El Capitan wins.

Notre Dame (2)
vs
The Forbidden City (15)

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

Maybe best of 5, re-voting IS allowed?

Forbidden City

I'm not voting, but just to clarify, I assume we're talking about the cathedral in Paris? :D

Aaah, rules not yet decided?

Best of 5 sounds good - think the re-voting restriction should stay

Alternative

as yours above

Do you want a best of 5 on that to decide?

Forbidden city - it's a whole culture not just a church

Forbidden City wins

This completes round 1:

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

All #1s made it through to the second round, but 2 #2s were dumped.

For round 2, it's best 3 out of 5: with revoting permitted. Repeat, you may vote for two questions in a row during this round.

(Five potential voters is a lot of voters to be ineligible, and there would surely be a lot of FOULs.)

The Pyramids (1)
vs
Hagia Sophia (9)

The Pyramids

The Pyramids

so, my potential vote may be impotent or foul....

Where's the goddamn viagrant lobbyiest
when ya need him to make some stuff come around agin?

Pyramids...clean sweep.

Didn't take long. Pyramids win!

Great Barrier Reef (12)
vs
Wailing Wall (13)

Both fresh off upsets, one of these kids is going up against the Pyramids next. Choose wisely! All may vote, no fouls!

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

The Reef, the wall will only stay in humans willpower.

The pyramids should take either one of them, but they will have trouble in the Elite Eight if they end up facing the Taj Mahal.

The Reef for me as well - let's hope we don't destroy it too soon....

I've been throught this thread a couple times.

All I can think of is, if it's still on landmarks, is the Space Needle which by the way looks better on a postcard.

I can't help but include McDonalds as a great american /and world landmark. It's got it's mark everywhere. :)



Not being a smart arse just a feebee of friends type of post :p

The Reef

Reef, definitely.

Great Barrier Reef wins

Mt Vesuvius (11)
vs
Taj Mahal (3)

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

Oh, man, I like 'em both ...

Taj

If the volcano were actively erupting right now, it would win, though.

Taj Mahal

very large array, Soccoro

We're not done with this one yet, lj.

I thought it was 2 out of 3

This round's best-of-5, repeat voting allowed.

For round two, it's 3 out of 5, and voting in consecutive matches is allowed.


Edit: You said that so much more efficiently than I did.

ummm...taj

That's 3 for Taj.
Let's see what's up next?

Millau Viaduct (10)
vs
Very Large Array, Socorro (15)
:)

I'd take the array over the ditch.
Not as pretty to look at but mind boggling.;)

What they look like:

If the mount is still up for grabs, i'll take it.

If its been moved on to Viaduct,
I vote Viaduct

Has to be Millau Viaduct for me - just awe-inspiring modern architecture...

Viaduct.

Millau Viaduct wins!

Stonehenge (1)
vs
Mesa Verde (9)

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

Stonehenge

Stonehenge

stoney

hengy..... for a half vote. :right:

screw you guys, I fill spunky

Mesa Verde

(the first mall)

The henge wins and looks dominant in the south division.

Buckingham Palace (5)
vs
Guggenheim Bilboa (13)

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

For entertainment you can't beat Buckingham Palace. :haha:

Buckingham Palace, because I can't get past the tawdry excess represented by something as ugly as the Guggenheim Bilboa.

im gonna give guggen a chance. its a modern marvel in construction (or so discovery channel tells me)

Buckingham Palace is boring and Guggenheim Bilbao reminds me far too much of Seattle's ugly-ass EMP building.

buckingham palace

Guggenheim Bilbao is interesting, even fascinating, as a piece of architecture, but Buck House just takes it for me because it has so much going for it in terms of English/British tradition and history.

Buckingham Palace

either one for me...

But I'll go bucky.... they got cool uniforms

The Palace wins, and will take on the Henge in the sweet 16, the two most powerful Brits. Only the tournament can produce such surprises.

We proceed,

St. Louis Arch (6)
vs
Empire State Building (3)

A good match.

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

I like the Arch and the tunnel underneath (although never did get to ride the elevator)

The Arch is more visually striking, because it's set off by itself, while the Empire State Building is in a forest of other tall buildings.

But still, it's the Empire State Building. A very impressive building, with lots of history.

I vote for the Empire State Building.

The arch is too slippery for Kong to climb, so I vote for the ESB.

ESB, I can see it from my window.

Empire State Building wins. And will take on the winner of the next match:

Sydney Opera House (7)
vs
Colosseum (2)

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

This one is hard. To choose one is to reject the other. I don't want to reject either one. Both have tremendous merits.

Opera House. It's more visually pleasing.

Colosseum.

Opera house - like to see the Italians have to slug it out (St. Peter's vs Great Wall next....)

wake up Pink Floyd and put em in the Colosseum

Coloseum. I can't beleive I missed round two entirely, and almost all of round three. Have a busy weekend and you miss alot around here.

Colosseum in a squeaker.

Great Wall of China (1)
vs
St. Peter's Basilica (9)

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

the great wall. it's just great

Something to be said for that. I saw Pink Floyd do the DarkSide tour concert (15 March 1974) in "The Spectrum".

Words fail me.