New 7 Wonders of the world chosen

[Ephemeral]

That probably was the prevailing theory on their construction when you went to school Eph. Today it's widely believed that slave labour was not used.

I believe that the Great Wall was built by slaves, that the Mayas used slaves at Chichén Itzá, and the Incas used slaves at Machu Picchu. But even being as old as I am, I was not there.

[T3l Ca7]

China's Leshan Buddha is probably not well known, but I think it is pretty cool consider it was build more than 1000 years ago and stands 71 meters high.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/sichuan/leshan/buddha_statue.htm

It could in no way compete with The Great Wall though.

I believe most of the ancient wonders were built by slave labours, since most of the ancient societies had slaves and you couldn't possibly expect kings and queens to carry stones.

Wonder what would The Opera house look like in 1000 years :fear:

[Bioture]

I wonder why they have to condense it to 7! All the landmarks up for voting are historically important.

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Hmm...no votes for Chesty Morgan & John Holmes