The World's Top 100 Wonders

[ncr]

(www.hillmanwonders.com)

So how many of them have you seen? I scored a 15 (11 in Europe, 3 in Asia, 1 in America). I am sure somebody will be able to beat me? Come on, post your numbers!

Sometimes it is a bit ironic...... You have been so close, but not quite there. For example, I am from Germany (though not Bavaria), but have never visited Neuschwanstein Castle. I have been to Paris, but not to the Louvre. I have been to Italy many times, but I can only count in Venice, not Florence or Rome (and Rome alone, if you include the Vatican, has three top 100 attractions). Then, on the other hand, sometimes you sort of picked something up in passing (like in my case: "Oh, the Chartres Cathedral is also on the list? The Old Town of Prague? Cool. Delphi? Yes, I have been there....", and so on.)

Anyway, I guess all of us here have at least seen attraction no. 47 (Wat Phra Kaeo).........

[sabaisabai]

I can see what you mean about the places you've *almost* bean to. The closest for me would have to be The Loevre. I had one day to visit it, and I only found out what I got there that it's closed on Tuesdays! (If I remember correctly)

I've seen eleven on the list:
Bali
Angkor Wat
Hong Kong harbour
Emerald Buddha
Uffizi Gallery
Florence
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Petronas Towers
Eiffel Tower
Yangtze River cruise
Ayers Rock

[Pas]

Those places are interesting indeed. I've only been to Six of those wonders :P

The Lourve
Temple of Emerald Buddha
Metropolitan Museum
New York Skyline
Eiffel Tower
British Museum

Pity I haven't even been to Angkor Wat or Schwedagong Pagoda... some of the world's treasure right next to our doorstep.

I'd also recommend a book called "Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die"
They have those places mentioned in the website and some very nice photos..

[Hitesh]

Ive seen 8, thats more than what I thought I had seen.

2. Great Wall of China
3. Taj Mahal
15. Forbidden City
36. Hong Kong Harbour / Cityscape
47. Temple of the Emerald Buddha
52. Golden Temple
81. Petronas Twin Towers
89. Burj al Arab

[ncr]

Thanks for your feedback!

To make the lists complete, here is mine:

• Angkor Wat
• Acropolis & Parthenon
• Canals of Venice
• Temple of the Emerald Buddha
• Prague Old Town
• Chartres Cathedral
• Delphi
• St. Basil's Cathedral (Moscow)
• St. Mark's Basilica/Campanile (Venice)
• Kremlin
• Mont-St-Michel
• Petronas Twin Towers (been up to the Sky Bridge... )
• Matterhorn
• Eiffel Tower
• San Francisco Bay/Cityscape

[jpatokal]

36. Does this get me an extra ranking as an Air Asia pilot or something? A few are a bit iffy tho, eg. I've seen Everest only from a plane window (although I have been to Nepal) and while I know I've been to San Fransisco, I can't remember a thing because I was 4 years old.

Still a lot more left to go, it seems...

[ttaaee]

3 is my magic number...

- Temple of Emerald Buddha (quite a few times and feel the urge of pride every time)
- Yosemite National Park (spent only 2 hours in it... Does it count?)
- San Francisco Bay/Cityscape (been in there for 4 years and loved it)

[forumadmin]

i'm at 14

would have been 15, but when i was in kyoto i missed the golden temple...

[The Enforcer!]

I am at only 13 but some I do nor really consider as wonders!

However when I was 10 I made a list of the ten things I wanted to see in my life and completed the list in 1996 ....29 years later!!

1. Mount Everest
2. The statue of Jesus Christ in Rio
3. Taj Mahal
4. Krakatoa
5. Geneva Geyser
6. Mona Lisa
7. Grand Palace (Siam)
8. Matterhorn
9. Iceland
10. One Eyed Idol in Kathmandu

The Enforcer!

[ncr]

Something in the same vein: create a map of all the countries you have visited and print it, send it to your friends, put it on your website, or just save it for your pleasure.

[The Enforcer!]

Something in the same vein: create a map of all the countries you have visited and print it, send it to your friends, put it on your website, or just save it for your pleasure.

What fun!

The Enforcer!

[Yappofloyd]

If anyone saw the 'thaiglish' BMA ad for Chatujak market in Fridays Post then you would believe that Chatujak market is 'one of the worlds best 50 tourist sites'!!!

Anyway, minus Chatujak, market I make 22;
9. Bali
12. GBR
13. Anghor Wat
21. Acrop./Parth.
30. Colosseum
32. St Peters
34. Borobudur
36. HK
37. Sistine Chapel
39. Lourve
45. The MET
47. Emerald Budda
51. Old Prague
60. Rio
70. Shwedagon
76. Carnival in Rio (why did I leave!?)
81. Petronas
83. NY
85. Eiffel Tower
88. British Museum
93. Uluru (traditional owners name of Ayers Rock)
98. San Fran

I'd add in the Bamyan cliffs in the central highlands (end of Hindu Kush) of Afghanistan (about 120kms n-w of Kabul) which was where the worlds biggest buddas were located until the Taliban blew them up in March 2001.

[ncr]

And here's more: How could I forget the New 7 Wonders initiative: www.n7w.com? (Only for buildings, not natural wonders.)

The voting period has just been extended and the final results will be announced on 1 January 2007.

The current statistics :

Great Wall of China, China: 10.95 %
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China: 8.47 %
Taj Mahal, India: 7.74 %
Colosseum, Rome, Italy: 6.95 %
Pyramids of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico: 6.29 %
Statues of Easter Island, Chile: 6.00 %
Tower of Pisa, Italy: 5.94 %

However, now they seem to charge you (via the cost for a telephone call to get your code) for making votes...... it used to be free and easy before.

[jpatokal]

Potala Palace as #2? I sense tree-hugging wannaba-Tibetanism in the air...

And as for modern wonders, I'll take the Channel Tunnel, Kansai Airport and the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge instead. On some days I'm tempted to add the Skytrain to the list too

[Pas]

I'm surprised no one votes for the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt!