When the New Seven Wonders of the World came out, I added my two cents. I have even done the Seven Wonders of the Philippines. (and will be soon coming out with the wonders of Japan and Australia). I recently (as in a few minutes ago) found out the Good Morning America came out with [...]
Want a taste of what's available in the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" set? Here you are:
**Non-writing informational page about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon - blank space on the page for letting the student draw their ideas about the Hanging Gardens**
**Lighthouse of Alexandria - One Inch Primary Paper**
**Mausoleum of Helicarnassus - Wide Rule Paper**
**The Statue of Zeus at
Just in case you did not read my Story Blob, Share Your Christmas Moments post - last year I decided to dress up as Santa Clause. My Santa costume (on the photo above) is hand made by me, and yes it took a long time, every night of the whole week and one weekend, and I still forgot to make myself a belly. I was sawing like crazy, and on the end all this work was really worth something - we all had a blast. I did special appearance for my two nephews and one niece, and of course I delivered few gifts to my neighbors. Note no snow on Christmas Day last year. Gifts are nice, but I think the feeling of Christmas, the laughter and most of all time with the family is the best gift one can get. Dressing up as Santa is something I really enjoy, and this personal addiction or kind of funny side of
The nearest computer to North pole: Webcam #1
USA National oceanography and meteorology government have placed computer very near to North pole to North from Norway. It is placed on iron platform that is placed on in the Arctic Ocean drifting peace of ice and every 14 days it sends 2048 x 1536 pixels photos with its coordinates. It takes power from battery under peace of ice. Web Camera: StarDot Technologies product NetCam XL.
The furthest computer from the Earth: space-ship Voyager 1
This ship started its job 30 years ago. And already for a long time it is out of Solar System. And every day it moves away for 1,6 millions kilometers. Currently it is about 15,44 terametres far away from the sun. To communicate with the ship the orbital net Deep Space Network - an antenna in orbit around the Earth.
The most mysterious data center: Google
The central Google’s data center is located in Oregon staff 128km from Portland. Power it takes from the near HES but for servers cooling there ar
Chichen Itza in Mexico.
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
The Taj Mahal, India
The Colosseum, Rome
The Great wall of China, China
Machu Picchu, Peru [2,430m] - Remains of an Inca city
Petra, Jordan
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The American Idol-style selection process has its detractors:
A paragraph from the press release reads "There is no comparison between Mr. Weber’s mediatised campaign and the scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The list of the 7 New Wonders of the World will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the internet and not the entire world. This initiative cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by this public."[4]
Their opinion's not ridiculous as orchestrated campaigns like those in Brazil skew the results. However, the protestation of UNESCO is uncharitable at best and self-serving and elitist at worst. Why didn't they just thank the group for bringing attention to man's past glories?
Whatever. It makes sense to choose new ones. I mean, nobody's ever seen any of the old ones except for the
TITLE: Grande pyramide de Chéops / Bonfils. CALL NUMBER: LOT 13550, no. 28 [P&P] Online group record (link to related items) REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-ppmsca-03950 (digital file from original) LC-USZ62-10126 (b&w film copy neg.) No known restrictions on publication.Digital ID: ppmsca 03950 Source: original Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-03950 (digital file from original) , LC-USZ62-10126 (b&w film copy neg.) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (189 kilobytes)SUMMARY: Egyptian men near the base of the Great Pyramid, some on camelback. MEDIUM: 1 photographic print: albumen. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [between 1867 and 1899] CREATOR: Maison Bonfils (Beirut, Lebanon), photographer.NOTES: Title from item. Same photograph can be seen in LOT 11356-35 (LCUSZ62-112866). FORMAT: Albumen prints 1860-1900. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USAD
A drawing of the lighthouse by German archaeologist Prof. H. Thiersch (1909), later used as an illustration in The House of Ptolemy by E. R. Bevan published by Methuen Publishing, London, 1927. Some of which is quoted below. High Resolution Image"On the island of Pharos, the famous lighthouse, reckoned one of the wonders of the world, was built by the architect Sostratus of Cnidos, begun, no doubt, under Ptolemy I and finished early in the reign of Ptolemy II. "The material used in its construction was chiefly nummulitic limestone. The sculptural decoration as well as other accessory ornamentation was partly in marble and partly in bronze. The innumerable columns were for the most part of Aswan granite.The lantern was formed of eight columns, surmounted by a cupola above which was raised a bronze statue (probably of Poseidon) about seven metres high. The flame was obtained by burning resinous wood. It is believed that convex mirrors made of metal were used to give a longer p96range to
