View Poll Results: What 7 building and/or monuments deserve the title of "wonders of the modern world"?
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Abu Simbel Temple, Egypt
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Acropolis, Athens, Greece
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Alhambra, Granada, Spain
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Angkor Wat, Cambodia
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Astrodome, Houston, USA
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Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, Mexico
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Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines
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Borobudur Temple, Central Java
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Channel Tunnel, UK and France
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Chichen Itza, Yucatán, Mexico
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Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Clock Tower (Big Ben), London, England
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CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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Moai Statues, Easter Island, Chile
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Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
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Empire State Building, New York, USA
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Gateway Arch, St. Louis, USA
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA
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Great Wall, China
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hoover Dam, Nevada/Arizona, USA
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Itaipu Dam, Paraná River, Brazil and Paraguay
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Kremlin Square, Moscow, Russia
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Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
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Leaning Tower of Pisa (San Giovanni Basilica), Italy
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Machu Picchu, Peru
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA
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Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Füssen, Germany
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North Sea Protection Works, Netherlands
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Panama Canal, Panama
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Palm Islands, Dubai
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Parliament House, Bucharest, Romania
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Pentagon Building, Arlington, USA
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Petra, Jordan
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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
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Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
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Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar
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Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
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St. Pietro Basilica, Vatican
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Stonehenge, Amesbury, UK
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Suez Canal, Egypt
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Sydney Opera House, Australia
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Taj Mahal, Agra, India
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Terracotta Army of Xian, China
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Timbuktu, Mali
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Victoria Bridge, Montreal, Canada
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Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, Rome, Italy
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WTC Twin Towers, New York, USA
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Pantheon, Rome, Italy
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Rion-Antirion Bridge, Greece
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Millau Bridge, France & Spain
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July 9th, 2007, 06:18 AM
#19
Re: 7 wonders of the modern world
That's right... Almost all majestic old structures have a brutal side to them... Even the Colloseum that did make it - most probably the single-handed cause of death and injury to thousands of slaves and animals.
Here is a new wonder unveiled yesterday:
http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...70708b_nr.html
(It is big, heavy and it can fly  )
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