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Title: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 01:49:04 PM

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are (or were):

Great Pyramid of Giza,

Hanging Gardens of Babylon,

Temple of Artemis,

Statue of Zeus at Olympia,

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,

Colossus of Rhodes,

and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Of these seven, only the Great Pyramid still exists ... which of these seven would you like to see restored, and why? (For the Great Pyramid, for "restored" imagine it with its original outer cladding, and completely unlooted!)

No Civ jokes please.  :P
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Tonitrus on September 05, 2017, 01:55:41 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 01:49:04 PM

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are (or were):

Great Pyramid of Giza,

Hanging Gardens of Babylon,

Temple of Artemis,

Statue of Zeus at Olympia,

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,

Colossus of Rhodes,

and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Of these seven, only the Great Pyramid still exists ... which of these seven would you like to see restored, and why? (For the Great Pyramid, for "restored" imagine it with its original outer cladding, and completely unlooted!)

No Civ jokes please.  :P

1. Still going, great!
2. Would make a juicy target for Islamic terrorists...no thanks.
3. Reviving a Greek cultural monument in Turkey?  Good luck.
4. Greece has enough tourist destinations.
5. See #3
6. See #4 (Probably more viable than #5, but it would probably turn out to be pretty gaudy)
7. See #2 (Egypt has a better chance of keeping it alive)

But if any, probably the statue of Zeus.  The way it was made/design seemed really cool.  But it would be really indulgent.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Valmy on September 05, 2017, 01:57:05 PM
The Colossus of Rhodes of course. That would be amazing to see.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Maladict on September 05, 2017, 02:00:18 PM
The Lighthouse or the Colossus. But I would want them to have survived, I don't actually want any of them restored.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Valmy on September 05, 2017, 02:01:20 PM
The Lighthouse got turned into a fortress which is now ancient in its own right I think.
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Post by: alfred russel on September 05, 2017, 02:01:59 PM
Good thread idea Malthus.

I was very excited to say the "Library of Alexandria" to discover all the lost knowledge, but they named the lighthouse the wonder instad of the library? That seemed dumb.

In that case, I agree with Valmy. Didn't the statue supposedly have feet on opposite sites of the harbor? That would be awesome.

But ultimately, I have to say none of them, because I don't think the world deserves nice things right now.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: The Brain on September 05, 2017, 02:08:12 PM
I'm not too keen on any of them being restored, but if I had to pick the one I think would be coolest if it was still intact since antiquity (counting the Great Pyramid as already intact today) I'd say the Lighthouse.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 02:11:24 PM
Quote from: Maladict on September 05, 2017, 02:00:18 PM
The Lighthouse or the Colossus. But I would want them to have survived, I don't actually want any of them restored.

Assume that it survived absolutely intact since antiquity then.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 02:13:15 PM
Quote from: The Brain on September 05, 2017, 02:08:12 PM
I'm not too keen on any of them being restored, but if I had to pick the one I think would be coolest if it was still intact since antiquity (counting the Great Pyramid as already intact today) I'd say the Lighthouse.

The Great Pyramid is still here, but looted. Assume for the pyramid choice you could have it totally unlooted, so with its outer cladding intact, and with the king's mummy inside plus all the original treasures.
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Post by: HVC on September 05, 2017, 02:17:00 PM
the shining limestone and gold cap of the pyramids would probably be the coolest to see.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: The Brain on September 05, 2017, 02:21:34 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 02:13:15 PM
Quote from: The Brain on September 05, 2017, 02:08:12 PM
I'm not too keen on any of them being restored, but if I had to pick the one I think would be coolest if it was still intact since antiquity (counting the Great Pyramid as already intact today) I'd say the Lighthouse.

The Great Pyramid is still here, but looted. Assume for the pyramid choice you could have it totally unlooted, so with its outer cladding intact, and with the king's mummy inside plus all the original treasures.

Then it's a hard choice, but since the Eqyptians would be the ones who would excavate the tomb they would probably superglue Khufu's nose or something and the whole affair would turn a bit meh. Depends on how much written material was deposited in the tomb (and preserved), if they put a lot of documents describing fairly down to earth stuff about their economy and administration etc then that would weigh heavily for the pyramid in my mind.
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Post by: mongers on September 05, 2017, 02:33:34 PM
[Garbon/]

Grumbler's groin.

