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    We have the 7 ancient wonders, now he have the new 7 wonders…

    But some of us are playing M2TW, so…

    What were the 7 Wonders of the medieval word?

    Let us say from 500 to 1500 AD.
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    Seven wonders of the medieval world:

    * Stonehenge
    * Colosseum
    * Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
    * Great Wall of China
    * Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
    * Hagia Sophia
    * Leaning Tower of Pisa


    And, this is the actual list.
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    And Machu Pichhu it was built in medieval times and its a wonder now so it surely deserves a place here.
    And Stonehenge isnt medieval its prehistoric i think its even older than the ancient ones

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    Quote Originally Posted by Annaeus View Post
    Seven wonders of the medieval world:

    * Stonehenge
    * Colosseum
    * Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
    * Great Wall of China
    * Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
    * Hagia Sophia
    * Leaning Tower of Pisa


    And, this is the actual list.
    The Stonehenge, Colosseum and Chinese wall were built... in the Middle Ages?

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    Haga Sophia
    Dome of the Rock
    Great Wall of China
    Angkor Wat
    Chichen Itza
    Machu Pichhu
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    Here are some candidates that can't be ignored, particularly if we're taking a Eurocentric focus (appropriate to M2TW):

    * Mont St. Michel - unworldly Romanesque architecture

    * Sainte-Chapelle - ultimate form of Gothic architecture

    * Krak des Chevaliers - peak of medieval military architecture

    * Brunelleschi's Dome - foundation for Renaissance architecture

    * Venice's Grand Canal - crossroads of commerce

    * The Book of Kells - the written word preserved as art

    * Becket's Tomb - the ultimate reliquary and pilgrim's aim

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    Quote Originally Posted by SirPaladin View Post
    The Stonehenge, Colosseum and Chinese wall were built... in the Middle Ages?
    How does it matter? A pie made in Scotland can't be eaten by a Japanese?


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    The OP was referring to the "Middle Ages" between 500 and 1500 AD. Besides, I don't get your analogy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SirPaladin View Post
    The OP was referring to the "Middle Ages" between 500 and 1500 AD. Besides, I don't get your analogy.
    I usually tend to follow specificity...

    Quote Originally Posted by OP
    What were the 7 Wonders of the medieval word?
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    Lincoln Cathedral
    Sistine Chapel

    That's what pops to mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vindex246 View Post
    Here are some candidates that can't be ignored, particularly if we're taking a Eurocentric focus (appropriate to M2TW):

    * Mont St. Michel - unworldly Romanesque architecture

    * Sainte-Chapelle - ultimate form of Gothic architecture

    * Krak des Chevaliers - peak of medieval military architecture

    * Brunelleschi's Dome - foundation for Renaissance architecture

    * Venice's Grand Canal - crossroads of commerce

    * The Book of Kells - the written word preserved as art

    * Becket's Tomb - the ultimate reliquary and pilgrim's aim
    Where is Hagia Sophia. This is sacrilege!!!!!! And this is anglocentric not eurocentric opinion. Please take look on some of byz manuscripts. They are much better than book of kells.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Manuel Komnenos View Post
    Where is Hagia Sophia. This is sacrilege!!!!!! And this is anglocentric not eurocentric opinion. Please take look on some of byz manuscripts. They are much better than book of kells.
    Define "better".

    Since the Middle Ages is a European term referring to a European period of history, it makes sense that this list should be "Eurocentric". Imposing a European period of history on China makes no sense and "Medieval Chinese" is as nonsensical as "Han Europe".

    My list:

    * Sainte-Chapelle
    * Krak des Chevaliers
    * The Lindesfarne Gospels
    * Chartres Cathedral
    * The Oseberg Ship
    * Les Tres Riches Heures de Duc de Berry
    * Cluny Abbey

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    ummm teh Taj Mahal was also made during medieval times ... late medieval though but i guess as its the eurocentric it doesn't get into it huh ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IndianPrince View Post
    ummm teh Taj Mahal was also made during medieval times ... late medieval though but i guess as its the eurocentric it doesn't get into it huh ?

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    Taj Mahal is a masterpiece, possibly the greatest building ever built, but although it is built in what Indians consider the Middle Ages, the time of Shah Jahan is considered well into the early modern times in the West. In Europe the period known as ''the Middle Ages'' tend to end around 1500, as the Taj Mahal was built in the latter 17th century, it does not apply.

    Because of this, I believe we should not make a global ''Wonders of the medieval word'' ranking, because it applies to different times in different areas. If we are going to make iot global, then ''Wonders of the time 500-1500 AD, would be better. To me ''Wonders of the medieval word'' means Europe and the near east 500-1500, to an Indian I presume it might mean something like south Asia 700-1700.
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    LOLZ ... Precisely ... cuz the "Medieval" dates aren't the same everywhere ... which is why the whole list is kinda confusing

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    - The Angkor Wat (though it's Southwest Asia)

    - The Arch of Tâgh-i Kasrâ (Irak)

    - El Castillo (Chichen-Itza)

    - Huaca del Sol (Peru)

    - Hagia Sophia (Turkey)

    - The Iron Pillar (India)

    - Notre Dame (France)

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    What about Strasbourg Cathedral ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThiudareiksGunthigg View Post
    Since the Middle Ages is a European term referring to a European period of history, it makes sense that this list should be "Eurocentric". Imposing a European period of history on China makes no sense and "Medieval Chinese" is as nonsensical as "Han Europe".
    Hagia Sophia is in european part of the former Byzantine Empire, and if I remeber correctly in european part of modern Istanbul. So it must be in first 7.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Manuel Komnenos View Post
    Hagia Sophia is in european part of the former Byzantine Empire, and if I remeber correctly in european part of modern Istanbul. So it must be in first 7.
    All true. But people counting things in China or the Americas as "medieval" is a pretty Eurocentric way of periodising history. Defining a period across the globe by what was happening in Europe is plain weird. It's like calling Chartres a "Song Dynasty cathedral". It really makes no sense.

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    Heres mine:

    1. Florence Duomo
    2. Notre Dame
    3. Leaning Tower of Pisa
    4. Krak des Chevaliers
    5. Mezquita
    6. Hagia Sophia
    7. Alhambra
    8. Poienari Castle
    9. Rhine Gorge Castles
    10. Westminster Abbey

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