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Lighthouse of Alexandria
December 10th, 2007 by Shenron
After Alexander the Great died at the young age of 33, his general Ptolemy I declared himself king of Egypt and commissioned the Lighthouse of Alexandria on the small island of Pharos. The island is just off the coast of the city of Alexandria and was ideal for the placement of a lighthouse for ships to use in their coastal navigations, as the area is very flat and often times hard to see in.
Although Ptolemy died before it could be completed, his son took over and insured it would be, and was finished in the 200’s. To insure it would survive the base was strengthened with molten lead, making the structure the second longest-lived “Great Wonder” of the ancient world, as it was still standing in the 1100’s AD, but earthquakes in 1303 and 1323 heavily damaged it. Then in 1480 the final parts vanished with the building of a castle upon it, using the stones from the lighthouse.
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Colossus of Rhodes
December 10th, 2007 by Shenron
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek God Helios, the sun god of the Greeks who was the personification of our home star. The rooster and the white horse were sacred to this god and his small cult which was primarily located at Rhodes.
The statue they built starting in 292 BC was 34 meters tall at least with iron beams embedded in brick, along with plates of bronze attached to hold it up and an interior support of massive columns, and it was completed in twelve years in 280BC. The statue only stood for five decades until a large earthquake laid waste to it in 226 BC, and despite an offer by Ptolemy III to pay for the reconstructions the locals refused, thinking it had offended Helios. The remains of the statue reportedly laid undisturbed for 800 or so years until Arabs under Muawiyah invaded and acquired Rhodes as their own, then the remains were sold and scattered.
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New 7 Wonders of Nature
October 9th, 2007 by Shenron
It has already started…
After the great success of the New 7 Wonders of the World, a new contest as started!
Check out the news and participate! We’ll try to keep you informed over time. 
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Winners Reviews
July 8th, 2007 by Shenron
After a very long night in Lisbon, the official announce came and the winners were announced, you can now take a look at the reviews of those winners:
Soon we’ll be presenting you with pictures of the places and in depth articles of each of those.
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New 7 Wonders of the World - Winners
July 7th, 2007 by Shenron
By the time I’m writing this post, the winners are being announced.
The winners are:
- The Great Wall of China - China
- Petra - Jordan
- The Statue of Christ Redeemer - Brazil
- Machu Picchu - Peru
- Chichen Itza - Mexico
- The Colosseum - Italy
- The Taj Mahal - India
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The 21 Finalists Overview
July 7th, 2007 by Shenron
After a rather long selection and only a few hours before the oficial presentation, we’d like to leave you with the 21 finalists of this global event.
The candidates to New Wonder of the World are:
- The Acropolis - Greece
- Hagia Sophia -Turkey
- The Kremlin/St. Basil’s Cathedral - Russia
- The Colosseum - Italy
- Neuschwanstein Castle - Germany
- The Eiffel Tower - France
- Stonehenge - United Kingdom
- The Alhambra - Spain
- The Great Wall of China - China
- Kiyomizu Temple - Japan
- The Sydney Opera House - Australia
- Angkor - Cambodja
- The Taj Mahal - India
- Timbuktu - Mali
- Petra - Jordan
- The Pyramids of Giza - Egypt
- The Statue of Christ Redeemer - Brazil
- The Easter Island Statues - Chile
- Machu Picchu - Peru
- Chichen Itza - Mexico
- The Statue of Liberty - U.S.A.
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Today is the day…
July 7th, 2007 by Shenron
07/07/07 - 07:07
Morning ring!
Waking up for life and trying to make this the largest online tribute in the wonders of the world.
From today and within the next weeks we’ll be covering all the finalists, the winners and much more.
Take a look anyday, anytime, we’ll be wondering you for life.
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