[/Garbon]
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Post by: The Minsky Moment on September 05, 2017, 02:36:25 PM
I'm leaning Hanging Gardens because it comes with the secondary benefit of learning exactly what the hell it was, assuming it really ever existed.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: The Brain on September 05, 2017, 02:42:46 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on September 05, 2017, 02:36:25 PM
I'm leaning Hanging Gardens because it comes with the secondary benefit of learning exactly what the hell it was, assuming it really ever existed.

:huh: A collection of hanging trees.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 02:44:51 PM
Quote from: mongers on September 05, 2017, 02:33:34 PM
[Garbon/]

Grumbler's groin.

[/Garbon]

Disqualified.

... it's still around. :P
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: HVC on September 05, 2017, 02:49:39 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 02:44:51 PM
Quote from: mongers on September 05, 2017, 02:33:34 PM
[Garbon/]

Grumbler's groin.

[/Garbon]

Disqualified.

... it's still around. :P

but as a sad shadow of it's former self :( :P
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Maladict on September 05, 2017, 02:56:45 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 02:11:24 PM
Quote from: Maladict on September 05, 2017, 02:00:18 PM
The Lighthouse or the Colossus. But I would want them to have survived, I don't actually want any of them restored.

Assume that it survived absolutely intact since antiquity then.

This is too hard, I can't even bring the list down to five  :(
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 05, 2017, 03:53:39 PM
Quote from: mongers on September 05, 2017, 02:33:34 PM
[Garbon/]

Grumbler's groin.

[/Garbon]

I really can't imagine garbon saying that.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 04:26:19 PM
Apparently, there are plans to rebuild the Colossus - sort of.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/27/greece-colossus-rhodes-new-project
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: dps on September 05, 2017, 05:13:27 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 05, 2017, 02:01:59 PM
Didn't the statue supposedly have feet on opposite sites of the harbor? That would be awesome.

It's traditionally depicted that way, but many modern scholars think that it stood beside the harbor entrance, not astride it.

If it did stand astride the harbor entrance, I think it's the one I'd most like to see restored.  If it stood beside the entrance, than I'd go with the lighthouse.  It was itself an impressive structure--it would still be one of the tallest lighthouses in the world, though not the tallest.

Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: DGuller on September 05, 2017, 06:32:25 PM
Quote from: mongers on September 05, 2017, 02:33:34 PM
[Garbon/]

Grumbler's groin.

[/Garbon]
Can we unban Civ jokes in this thread?
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Valmy on September 05, 2017, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 04:26:19 PM
Apparently, there are plans to rebuild the Colossus - sort of.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/27/greece-colossus-rhodes-new-project

That circular Crusader fortress there is supposed to be built on the Colossus' base.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Grinning_Colossus on September 05, 2017, 07:41:17 PM
I think my choice is obvious. :D I just hope the Greeks properly earthquake-proof it this time.
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Monoriu on September 05, 2017, 08:01:30 PM
Probably Hanging Gardens. 

The pyramids already exist, so no point to waste the restoration effort on them. 

The lighthouse, statues etc are just big versions of what we already have.  A big lighthouse was probably a big deal in ancient times.  It would be unremarkable nowadays. 

The Hanging Gardens would be more interesting.  Maybe. 
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: 11B4V on September 05, 2017, 09:43:20 PM
The gardens
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Post by: jimmy olsen on September 05, 2017, 11:11:32 PM
The Eigth Wonder of the World

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Post by: Tonitrus on September 05, 2017, 11:15:02 PM
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Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 05, 2017, 11:35:34 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 05, 2017, 11:11:32 PM
The Eigth Wonder of the World

Venus in blue jeans?
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Post by: celedhring on September 06, 2017, 02:54:36 AM
The Colossus for sure. It's the most extravagant of them all (and I *demand* it to straddle the harbor), with the Statue of Zeus in second spot.

I loved the old sword and sandal flick when I was a kid (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbWOWLs1LXc) - Sergio Leone's first film as a director.
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Post by: Valmy on September 06, 2017, 08:40:18 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 05, 2017, 11:11:32 PM
The Eigth Wonder of the World

Not enough feathers on the T Rex :P
Title: Re: Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on September 06, 2017, 10:53:46 AM
I think I agree with Mono and would go for the Hanging Gardens.

In the main because we don't really know what they were like, so I'm intrigued to find out.
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Post by: Sophie Scholl on September 06, 2017, 01:58:18 PM
Gardens followed by Pyramids.  It would be interesting from a botany standpoint as well to see what they had in the gardens at that time and location historically.