Vote for the Easter Island Tikis as one of the 7 Wonders - General Tiki

TG The Gnomon Member MD-DC-VA Joined: May 01, 2007 Posts: 1293	TG The Gnomon Posted posted on Thu, Aug 2, 2007 7:03 AM On 2007-07-31 16:01, PiPhiRho wrote: Tourism not withstanding, I think both Stonehenge and the Moai of Rapa Nui deserve to be counted as "7 Wonders" more than the Taj Mahal and Christ the Redeamer statue. The Rebuilding of Stonehenge kind of detracts from its appeal as a Wonder of the World. Perhaps, had it been left in ruins things might have been different. As it stands now, though, there is no mystery to the astronomical alignments. They were all assumed by the archaeologists who took part in the reconstruction, so it was rebuilt with 20th Century insight as to how the stones should be aligned. On the left is the way it looked as ruins before people started meddling with it (John Constable painting 1835). On the right is the completed makeover.

On 2007-07-31 16:01, PiPhiRho wrote:
Tourism not withstanding, I think both Stonehenge and the Moai of Rapa Nui deserve to be counted as "7 Wonders" more than the Taj Mahal and Christ the Redeamer statue.

The Rebuilding of Stonehenge kind of detracts from its appeal as a Wonder of the World. Perhaps, had it been left in ruins things might have been different.

As it stands now, though, there is no mystery to the astronomical alignments. They were all assumed by the archaeologists who took part in the reconstruction, so it was rebuilt with 20th Century insight as to how the stones should be aligned.

On the left is the way it looked as ruins before people started meddling with it (John Constable painting 1835). On the right is the completed makeover.

Post #322716 by The Gnomon on Thu, Aug 2, 2007 7:03 AM