The New Seven Wonders of the World TOTW [09.07.07 - 15.07.07]

[PhoenixResurrection]

The New 7 wonders campaign is based on an personal initial of a swiss man and its associated co.
While The resulting list is not recognized by the UNESCO is sure is a publicity boost for the 20 finalists.

FOr those asking why Baalbeck is not on the list, the list was created based on the propositions and votes of internet users. The voting started in 2000-2001 and tourist offices and the population of a lot of countries lobbied for their heritage and proposed their candidates. active online campaigning was used.
I'm sure the ministry of tourism didn't hear about that initiative before yesterday so you cannot expect much lobbying from them. as for the lebanese people, they didn't take the initiative neither. (maybe because this campaign doesn't involve war nor politics nor amateurish entertainment)...

[CPL]

Originally Posted by PhoenixResurrection

The New 7 wonders campaign is based on an personal initial of a swiss man and its associated co.
While The resulting list is not recognized by the UNESCO is sure is a publicity boost for the 20 finalists.

FOr those asking why Baalbeck is not on the list, the list was created based on the propositions and votes of internet users. The voting started in 2000-2001 and tourist offices and the population of a lot of countries lobbied for their heritage and proposed their candidates. active online campaigning was used.
I'm sure the ministry of tourism didn't hear about that initiative before yesterday so you cannot expect much lobbying from them. as for the lebanese people, they didn't take the initiative neither. (maybe because this campaign doesn't involve war nor politics nor amateurish entertainment)...

This is just like star academy where the country with more population wins. Plus it's funny because the only people who can lable things as a wonder are basically the scholars and not internet voters.

Come to think of it, even the UNESCO world heritage list is not objective. (although they included baalbeck this time)

[Ahmad el-Husseini]

this whole thing (the wonders that were up for nomination) is pathetic... Statue of Liberty?? [] ?!?!?!?!?!?!? what is so wonderous about a man made statue in the 20th century? seriously? I'd rather eat a wonderBALL then visit those wonders (Eiffel Taj Mahal Statue of libety) kinda PATHETIC

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Originally Posted by zouxi111

why baalbeck isn't included?

There is a perfect explanation for that. If you include Baalbek then you would have to include every single Roman ruin from Britannia to Aegyptus, Hispania to Mesopotamia. Roman ruins are not unique to Lebanon, there are literally hundreds that cover Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

[14mfuture]

man lebanon should be 1 of the nomenies, and 1 of the wonders
lebanon has many historical stuff

[Ahmad el-Husseini]

Originally Posted by Gaius Julius Caesar

There is a perfect explanation for that. If you include Baalbek then you would have to include every single Roman ruin from Britannia to Aegyptus, Hispania to Mesopotamia. Roman ruins are not unique to Lebanon, there are literally hundreds that cover Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

Actually what is Unique about Lebanon's ruins... is taht they are the Largest stones in the world... larger that the Pyramid stones and any Aztec temple's stone... so THAT, my friend, is what is Unique about the temple in Baalbek

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Originally Posted by Ahmad el-Husseini

Actually what is Unique about Lebanon's ruins... is taht they are the Largest stones in the world... larger that the Pyramid stones and any Aztec temple's stone... so THAT, my friend, is what is Unique about the temple in Baalbek

It's not about size. I can name you several Roman ruins that are more superior and revolutionary in terms of engineering to Baalbek. Leave your emotional attachment to Baalbek aside. As far as the pyramids, sure the blocks were smaller, but the end result was far more superior.

I want Baalbek there too, but if you're gonna add Baalbek, you'd have to add the Pantheon too.

[Claudia]

Originally Posted by rayograph

i'm sorry but i'm against all this declaration of 7 new wonders thing!
it's purely emotional and has no historical or scientifical basis!
I don't think it's appropriate to classify 7 world wonders using the internet!

Yeah I agree, this declaration has no credibility but the show was interesting.
I love Taj Mahal. I can't find words to describe this real Wonder. I could spend hours and hours looking at this so beautiful and almost divine monument...

[Diam'S]

Originally Posted by BOILER

I wasn't following this event, but what do you mean by 7 new wonders?
The previous ones are no longer considered wonders or what?

Boiler,most of the old seven wonders doesn't exist anymore,so that's why they choosed seven new wonders of the world...

[CPL]

Originally Posted by Gaius Julius Caesar

There is a perfect explanation for that. If you include Baalbek then you would have to include every single Roman ruin from Britannia to Aegyptus, Hispania to Mesopotamia. Roman ruins are not unique to Lebanon, there are literally hundreds that cover Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

The temple of Jupiter in Baalbeck was the biggest Roman temple in the world + The temple of Baccus is the MOST intact roman temple in the world now.

The whole complex (Jupiter+Baccus+Venus) was built on what was considered an oracle's place. It was a major pilgrimage site from all over the empire, and holds alot of mysteries about giants and dwarves.

So in other words, Baalbeck holds all factors to be in the 7 wonders:

Its old age
Its gigantic sizes
Its completeness
Its historical importance
The mystery that surrounds it

PLUS

Neo-classical architectural designs in Europe have been directly inspired by Baalbeck, and Baalbeck's architecture has been applied all over Europe (especially its type of columns), so add to the list national + international cultural impact.


The main problem in that poll is that there's no basis of comparison, an F1 car will have far more complexities and "wonderful" things than a plain pyramid. That is why, we need to compare apples to apples.

Note: when I talk about Baalbeck, it's not just about the 6 columns, but rather about the whole complexe of the 3 temples and surroundings.