiot.

Because Jacek is an idiot.

no name calling please...

he's a moron :bleh:

Why did greece get only one Submission?

Why did greece get only one Submission?
Because people only nominated one.

I wonder why Parthenon has the biggest number of voters...Do you guys really like it ?? To me, Parthenon is ugly...

I don't know why...but I really thought Travnik was gonna get it. :D LOL I didn't know Pathenon was in it.

But I am VERY glad to see Pula doing so well! I think truly that city is deserving! :)

I wonder why Parthenon has the biggest number of voters...Do you guys really like it ?? To me, Parthenon is ugly...

Probably because Parthenon has influenced so many classical and even modernist architectural movements in the world. Personally, I can't even begin to understand how anyone with half a brain would find it ugly, but to each their own.

I think it's ugly...but it's very important, so you have to respect that. :)

and i thought chersonesus would do sooooo much better than kamyanets... but thats not the case at all :S... just full of surprises. and im glad pula is doing well too :) i really like that coliseum