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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna
Yeah - some of those are wondrous...but the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House and The Statue etc...not wonders to me, they're more feats of architecture  |
Agreed. I mean if I was in Australia, I'd be picking Ayers rock or something. but the Opera house? its Beautiful but a Wonder? nah. Neither is the Statue of Liberty, granted. However, Im terribly sentimental about it.....Why couldnt we have chosen the Grand Canyon (to represent the US)? Or Yellowstone?
there are a lot of things I think are wonders in the US, but I think most Americans are sentimental about Lady Liberty, at least I know I am--I always choke up when I see her........
so, here are my choices:
Stonehenge (my absolute, hands down number ONE choice)
Petra (anyone else besides me floored by the sheer beauty and impossibility of this structure?)
Roman Colosseum (a worthy candidate)
Great Wall of China (come ON, this is awesome!!)
Pyramids (werent they already one of the Seven Wonders?)
Machu Picchu (such a mystery ....)
and because Im a sentimental fool:
Statue of Liberty (which is NOT a wonder but IS nevertheless WonderFUL)