Egypt
A slow week for trivia, but this little item raised a smile:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050911/asp/foreign/story_5224297.asp
- A Beacon's Rebirth
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Can Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, be rebuilt to shine as it did before? Nevine El-Aref poses the question Since its construction between 285 and 246...
- Call To Rebuild Lighthouse Of Alexandria
Egypt Daily Star News The tour guide mentioned in the above article is the same one who, in March, called for the return of mummies to their tombs (also reported in the Daily Star). A tour guide is calling for rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria,...
- More Re New 7 Wonders
http://www.timesnow.tv/To_wonderful_to_be_a_wonder/articleshow/1775063.cms"The new wonders of the world are being voted for in a global contest. But one of the top contenders, whom voters have placed at the top of the list, doesn’t care for the distinction...
- More On The New 7 Wonders
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6848For anyone who has managed to miss the New Seven Wonders, there's a short overview on the July Egypt Today website: "Once upon a time, a Greek travel journalist named Herodotus suggested the world’s...
- 7 Wonders - Old And New
http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=8545 An article about the New Seven Wonders of the world, the subject of the N7W Foundation, founded in the year 2000 by Swiss Bernard Weber. The old Seven Wonders included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue...
Egypt
Trivia: Life-size replicas for office buildings
A slow week for trivia, but this little item raised a smile:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050911/asp/foreign/story_5224297.asp
"The Gulf emirate of Dubai will build a city of life-size replicas of seven wonders of the world at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion to house offices, shops and flats, a developer said today. The Falcon City of Wonders is the latest of a host of ambitious construction projects in the booming trade hub, which is part of the United Arab Emirates. Three buildings will be modelled on structures that were part of the original list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Others will be replicas of more modern wonders — the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Great Wall of China, a statement said".
More on the same:
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?storyid=106520
- A Beacon's Rebirth
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Can Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, be rebuilt to shine as it did before? Nevine El-Aref poses the question Since its construction between 285 and 246...
- Call To Rebuild Lighthouse Of Alexandria
Egypt Daily Star News The tour guide mentioned in the above article is the same one who, in March, called for the return of mummies to their tombs (also reported in the Daily Star). A tour guide is calling for rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria,...
- More Re New 7 Wonders
http://www.timesnow.tv/To_wonderful_to_be_a_wonder/articleshow/1775063.cms"The new wonders of the world are being voted for in a global contest. But one of the top contenders, whom voters have placed at the top of the list, doesn’t care for the distinction...
- More On The New 7 Wonders
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6848For anyone who has managed to miss the New Seven Wonders, there's a short overview on the July Egypt Today website: "Once upon a time, a Greek travel journalist named Herodotus suggested the world’s...
- 7 Wonders - Old And New
http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=8545 An article about the New Seven Wonders of the world, the subject of the N7W Foundation, founded in the year 2000 by Swiss Bernard Weber. The old Seven Wonders included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue...