Third Cellar Field of 64: World Landmarks - Page 10

wolf · 04-05-2006, 01:56 AM

Phew. And here I thought I was going to have to present a case for The Empire State Building, a triumph of early 20th Century engineering and innovation, versus nothing surrounded by a few things with some attractive statuary plonked in the middle.

Thank you, Cyclefrance.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 08:45 AM

They plonk over there?

OK, Empire State wins

Sydney Opera House (7)
vs
Guggenheim Nyc (10)

glatt · 04-05-2006, 08:51 AM

Opera House

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 08:53 AM

I think more people would recognize the opera house, even in abstract, than the Guggenheim Nyc.
The Guggenheim is, I've seen a picture of that, it's a famous building, what is it?

glatt · 04-05-2006, 08:54 AM

My thinking exactly. Plus, the opera house looks cooler.

Cyclefrance · 04-05-2006, 08:59 AM

Opera House has become as synonimous with Sydney as the Harbour Bridge, whereas Guggenheim NY is not such a landmark - hey, where are all the Ozzies when we need them....

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 09:05 AM

At the Opera House.

Elspode · 04-05-2006, 11:21 AM

Opera House...we *do* still need the second vote for this, right?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 11:27 AM

Oh sorry, I should have made it clear I was voting for the Opera House and not just extolling it's coolness.

Undertoad · 04-05-2006, 11:28 AM

Sydney Opera House wins.

Colosseum (2)
vs
The Las Vegas Strip (15)

A stunning "very new vs very old" matchup.

http://cellar.org/fieldof64/64.php?field=landmarks

barefoot serpent · 04-05-2006, 11:31 AM

Collosseum - a classic of architecture. They'll eventually build a half-scale one in LV, anyway (assuming they havn't already).

wolf · 04-05-2006, 11:32 AM

Colosseum.

In it's day it WAS the Las Vegas Strip, and probably did it a lot better.

Edited for surplus "l" removal.

Cyclefrance · 04-05-2006, 11:43 AM

Can't wait for the next one....

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 11:51 AM

Nag, nag, nag. :p

Great Wall of China (1)
vs
The Chunnel (16)

Cyclefrance · 04-05-2006, 12:16 PM

Now how do I make the Chunnel more exciting than the Great Wall of China...?

04-05-2006, 01:56 AM	#136
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Phew. And here I thought I was going to have to present a case for The Empire State Building, a triumph of early 20th Century engineering and innovation, versus nothing surrounded by a few things with some attractive statuary plonked in the middle. Thank you, Cyclefrance. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-05-2006, 08:45 AM	#137
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They plonk over there? OK, Empire State wins Sydney Opera House (7) vs Guggenheim Nyc (10) __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-05-2006, 08:53 AM	#139
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think more people would recognize the opera house, even in abstract, than the Guggenheim Nyc. The Guggenheim is, I've seen a picture of that, it's a famous building, what is it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-05-2006, 08:59 AM	#141
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Opera House has become as synonimous with Sydney as the Harbour Bridge, whereas Guggenheim NY is not such a landmark - hey, where are all the Ozzies when we need them.... __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

04-05-2006, 09:05 AM	#142
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	At the Opera House. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-05-2006, 08:51 AM	#138
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Opera House

04-05-2006, 08:54 AM	#140
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My thinking exactly. Plus, the opera house looks cooler.

04-05-2006, 11:21 AM	#143
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Opera House...we do still need the second vote for this, right? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-05-2006, 11:27 AM	#144
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh sorry, I should have made it clear I was voting for the Opera House and not just extolling it's coolness. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-05-2006, 11:28 AM	#145
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Sydney Opera House wins. Colosseum (2) vs The Las Vegas Strip (15) A stunning "very new vs very old" matchup. http://cellar.org/fieldof64/64.php?field=landmarks

04-05-2006, 11:31 AM	#146
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Collosseum - a classic of architecture. They'll eventually build a half-scale one in LV, anyway (assuming they havn't already).

04-05-2006, 11:32 AM	#147
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Colosseum. In it's day it WAS the Las Vegas Strip, and probably did it a lot better. Edited for surplus "l" removal. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 04-05-2006 at 01:57 PM.

04-05-2006, 11:43 AM	#148
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Can't wait for the next one.... __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

04-05-2006, 11:51 AM	#149
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nag, nag, nag. :p Great Wall of China (1) vs The Chunnel (16) __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-05-2006, 12:16 PM	#150
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Now how do I make the Chunnel more exciting than the Great Wall of China...? __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

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