Image by Athanasius Kircher (sometimes erroneously spelled Kirchner) (May 2, 1602–November 27 or 28, 1680) was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology and medicine. He made an early study of Egyptian hieroglyphs. One of the first people to observe microbes through a microscope, he was thus ahead of his time in proposing that the plague was caused by an infectious microorganism and in suggesting effective measures to prevent the spread of the disease.Kircher has been compared to Leonardo da Vinci for his inventiveness and the breadth and depth of his work. A scientific star in his day, towards the end of his life he was eclipsed by the rationalism of René Descartes and others. In the late 20th century, however, the aesthetic qualities of his work again began to be appreciated. One scholar, Edward W. Schmidt, has called him "the last Renaissance man". This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documen
TITLE: Olympieum or Temple of Jupiter Olympus, CALL NUMBER: LOT 7738 [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-108916 (b&w film copy neg.) No known restrictions on publication.Digital ID: cph 3c08916 Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-108916 (b&w film copy neg.) Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (138 kilobytes)SUMMARY: Southeast view of Olympieum (Temple of Olympian Zeus) with men standing and sitting at tables before the ruins. MEDIUM: 1 photographic print : albumen. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [between 1850 and 1880]NOTES: In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 7. SUBJECTS: Archaeological sites--Greece--Athens--1850-1880. Temples--Greece--Athens--1850-1880.FORMAT: Albumen prints 1850-1880. DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c08916 hdl.loc.gov/cph.3c08916 CARD #: 94513388Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-108916]MARC Record Line 540 - No known restrictions on pu
A fanciful interpretation of the Mausoleum of Maussollos, from a 1572 engraving by Marten Heemskerk (1498–1574), who based his reconstruction on descriptionsMausoleum of Maussollos, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Tomb of Maussollos, Mausoleum of Maussollos, or Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: Μαυσωλεῖον Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, Μαυσωλεῖον τοῦ Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ (Ἀλικαρνασσοῦ)), was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyrus and Pythius. It stood approximately 45 meters (135 feet) in height, and each of the four sides was adorned with sculptural reliefs created by one of four Greek sculptors — Bryaxis, Leochares, Scopas and Timotheus.The finished structure was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon i
This hand-coloured engraving by the 16th-century Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck (1498 - 1574) depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadrezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 bc as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland.This image is a faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art and thus not copyrightable in itself in the U.S. as per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.; the same is also true in many other countries, including Germany.The original two-dimensional work shown in this image is free content because: This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of
TITLE: Jerash, pillars of Temple of Artemis CALL NUMBER: LC-M33- 13570-B[P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-matpc-12977 (digital file from original photo) No known restrictions on publication.MEDIUM: 1 negative : safety film ; 4 x 5 in. CREATED, PUBLISHED: 1946 July. CREATOR: Matson Photo Service, photographer.Digital ID: matpc 12977 Source: digital file from original photo Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-matpc-12977 (digital file from original photo) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (166 kilobytes)NOTES: Caption from catalog: taken July 11, 1946. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. SUBJECTS: Jordan--Gerasa (Extinct city). FORMAT: Safety film negatives.PART OF: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: (digita
TITLE: Olympieum or Temple of Jupiter Olympus, CALL NUMBER: LOT 7738 [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-108916 (b&w film copy neg.) No known restrictions on publication.Digital ID: cph 3c08916 Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-108916 (b&w film copy neg.) Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (138 kilobytes)SUMMARY: Southeast view of Olympieum (Temple of Olympian Zeus) with men standing and sitting at tables before the ruins. MEDIUM: 1 photographic print : albumen. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [between 1850 and 1880]NOTES: In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 7. SUBJECTS: Archaeological sites--Greece--Athens--1850-1880. Temples--Greece--Athens--1850-1880.FORMAT: Albumen prints 1850-1880. DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c08916 hdl.loc.gov/cph.3c08916 CARD #: 94513388Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-108916]MARC Record Line 540 - No known restrictions on pu
Among the newly elected wonders of the world we can find our Colosseum!!!
