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Skyryder
8th July 2007, 18:06
OK guys I see they have picked Seven Wonders of the World to replace the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World all of which with the exception of the pyamids no longer exist. So what KB's take on the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Must have been built from the Industial revolution onward. That's about 1750 and later. Post pics if possible.

No 1 for me is the Millau Viaduct. Best photo I've come across. Stunning and scary. It's gota be the No 1 biker bridge to ride.

Skyryder

sunhuntin
8th July 2007, 18:38
please tell me its got walls?? :sick:

does stonehenge get included? if so, thats my pick. if not, the statue of liberty.

Hitcher
8th July 2007, 18:39
1. The Panama Canal. Nothing else comes close.

2. The "Chunnel" (the one that goes from France to England, and vice versa).

3. The Golden Gate bridge (in San Francisco)

4. The Three Gorges Dam (at Sandouping, China)

5. The Hagia Sophia (in Istanbul)

6. The Eiffel Tower (in Paris)

7. The Burj Al Arab hotel (in Dubai)

8. The Petronas Towers (in Kuala Lumpur)

9. The Centenario Stadium (in Montevideo, home of the 1930 World Cup)

10. The Empire State Building (in New York, New York)

Colapop
8th July 2007, 18:43
The grand canyon Skywalk. I could only find artists impressions but it has been built...

janno
8th July 2007, 18:43
70% cocoa solids chocolate with peppermint filling. Whoever invented that deserves the Nobel prize. :yes:

Hitcher
8th July 2007, 18:46
70% cocoa solids chocolate with peppermint filling. Whoever invented that deserves the Nobel prize.

If it comes in bite-sized chucks, would it qualify for the Piece Prize?

The Lone Rider
8th July 2007, 18:47
The Chalice in CHCH... its a WONDER what they were thinking.

Deviant Esq
8th July 2007, 18:58
The Chalice in CHCH... its a WONDER what they were thinking.
Just what they're usually thinking at the Christchurch City Council: "Ooo! Let's waste millions of taxpayers money doing something utterly pointless noone in the city wants or cares about! And then let's congratulate ourselves and build new multi million dollar offices! Whee, we're so fscking awesome, go us!" Other pearlers from them I won't go into.

Modern wonder: Hoover Dam, AZ / NV border, USA. Incredible structure.

sunhuntin
8th July 2007, 18:59
The grand canyon Skywalk. I could only find artists impressions but it has been built...

ooo, good point. GRAND CANYON ALL THE WAY BABY!!

orrrr.... there is that building over in the states, that has a room that moves out when you enter. its entirely glass... and as it locks into place, theres a sound of breaking glass. its xxx storeys high.

Deviant Esq
8th July 2007, 19:05
orrrr.... there is that building over in the states, that has a room that moves out when you enter. its entirely glass... and as it locks into place, theres a sound of breaking glass. its xxx storeys high.
I thought that was in Australia somewhere... Sydney or Melbourne? It was on the news a couple of weeks ago. Can't remember the article. Anyone got the link?

Skyryder
8th July 2007, 19:09
The Chalice in CHCH... its a WONDER what they were thinking.

Yep that's gota be the biggest con job this city has ever had pulled on it. When I was driving the Yellow shuttle I picked up a group of passengers of one of the Cruise liners. There was a guy when he saw the Chalice remarked that it was very much like the Ice cream cones he got in Copenhagen. They had leaves embossed on the side of the cone much the same way as the chalice. Only difference he could see was that the Chalice had different leaves. They are native leaves on NZ. Ever since then I have always called it the ice cream cone. Bloody wast of money and a idea pinched from an ice cream cart.

Skyryder

sunhuntin
8th July 2007, 19:17
I thought that was in Australia somewhere... Sydney or Melbourne? It was on the news a couple of weeks ago. Can't remember the article. Anyone got the link?

you could be right. cant remember now.

