Third Cellar Field of 64: World Landmarks - Page 10

wolf · 04-05-2006, 12:56 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, 07:45 AM

They plonk over there?

OK, Empire State wins

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

glatt · 04-05-2006, 07:51 AM

Opera House

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 07:53 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, 07:54 AM

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

Cyclefrance · 04-05-2006, 07:59 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, 08:05 AM

At the Opera House.

Elspode · 04-05-2006, 10:21 AM

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

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 10:27 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, 10:28 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, 10:31 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, 10:32 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, 10:43 AM

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

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 10:51 AM

Nag, nag, nag. :p

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

Cyclefrance · 04-05-2006, 11:16 AM

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

04-05-2006, 12:56 AM	#136
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,548	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, 07:45 AM	#137
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 41,807	They plonk over there? OK, Empire State wins Sydney Opera House (7) vs Guggenheim Nyc (10) __________________ Everything is interesting... look closer.

04-05-2006, 07:53 AM	#139
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 41,807	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? __________________ Everything is interesting... look closer.

04-05-2006, 07:59 AM	#141
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,854	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, 08:05 AM	#142
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 41,807	At the Opera House. __________________ Everything is interesting... look closer.

04-05-2006, 07:51 AM	#138
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,820	Opera House

04-05-2006, 07:54 AM	#140
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,820	My thinking exactly. Plus, the opera house looks cooler.

04-05-2006, 10:21 AM	#143
Elspode Serve ice cold, add salt to taste Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,433	Opera House...we do still need the second vote for this, right? __________________ Peas and Logic, Patrick "He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." Douglas Adams

04-05-2006, 10:27 AM	#144
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 41,807	Oh sorry, I should have made it clear I was voting for the Opera House and not just extolling it's coolness. __________________ Everything is interesting... look closer.

04-05-2006, 10:28 AM	#145
Undertoad Employable Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Valley Forge Natl Park Posts: 24,262	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, 10:31 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, 10:32 AM	#147
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,548	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 12:57 PM.

04-05-2006, 10:43 AM	#148
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,854	Can't wait for the next one.... __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

04-05-2006, 10:51 AM	#149
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 41,807	Nag, nag, nag. :p Great Wall of China (1) vs The Chunnel (16) __________________ Everything is interesting... look closer.

04-05-2006, 11:16 AM	#150
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,854	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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