The New Seven Wonders of the World have officially been chosen:
Chichen Itza - Mexico
Christ Redeemer - Brazil
The Great Wall - China
Machu Picchu - Peru
Petra - Jordan
The Colloseum* - Italy
Taj Mahal - India
The Great Pyramids - Egypt (I know this makes 8, but apparently Egyptian officials threw a big hissy that they had to compete, being the only surviving wonder of the original 7.)
I've only been to Chichen Itza. (I've been to Peru twice - both times to the Amazon Basin, the complete other end of the country from Macchu Picchu.) I'm not a big fan of the Christ Redeemer statue though. It just doesn't hold the beauty of the other nominees for me. I would have chosen Easter Island or Stonehenge or Angkor, which were all runner-ups, in its place. There are other places in the world that I would add too - Thailand's Reclining Buddha, which is a sight to behold, for example (Thailand in general is chock full of great stuff actually). Or the Sistine Chapel. Or Westminster Abbey.
What would you add?
* Proof of why I shouldn't post while sleepy. It's spelled Colosseum. And even though the actual website spelled it incorrectly, I'm kind of surprised at myself for not catching it immediately. I'm losing it, ya'll. Losing. It.
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There's a big Jesus statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, that's not very cool but it's h u g e. There's also a Jesus statue on Howard Payne campus. He's holding a bowl that somebody once filled with lighter fluid and lit on fire. That's a modern wonder.
Seriously, tho--I'm pretty disappointed about the Statue of Liberty. I haven't seen the others, but I know that's pretty cool.
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