i would like to vote for the world famous tirupati temple of india
because of its enormous beauty and grandeur.

This is very cool -- had no idea this was going on at all. I'm a little bit (happily) surprised that the project is not US-centric or dominated by US "wonders" (though as a native New Yorker I'd be tempted to vote for the Statue of Liberty). But thankfully there's not a strong Eiffel Tower of Oldsmobiles vote or anything like that.

At least... not yet.

Eric Berlin
Dumpster Bust: Miracles from Mind Trash
http://dumpsterbust.blogspot.com

taj mahal is first

Kitten Navidad's chest should be on the
list.

I would vote for the famous Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, because of its beauty and one of the oldest in Tamilnadu and also in India.

It is having four artistic Gopuram and it is a historical place to worship

The Meenakshi Amman temple at Madurai has a marvalous architectural beauty. A group of four towers within such a narrow base is definitely deserve to be a world wonder. I vote it as the best world wonder.

i would vote for madurai meenakshi temple because of its architectural beauty.

I would vote for the famous Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, because of its beauty and one of the oldest in Tamilnadu and also in India

I would vote for the famous Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, because of its beauty and one of the oldest in Tamilnadu and also in India

i will definetly vote for madurai meenakshi temple.the architectural work is superb. there are so many idols of gods &godessess.there are 1000 pillars inside the temple.such a beautiful piece of work will not be found anywhere in the world.

I vote for Meenakshi Amman temple for its mystic, powerful energetic, the way of construction and other reson

we have tapped into fans of the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple - I assume it's not the Temple of Doom or anything

Nope - it's quite nice, actually. Maybe I'll do a post on it and get the entire fan-base.

rock on, A!

if they choose some other buildings or some other things as the 8 th wonder, they dont know how to judge it, but if they choose madurai meenakshi temple, they also may concidered as the 9 th wonder, so i have to vote for madurai meenakshi temple, there is lots to know about that temple, so please once visit it and enjoy its beauty, vote for madurai meenakshi temple
i already voted fot it. jai madurai meenakshi temple

I would like to vote for this temple because of its Beauty.

If you are looking for beauty vote for the Konak or Kajurao temples with their graphic depictions of the kama sutra;-)

That's Konark and Khajuraho

becouse of its wonderful archetect constructed in the ancient days itself,marvelous sculptures,thousand pillors in it and as it has great mythelogical power of amman.it strongly deserves to be a wonder.as it stands for symbol of ancient sclpture in india.

charming beauty of the temple's architecture,great power of mental peace found there as the sculpture on and in the temple represented india's sculpture-art even in ancient days occupied first place in world.It is a must for meenakshi amman temple in india be as wonders of world

becouse of its wonderful archetect constructed in the ancient days itself,marvelous sculptures,thousand pillors in it and as it has great mythelogical power of meenakshi amman,india .it strongly deserves to be a wonder.as it stands for symbol of ancient sclpture in india.

Thank you - your votes have been counted. Vote again and often

Thanks, Aaman. Didn't know about this. Very interesting voting method too...

i wish to vote for meenekshi amman temple particularly for its architecture and its marvelous carvings

The Pisa tower is on the list? It's a wonder it was built so poorly, is all...

Current rankings:

Great Wall of China, China: 10.95 %
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China: 8.47 %
Taj Mahal, India: 7.73 %
Colosseum, Rome, Italy: 6.96 %
Pyramids of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico: 6.29 %
Statues of Easter Island, Chile: 6.00 %
Tower of Pisa, Italy: 5.94 %
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 5.03 %
Machu Picchu, Peru: 3.87 %
Red Square and the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia: 3.39 %

The fans of the Meenakshi Amman temple, by voting at blogcritics, and not at the actual site, have pushed the temple up to #25 on the list.

The highest US entry is the Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA: 2.75 % (#15 on the list)


Voting by country:
China Mainland : 41.1144 %
India : 20.0528 %
Peru : 8.0432 %
Turkey : 6.0129 %
Mexico : 5.3983 %
United States : 2.9150 %
Germany : 1.7487 %
Hong Kong China : 1.2661 %
Yemen : 1.2481 %
Chile : 1.2207 %

I vote for the human imprints on the Moon as the most significant human achievement

Hmm..... this post seems to make a weekly resurrection;-)

i vote for meenackshi amman because pillor rock gopura.

I wish to vote for Meenakshi Amman Temple for its marvelous beauty and its wonderful sculptures which speaks about our ancient tamil sangam.

I LIKE TO VOTE FOR MEENAKSHI TEMPLE BECAUSE OF ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY AND SPIRITUALITY

I vote for Meenakshi amman temple as it is the great example of our culture, ancient architure and spirituality.

I vote for Madurai Meenakshi amman

My vote for meenakshi Amman Temple for its Beauty

My vote for meenakshi temple madurai , because of its beauty and ancient and its view

our meenakshi temple will definatly be the eighth wonder

How glorious some of these, visually, but have you considered the Mound Dwellers or the Big Bear Mounds which constitute wonders of the world not often spoken of but yet very important.

my vote definately for meenakshi temple because it is very older temple in india and it is a symbol of qualified architect ever seen in india.

I vote for meenakshi temple

I would vote for the London eye...I think it beats the Eiffel tower hands down...
Minerva

I VOTE FOR MEENAKSHI TEMPLE BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURES.THERE ARE THOUSAND PILLARS WHICH COULD BE VIEWED IN SAME ROW AT DIFFERENT ANGLE.

HAI HOW ARE YOU . I AM FINE. ARE YOU FINE. I LIKE MEENAKSHI TEMPLE, SELECT IT AS A EIGHTH WONDER.

I LIKE MEENAKSHI TEMPLE IN MADURAI BECAUSE OF ITS ARCHITECT,BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURES,THOUSAND PILLARS. IT STANDS FOR SYMBOL OF ANCIENT SCULPTURES.

i vote meenakshi mandir at madurai...!

I would like to vote for Madurai meenachi amman temple for it wonderful
Architect

I LIKE MEENAKSHI TEMPLE IN MADURAI BECAUSE OF ITS ARCHITECT,BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURES,THOUSAND PILLARS. IT STANDS FOR SYMBOL OF ANCIENT SCULPTURES OF HINDUSM.

Meenakshmi amman temple deserves to be the one of the 7 wonders of the world. I wonder why have not chosen this temple earlier. The Temple has such an architceture that makes everyone wonder about it.

MY VOTE FOR MEENAKSHI TEMPLE BECAUSE I LOVE ITS VIEW AND ITS ANCIENT,THE POWER OF LORD MEENAKSHI.

THANK YOU

my vote for meenakshi temple

i would like to vote for madurai meenakshi amman temple since it is oneof the oldest temple and a divine place.

we are happy to have your thoughts, but I assume everyone knows that that the votes are not being tabulated from here - you have to call the phone number linked in the post

I VOTE TO MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE BECAUSE THE SPIRITUALITY AND THE ARCHITECHTURE OF THE TEMPLE. NO SUCH ONE IS IN THIS WORLD. IT MUST BE ONE OF THE WONDER IN THE WORLD. BUT I AM NOT WILLING IT BE A TOURIST PLACE. IT ALWAYS BE A SPIRITUAL PLACE.

I VOTE TO MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE ( india )
indias best temple

purus

Well, I'm not from South India (though my grandmother was from Sri Lanka) but I have seen and admired the Meenakshi Temple too, and would like to cast my vote for it as well. It's truly a great wonder of the world, and it's a matter of pride that it happens to be Indian!

Dear Sir,

1.This Temple is located in centre of the city.

2.It is the ancient temple in India.

3.It describe ancient civilization& peoples culture.


K.Perumal

I would say the creation of the United States of America is the greatest wonder of ALL!!!

I change my vote, I now say "LIFE" because there is no scientific explanation on how we have it.

Chauvanistic, simplistic, and untraveled.

The parameters are, sweet AG, "You can vote for literally any human creation from the dawn of time to the present day."

Got that?

Try again.

Oh, so you are saying the God did indeed create life???

No, as you can see, I did not write that.

i would like to vote to madurai meenakshi amman temple

there are plenty of reasons to vote to madurai meenakshi amman temple. it is very beatiful as well as spectacular views. it was very old . but attractive. it is a very huge temple. a holy place for hindus

MADURAI MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE FOR ITS DRAVIDIAN CULTURE REFLECTION

I vote for MMT because it is unique and real.

I VOTE FOR MEENAKSHI TEMPLE AT MADURAI IN INDIA BECAUSE I LIKE THE GOLDEN LOTUS

My vote is to MEENAKSHIAMMAN TEMPLE.IT IS VERY ATTRACTIVE.IT IS OLD BUT GOLD.

People love the temples.

I understand.

- Temple

I VOTE FOR MEENAKSHITEMPLE BECAUSE, WORLD HISTORY THIRUVILAIYADAL

i vote for Mennakshi Amman Temple because of its ancient culture and beauty and mentioe the oldest and biggest holy temple in the world

I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE MADURAI MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE BECAUSE WE STILL FALLOW THE ANCIENT CULTURE BY USING DANCE , ART AND EDUCATION. ANCIENT WALLS LIKE MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE .

This is Temple crazy - give it up

I would Like to vote for "MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE"
B'CAUSE it is very most ANCIANT TEMPLE in this World.I like this Temple's TOWER,its really super,
no words to tell,simply super.

The seven ephemeral wonders of the modern world (at least in the sense that they have no sites or monuments):

1) The map of the human genome
2) 'Sidhartha' by Hermann Hesse
3) The internet, with AI on the way (here?)
4) 'The Downward Spiral' by NIN
5) freedom
6) buffalo wings
7) cleavage enhancing undergarments

That's a great list - here are some more:

1) The XBox 360
2) The Blackberry
3) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Damn, I forgot all about John Stewart!
One of the items on the list must go.
Should I give up freedom, or buffalo wings?
Hmmmmmmmm

i vote for this temple of meenakshi because its past,a glorious architect

the constructio by the king viswanatha nayakar cultural art it so olden age temple also. atleast you want give the seventh place it self

Finally! Someone speaks up for another temple! and not for first place. Pretty reasonable

I would include in the list the incredible tomb of Qin Hsi Huangdi in Xi'an, China, with its thousands of individualized life-size figures, altho it is trumped by the Great Wall, I guess. Don't know about all these temples, tho. One temple is pretty much like another, at base. I'm a little surprised nobody from that neck of the woods has nominated Harappa or Mohenjodaro; those guys had modern sewer & public works thousand of years before anyone else ever thought of them.

Let's see...my votes...

Great Wall
Machu Picchu
Easter Island
Taj Mahal
Chichen Itza
Mohenjodaro

My rationale is that these are more impressive given the technology available at the time. Mt. Rushmore is impressive, but despite its massiveness, there was considerable tech available to do it.

The snowman my daughter built last night is clearly a modern wonder of the world. It should remain intact through sometime tomorrow, so long as she keeps it in the shade of the porch.

It's small, which I think is a bonus.

Barring that, though, I vote for Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. Or is that Lamba Aaman Stark Temple? I get those two confused!

I would like to vote Madurai Meenachi Amman temple because all the four towers(kopurums)are the same in the height and sculpture work

I would like to vote the madurai meenachi amman temple because it is an ancient and a powerful temple

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because it is a glorious architect and a beutiful one too

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because the four towers of the temple are the same in every aspects

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because the ancient towers of the temple which was built centuries ago ,its simply superb till there is no words to describe it

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because IT IS VERY ATTRACTIVE IT IS OLD BUT GOLD.

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because it shows the great example of our culture, ancient architure and spirituality.

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because it deserves to be the one of the 7 wonders of the world.The Temple has such an architceture that makes everyone wonder about it.

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because it is very older temple in india and it is a symbol of qualified architect ever seen in india.

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because of its beauty and ancient and its view

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because of its Beauty.

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because it deserves to be the one of the 7 wonders of the world.The Temple has such an architceture that makes everyone wonder about it.

MY VOTE FOR MEENAKSHI TEMPLE BECAUSE I LOVE ITS VIEW AND ITS ANCIENT,THE POWER OF LORD MEENAKSHI.

i vote for Mennakshi Amman Temple because of its ancient culture and beauty and mentioe the oldest and biggest holy temple in the world

I wonder whether anyone's counting these votes here.

vote for Mennakshi Amman Temple because of its ancient culture and beauty and mentioe the oldest and biggest holy temple in the world

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because it is very older temple in india and it is a symbol of qualified architect ever seen in india.

I VOTE FOR MEENAKSHITEMPLE BECAUSE, WORLD HISTORY THIRUVILAIYADAL

I VOTE FOR MEENAKSHITEMPLE BECAUSE, WORLD HISTORY THIRUVILAIYADAL

I LIKE TO VOTE FOR MEENAKSHI TEMPLE BECAUSE OF ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY AND SPIRITUALITY

I would like to vote for the madurai meenachi amman temple because IT IS VERY ATTRACTIVE IT IS OLD BUT GOLD.

my vote for meenakshi temple

I vote for this post as one of the seven wonders of the modern world, due to its magical hypnotic powers which apparently cause people to cast their votes in the form of comments on this post, even though it has been clearly and repeatedly stated that such votes will not be counted toward any listing of the seven wonders of the modern world.

Oh, man! Now even I'm doing it!

I vote modern day liberalism and the sheep that vote for them wonder numero ono. Some comments made by Kerry, Dean and Pelosi recently are truly amazing.

[Anthony, welcome back. I just want to remind you of the BC policy about refraining from personal attacks or, and I quote, "terms offensive to groups when used in a pejorative manner". A strict reading of that would include your "sheep" remark. Please bear that in mind. Comments Editor]

I nominate Anthony Grande's boundless stupidity.

IT'S WONDERFUL TEMPLE IN INDIA

IT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE IN THE WORLD.

Its the one of the ancient temple we could found in world.The architecture is excellent ,you cant even imagine how the people could have build such a beautiful temple without any machinery help and only through thousands of thousands of peoples Man work.

Madurai Meenakshi Temple is great to know about all its cultral and traditional stories.

Madurai Meenakshi Temple is great to know about all its cultral and traditional stories.i vote for meenakshi temple.

I would like to vote for Madurai Meenakshi Temple because of its great archiecture and the beauty of the Temple.

Would you like to give us a detailed description of this temple among temples?

vote there my dear indians... or go to newsevenwonders.com

Petra, Jordan

Petra I can vote for - but careful - the fans of the Temple will descend on Petra if they hear of its beauty and tear it down brick by brick

If the U.S. is to be allowed even a single spot, it should be Mount Rushmore.

Updated shortlist up on blogcritics of the New 7 Wonders

i would like to vote for madurai meenakshi amman temple

#116, you didn't get the memo? Madurai temple did not make it - look at this article for the final list - only the Taj Mahal is in the list from India

Is there still time to cast my vote for MADURAI MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE?

D'oh - no - you can vote for the Taj - but not on blogcritics - go to www.n7w.com

I have the updated shortlist up on blogcritics if you like to see it

Don't these people know how to read??Its like living in the world of reruns.

this is
this is getting
like the vote
for American Idol.
same people
stuffing the box. larry



thi

one and only taj mahal

Does the fact that the Statue of Liberty originated in...France bug any of you Americans?

Golden Temple is the 7 wonders of the world and we have several reasons for it because on that place one GOD is live and he will handle him physically, mentally, financially etc and I will notice in our real life at the time of Gujrat earthquake, at the time of blasting WTO etc. and at present I am very much thankful to him and pray him that please save life of those people who don't know about our own bio-data, family, status etc.Please help him because they don't know about our past.

i vote for madurai meenachi amman temple because of its beauty

i vote for madurai meenachi amman temple because of its beauty

my vote goes to madurai meeenachi amman

my vote is for madurai menaksi amman temple

madurai menaksi amman temple will receive my vote

i would like to vote for the my house beacuse it is my house and will remain my house

Hi,
I will vote for Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple because of its beauty.

Hi,
I will vote for Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple

VOTE FOR PETRA!!!
Seriously, best one of all. If uve been there you would understand.

madurai meenakshi temple desrves to be the 8th wonder

i voted meenakshi temple because this historicaly famous temple and very beautiful.

Acropolis, Athens, Greece Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey Colosseum, Rome, Italy Great Wall, China Machu Picchu, Peru Taj Mahal, Indiaan Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Beautiful!!!

What no votes for Stevie?

voto por chichenitza par que va a ganar

VOTO PORQUE ES UNA DE LAS 7 MARAVILLAS DE MUNDO

Voto por Chichen Itza porque tiene una cosmovisión

I VOTE 4 MADURAI MENACHI AMMAN TEMPLE......