Quote Originally Posted by greaterkhaan
Really? I would have the Great Wall and the Pyramids as the only two to be guaranteed to be in. I also think Chitchen Itza is worth a spot as well. These strucutres weren't comleted with modern equipment., they had to be done with lots of back breaking labor and sound architecture. Also, I would probably have the colloseum there too. Actually, the only one I really disagree with is Christ Redeemer. I'd rather see Easter Island there instead. And since I think the list of 7 great wonders should actually be seven, I would get rid of Machu Pichu as well so that the Pyramids at Giza would be in as well.
I agree on the Pyramids and Chicken Itza or the Colloseum, but the Great Wall's just a very long wall over all sorts of terrain, somehow that just isn't as great as pyramids of 150m height or a temple as beautiful as the Parthenon. Not including the fact that most nations build wals at a point and China had the advantage of a larger population for this one. When I purely look at esthetics, then the Basilica San Pietro deserves a place too, arguably it's a prettier building than the Colloseum and build without modern tools.