Ultimate World Landmark Tournament

HeidiHeidi

Yeah, despite having voted for the peak, I can't argue with Machu Picchu winning, really.

World famous, and on a lot, if not most, bucket lists.

(I still think the Skelligs deserve their place at the table though )

I haven't forgotten the list of nominations, I'll get to work on that in the next day or two.

A worthy winner.

Excellent stewardship as always, Macker.

Sleep overtook me last night!!

Great comp O, well run & a deserving winner.
Hopefully we can all get to visit our new finds in the near future

Omackeral

Here’s how the votes fell;

Schafberg Peak took a 4-0 lead via

Cosmo Kramer
ChannelNo5
JohnGreenFan
Purgative

Machu Picchu pegged it back to 4-3 via

cdeb
mustang shelly
bubblypop

Schafberg Peak then extended the lead to 6-3 via

What.Now
HeidiHeidi

Machu Picchu then levelled it up 6-6 via

Irish Aris
Citizenpain
JP Liz V1

Schafberg Peak jumped ahead 7-6 via

SineadSpears

Machu Picchu momentarily drew level 7-7 via

duffman13

Schafberg Peak again led 8-7 via

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Machu Picchu brought it to a stalemate at 8-8 via

Kolido

And then sawduck cast the decisive vote for the winner Machu Picchu.


Machu Picchu never actually led at all throughout the whole final until the death!

ozzy jr

Maybe put a post in here when you start next competition (if you do another), so we'll know it's about to start.

Omackeral

I will. There's also a thread on the top of the After Hours Forum that gets updated too. Don't worry, I'll keep everyone in the loop!

What would everyone like to see next?

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Omackeral wrote: »

I will. There's also a thread on the top of the After Hours Forum that gets updated too. Don't worry, I'll keep everyone in the loop!

What would everyone like to see next?

Cartoon Wars 3 : The Classic (Looney Tunes, Hannah Barbera, etc)

cdeb

The sports grounds sounds an obvious place to go.

I know many won't be interested of course. But for the others it'd give a nice mix of hi-tech stadia (Krasnodar), traditional grounds (Fulham) and scenic but tiny grounds (Henningsvaer).

Sounds an interesting mix provided the usual Premier League banter ****e can be kept off (and it didn't affect the club crest one I think)

What.Now

cdeb wrote: »

The sports grounds sounds an obvious place to go.

I know many won't be interested of course. But for the others it'd give a nice mix of hi-tech stadia (Krasnodar), traditional grounds (Fulham) and scenic but tiny grounds (Henningsvaer).

Sounds an interesting mix provided the usual Premier League banter ****e can be kept off (and it didn't affect the club crest one I think)

Could we include other sport grounds as well as soccer?

Omackeral

cdeb wrote: »

The sports grounds sounds an obvious place to go.

I know many won't be interested of course. But for the others it'd give a nice mix of hi-tech stadia (Krasnodar), traditional grounds (Fulham) and scenic but tiny grounds (Henningsvaer).

Sounds an interesting mix provided the usual Premier League banter ****e can be kept off (and it didn't affect the club crest one I think)

I think you mean ''banter''. That wouldn't be allowed to infect it! I think there's some great scope for this. Especially if we...

What.Now wrote: »

include other sport grounds as well as soccer

Omackeral

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Cartoon Wars 3 : The Classic (Looney Tunes, Hannah Barbera, etc)

Has Greatest Cartoon in general been done actually? Could be a shout. You'd fear the Simpsons would walk it but maybe not. It's a worthwhile project. I'll check the forum now.

Omackeral

Just checked and it seems the Best Cartoon ever hasn't been done within the confines of this forum so I reckon we've got a tournament in the making there. I'll add it to the list for definite.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Omackeral wrote: »

Has Greatest Cartoon in general been done actually? Could be a shout. You'd fear the Simpsons would walk it but maybe not. It's a worthwhile project. I'll check the forum now.

Don't think it has been done, that'd be a good one.

Not sure The Simpsons would walk it having been on so long and slipping quality over time.

Omackeral

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Don't think it has been done, that'd be a good one.

Not sure The Simpsons would walk it having been on so long and slipping quality over time.

Sounds like we should find out...

Tauriel

Omackeral wrote: »

Has Greatest Cartoon in general been done actually? Could be a shout. You'd fear the Simpsons would walk it but maybe not. It's a worthwhile project. I'll check the forum now.

I've never liked the Simpsons, so you'll have one person voting against it anyway.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

mustang shelly wrote: »

I've never liked the Simpsons, so you'll have one person voting against it anyway.

I can think of at least a hundred better cartoons myself... quality over quantity

cdeb

What.Now wrote: »

Could we include other sport grounds as well as soccer?

I don't see why not. These are partly about discovering new places, and expanding the range would help.

What about the original classics - chocolate, crisps, etc? Anything left from there? I think ice pops and biscuits were done too?

Also I still think there's scope for a rerun of this with current nominations excluded. At a later stage of course.

Kolido

Ultimate city, bound to be a few hidden gems in that.

HeidiHeidi

mustang shelly wrote: »

I've never liked the Simpsons, so you'll have one person voting against it anyway.

I've never even seen the Simpsons! I may possibly be the last person on the planet who hasn't.....


Cartoons or sports stadia hold no interest for me I'm afraid (well, sports stadia do in principle, but I don't know many)



Someone mentioned a natural landmark competition, I'd definitely be on for that - in about six months' time though! Similarly for the best city suggestion.

breezy1985

Great competition and well done on a huge feat once again

A fitting winner too and I feel the real final was Machu Picchu vs Giza

Omackeral

cdeb wrote: »

What about the original classics - chocolate, crisps, etc? Anything left from there? I think ice pops and biscuits were done too?