These new wonders are considered as such because they are added to the previously selected ones in 140 BC from Antipatro of Sidone that have almost completely disappeared.
The new wonders are a result of a big private opinion survey proposed by Bernard Weber, a Swiss-Canadian director during the Olympics of Sidney 2000, after the destruction of giant Buddhas in Bamiyam, in Afganistan, by the hand of the Talibans.
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TITLE: Jerash, pillars of Temple of Artemis CALL NUMBER: LC-M33- 13570-B[P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-matpc-12977 (digital file from original photo) No known restrictions on publication.MEDIUM: 1 negative : safety film ; 4 x 5 in. CREATED, PUBLISHED: 1946 July. CREATOR: Matson Photo Service, photographer.Digital ID: matpc 12977 Source: digital file from original photo Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-matpc-12977 (digital file from original photo) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (166 kilobytes)NOTES: Caption from catalog: taken July 11, 1946. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. SUBJECTS: Jordan--Gerasa (Extinct city). FORMAT: Safety film negatives.PART OF: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: (digita
The results are in and since it’s been the talk of the town for the last day or so I’m not going to bore you by regurgitating them here. However how an anyone let this go by without taking out their soapbox.
I’m hearing there were 100 million votes or was it 100 thousand, either way it not really all that many considering the world population I think a lot more are needed, at least a billion. Even so nationalism would probably become more of a problem with either a small or large number of votes and I think something like that did happen.
The Pyramids of Giza should have been on the list of 7 by default not just an honorary number 8 as it seems to be, it is an original wonder so with that there should be 6 places remaining not 7.
With the pyramids included I don’t really think there is room for Chichén Itzá.
Christ the Redeemer, maybe it’s supposed to be the new Colossus of Rhodes but I think the truth is that we can make pretty much anything out of a fe
This hand-coloured engraving by the 16th-century Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck (1498 - 1574) depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadrezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 bc as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland.This image is a faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art and thus not copyrightable in itself in the U.S. as per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.; the same is also true in many other countries, including Germany.The original two-dimensional work shown in this image is free content because: This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of
India's white-domed marble Taj Mahal made it to the list of new seven wonders of the world after competing with 20 other monuments.The Swiss-based New 7 Wonders Foundation announced the global poll results early today, which also included the 6,400km Great Wall of China, another architectural marvel.Taj Mahal, the world-famous love monument built by Mugul Emperor, Shah Jahan, in honour of the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, was selected through a global poll that began in 1999 and ended on Friday.After much fanfare, the results were announced in a star-studded televised ceremony from Lisbon, Portugal, that included the other winners -- Coliseum in Rome, Ruins of Petra in Jordan, Statute of the Chrit the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru and Mexico's Mayan city of Chichen Itza.Voters had to pick the final seven from 21 sites via internet and telephone after the jury pruned the long list of 77.The private campaign, a brainchild of Swiss filmmaker
The winners of the contest to name the new seven wonders of the world. The pyramids in Giza will retain their status as one of the original seven wonders of the world.PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, EGYPTThe only surviving structures of the original seven wonders, the three pyramids were built as tombs for 4th dynasty pharaohs about 4,500 years ago. The largest of the three pyramids, the 452-foot-high Great Pyramid, was built for King Cheops. Nearby is the Great Sphinx, a limestone statue with the face of a man and the body of a lion.COLOSSEUM, ITALYThe giant amphitheater in Rome was inaugurated in A.D. 80 by the Emperor Titus in a ceremony of games lasting 100 days. The 50,000-seat Colosseum, which has influenced the design of modern sports stadiums, was an arena where thousands of gladiators dueled to the death and Christians were fed to the lions.GREAT WALL OF CHINAThe 4,160-mile barricade running from east to west in northern China is the longest man-made structure in the world. The fortificatio
The new seven wonders of the 21st century have been declared yesterday on the 07-07-2007 here is the final list of monuments and structures that have made it into the top 7 wonders of the world.The good thing is that the India’s “Taj Mahal” too has made it into the final list of the 7 wonders of the world .Thanks to all Indians who had voted for Taj Mahal for its inclusion in the final list after all it deserved that place.
