New 7 Wonders of the World

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Since all but one of the 7 Wonders of the (Ancient) World are gone* there’s an effort to come up with 7 new wonders. So take a peak and vote.

One day, you’ll say to your grandkids: “I told them to name that one of the Wonders of the World. That’s the kind of pull I used to have, kid. That’s right. Fo-shizzle.”

Trivia: Neushwanstein Castle will probably look familiar. It’s the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s castle at Disney Land.

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*Extra lucky joy bonus points if you can name the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Answers below.

1. The Pyramids at Giza (Egypt; is the Sphynx included in this?)
2. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Turkey: earthquake took some, Crusaders Denisoviched the rest for a fortress)
3. The Lighthouse at Alexandria (Egypt: There have been at least 3 of these on the same spot. Earthquakes, cannibalized for a fortress)
4. The Colossus of Rhodes (Greece: earthquake, scrapped down)
5. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece: moved to Constantinople, destroyed by fire and probably earthquakes and war)
6. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq: nobody knows for sure)
7. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey: There have been about 5 of these on the same spot. It’s destruction is notable. Sometimes you hear about a guy named Herostratus whose fame was infamy. He wanted to be famous, so he burned down the temple. War, John of Antioch, possibly earthquakes, also.)