Deviant Esq
8th July 2007, 19:23
Ah found it - it's in Melbourne. Pretty impressive building, even without the glass box part of it! Here's the link (http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/thrillseekers-offered-a-new-view-of-city/2007/05/01/1177788119319.html) to the news story.

sAsLEX
8th July 2007, 19:36
5. The Hagia Sophia (in Istanbul)


Bit old aint it?

Hitcher
8th July 2007, 19:48
Bit old aint it?

Not as old as The Acropolis and Stonehenge that the media reports suggest should be in the Seven.

And it is, I believe, the most beautiful church/mosque in the world. Its dome is an absolutely phenomenal piece of engineering. The architects who executed this stunning design were nothing short of freakish. Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is second in my Notable Religious Haunts category. If the Hagia Sophia doesn't qualify I'd swap it for Senor Gaudi's effort.

sAsLEX
8th July 2007, 20:30
So what KB's take on the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Must have been built from the Industial revolution onward. That's about 1750 and later.

Just in case you missed it Hitcher.

No denying the Ancients had skills most can't replicate today, how accurate are some of there larger buildings? I mean the Pantheon is accurate to a few mm, most couldn't do that these days. Just watch Grand Designs or any of those programmes and builders struggle to get anything near to spec!

Indiana_Jones
8th July 2007, 23:12
The Knock Nevis.

458.4m long and 68.9mwide.
Deadweight of 564,763 tonnes.

"She has a draft of 24.6 m (81 feet) when fully loaded, which makes it impossible for her to navigate even the English Channel, let alone man-made canals at Suez and Panama."


<img src="http://www.dxman.com/undir/big-ship/BIG%201.jpg">

-Indy

Biff
8th July 2007, 23:48
8. The Petronas Towers (in Kuala Lumpur)



I took these photos.

Quite nice. Gorgeous actually.

sAsLEX
8th July 2007, 23:54
I took these photos.

Quite nice. Gorgeous actually.

Dumb engineering fact: They are one of the only buildings in the world that you can evacuate using the elevators.

Biff
9th July 2007, 00:00
I voted, in no particular order:

Acropolis
Chichen Itza
Machu Pichu
Petra
Stone Henge - The world's first supermarket?
Colosseum - Better in real life than in the photos.
Easter Island - What the fuck happened there then? Poor bastards.

Big Dave
9th July 2007, 00:24
1. How come David Hasslehoff had 2 hit shows.
2. Why do you people say Subaru like that
3. How come one hole on your watch band gets all the action.
4. If I said you had a beautiful body, is there anyone who can't finish the pun.
5. What was Shakespeare on.
6. Did Andy Warhol have a watch.
7. Why do fools fall in love.


Edit - sorry - I thought it said seven things you wonder about the world...my bad.

SARGE
9th July 2007, 00:27
Stone Mountain Georgia
Mount Rushmore
Krupps Bagger 288 Open Mine digger
THE AV-8 Harrier
agree on the Milau bridge .. kickass


( im assuming you meant man-made.. i really dont consider the Grands Canyon as a Natural wonder of the MODERN world due to the fact that its been around for longer than OldRider has ...)



1. How come David Hasslehoff had 2 hit shows.



3 if you include his new one



2. Why do you people say Subaru like that


SOO-BA-ROO



3. How come one hole on your watch band gets all the action.



or your belt?




4. If I said you had a beautiful body, is there anyone who can't finish the pun.



why thank you Dave .. ive been working out ..





5. What was Shakespeare on.




Mrs Shakespeare?



6. Did Andy Warhol have a watch.



yes .. apparently, it was made out of Soup Cans




7. Why do fools fall in love.



Flouride in the water and the hole in the Ozone layer?




Edit - sorry - I thought it said seven things you wonder about the world...my bad.


what about ...


why does the NZ Prime Minister have a woman's name?

Swoop
9th July 2007, 09:01
It's gota be the No 1 biker bridge to ride.

Bridge? Check out the road UNDERNEATH!:Punk:

Macktheknife
9th July 2007, 09:40
Bridge? Check out the road UNDERNEATH!:Punk:

Exactly what I was thinking! Now that looks like fun!.