Below are the Final new Seven wonders of the World:
TAJ MAHAL ,INDIA
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The new seven wonders of the 21st century have been declared yesterday on the 07-07-2007 here is the final list of monuments and structures that have made it into the top 7 wonders of the world.The good thing is that the India's "Taj Mahal" too has made it into the final list of the 7 wonders of the world .Thanks to all Indians who had voted for Taj Mahal for its inclusion in the final list after all it deserved that place.(Click on Read more to expand)Below are the Final new Seven wonders of the World:TAJ MAHAL ,INDIA COLOSSEUM, ITALYGREAT WALL OF CHINAPETRA, JORDANCHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE, BRAZILMACHU PICCHU, PERUPYRAMID AT CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICOThe only remaining from the ancient wonders of the World "Pyramids of Giza" will retain its status as being one of the seven wonders of the ancient world in addition to the new seven wonders of the world after the indignant Egyptian officials said it was a disgrace they have to compete.PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, EGYPT(8)
TITLE: Grande pyramide de Chéops / Bonfils. CALL NUMBER: LOT 13550, no. 28 [P&P] Online group record (link to related items) REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-ppmsca-03950 (digital file from original) LC-USZ62-10126 (b&w film copy neg.) No known restrictions on publication.Digital ID: ppmsca 03950 Source: original Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-03950 (digital file from original) , LC-USZ62-10126 (b&w film copy neg.) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (189 kilobytes)SUMMARY: Egyptian men near the base of the Great Pyramid, some on camelback. MEDIUM: 1 photographic print: albumen. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [between 1867 and 1899] CREATOR: Maison Bonfils (Beirut, Lebanon), photographer.NOTES: Title from item. Same photograph can be seen in LOT 11356-35 (LCUSZ62-112866). FORMAT: Albumen prints 1860-1900. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USAD
As novas 7 maravilhas do Mundo são anunciadas hoje num grandiosíssimo espectáculo a ter lugar hoje, noutra maravilha - O Estádio da Luz, do Sport Lisboa e Benfica - em Lisboa, Portugal. Também as sete maravilhas de Portugal resultante de votação livre pelos internautas vão ser conhecidas.
Well this time every TV news channel is appealing to you to cast ur vote and confirm the win of Taj in New seven wonders through sms or internet polling. But who will decide this???Its unfair to give the power of judgment to poeple they will vote to that object which belongs to their country no matter its good or bad. Mostly populated country like china will bring Great wall china on the first place, and so on then what about those countries like African countries Timbuktu. :DBut dont worry Taj Mahal will not qualify in this event because ppl are quite busy with voting in Indian Idol and such type of realty programs where voting is just a fashion.
OK, I've just been tagged by Lissa which I think means I need to reveal seven little-known facts about myself, so here goes:1: I'm happier when it's pouring with rain then when it's sunny.2: I get nervous twitches in my legs.3: My great-grandfather was chaplain to King George V.4: No one really knows how lonely I am.5: I have a scar on my left wrist caused by an abscess left by a drip6: I never feel like I belong.7: I 've always wanted to wear a Gone with the Wind style hoop dress.
On the way to the airport this morning I was listening to CBC Radio One, the program was Sounds Like Canada. For the past few weeks they have been pursuing nominations for the Seven Wonders of Canada. On the program today were TWO nominations for Bush Pilots! What a great idea.Voting starts on May 14th, I hope Bush Pilots make the final list, that will be my vote.
After the voting by people all over the world on the latest 7 wonders of the world ,the Taj is ranked among the top seven of 21 monuments on the basis of votes cast as of January 31. The 17th century monument built under the emperor ship of shahJahan is renowned for its beauty and elegance.Made of white Marble,this monument is located beside the yamuna river in Agra.Apart from Taj the other new going to be wonders of the world are The Colosseum,The Great Wall of China,Machu Picchu,Petra,The Pyramids of GizaThe statues of Eastern Island as per the Website organisers of new7wonders as published on rediff.com.rediff.comThe new wonders of the world will be announced at a official declaration ceremony at Lisbon in Portugal on July seven.Technorati Tags:news, wondersAdd to: | Technorati | del.icio.us | Yahoo | BlinkList |