Also I still think there's scope for a rerun of this with current nominations excluded. At a later stage of course.

Ah they were done and done well. They had a different bite to them, excuse the pun. They were the originals for me running them. I’d be leaving them off personally

Omackeral

I have three or four on the list now anyway so that’ll keep us ticking over. Until then though check out Necro’s Best Song of the 2010’s running at the minute on this forum.

Citizenpain

Best town in Ireland , best city in world
Would need reasons though

Omackeral

Citizenpain wrote: »

Best town in Ireland , best city in world
Would need reasons though

Second person to say Best City in the World. Could be worth putting to the people....

HeidiHeidi

Right, I've done up the list of nominations, it'll follow in the next post - it's VERY long!



88 countries, out of 195 (according to a quick Google), so plenty of scope for a Highlights-of-Odd-Places-That-Nobody-Ever-Really-Goes-To competition!


217 actual nominations in all.


Not sure it'll be as interesting a list as the Irish one, really - but what the hell, couldn't resist doing it anyway!

HeidiHeidi

WORLD LANDMARKS (88 countries)

ALBANIA
The Blue Eye
ARGENTINA
Iguazu Falls
Perito Moreno Glacier **
AUSTRALIA
Bungle Bungle Mountain Range
Shark Bay
Sydney Opera House **
Horizontal Falls
Uluru
Sydney Harbour Bridge
AUSTRIA
Schafberg Peak **
Prater Park
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Halstatt Village
Swarovski Crystal Worlds
Schonbrunn Palace
AZERBAIJAN
Flaming Towers
BELARUS
Brest Hero Fortress * **
BELGIUM
Grand Place
Bruges Belfry and Markt Square
Atomium **
Mannekin Pis
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Stari Most, Mostar **
Kravice Waterfall
Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh Track
BULGARIA
Buzludzha Monument
BRAZIL
Christ the Redeemer
CAMBODIA
Bayon Temple
Angkor Wat **
Cheoung Ek Killing Fields
TaPhrom Temple
CANADA
Horseshoe Falls
Canadian Rockies and Banff National Park **
Whistler Village
CN Tower
CHILE
Easter Island Maoi
CHINA
Terracotta Army
Heaven’s Gate **
Happy Valley Racecourse (HK)
Forbidden City
Potala Palace (Tibet)
Sera Monastery (Tibet)
Great Wall of China
CROATIA
Dubrovnik Old Town **
Fort Lovrijenac
Plitvice Lakes
CYPRUS
Buyuk Han
Abandoned Ghosttown of Varosha **
CZECHIA
Charles Bridge
Prague Castle Complex
The Dancing House **
DENMARK
Kronborg Castle
Klaksvik (Faroe Islands)
Leitisvatn (Faroe Islands) **
Mulafossur (Faroe Islands)
Tivoli Gardens
Nyhavn
Kastellet
ECUADOR
Mitad del Muno
EGYPT
Pyramids of Giza **
Colossi of Memnon
The Sphinx
ESTONIA
Tallinn Old Town
ETHIOPIA
Steles of Axum
FIJI
Beachcomber Island
FINLAND
Hameelinna Silos
FRANCE
Palace of Versailles
Millau Viaduct
The Louvre *
Arc de Triomphe
Mont St. Michel * **
Notre Dame
La Sacre Coeur
Eiffel Tower
GERMANY
Brandenburg Gate
Neuschwanstein Castle **
Marienplatz
Berlin Wall
Christkindlmarkt Nuremberg
GREECE
Santorini **
Lindos
Old Town Rhodes
GUATEMALA
Colourful Graves
HUNGARY
Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Hungarian Parliament
Memento Park **
Széchenyi Baths
Fisherman’s Bastion
ICELAND
Dynjandi **
Isafjordur
INDIA
Taj Mahal **
Great Buddha
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
IRELAND
Dún Briste
Skellig Islands **
Fastnet Lighthouse
Coumshingaun Lough
ITALY
Colosseum
Lake Garda *
Canals of Venice
Roman Forum
Pantheon
Leaning Tower of Pisa * **
Catacombs of the Capuchins
Arena di Verona
JAPAN
Himeji Castle **
Mount Fuji
Kumano-Nachi Taisha
JORDAN
Petra
KOSOVO
Pristina National Library
LATVIA
House of the Black Heads
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
Riga Old Town **
Salapils Memorial
LIECHTENSTEIN
Steg Valley **
Gutenberg Castle
LITHUANIA
Trakai Island Castle
Hill of Crosses **
Gate of Dawn
LUXEMBOURG
Casemates du Bock
MALAYSIA
Petronas Towers**
Genting Highlands Theme Park
Dinner in the Sky Malaysia
MALTA
Mdina Old City **
St. John’s Cathedral
Blue Lagoon
Ta’Pinu
Blue Grotto
MEXICO
Chichen Itza
MONGOLIA
Hustai National Park
Ghengis Khan Statue **
MONTENEGRO
Kotor Bay
Our Lady of the Rocks **
Durmitor National Park
NEPAL
Mount Everest
NETHERLANDS
Muiderslot **
Kinderdijk Windmills
NEW ZEALAND
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Mount Ngauruhoe
Milford Sound **
NORTH MACEDONIA
Canyon Matka
NORWAY
Henningsvaer
Atlanti Ocean Road **
Geiranger Fjord
PERU
Machu Picchu
POLAND
Wielicka Salt Mine **
Tatra Mountains
The Crooked Forest
Kosciuszko Mound
Rynek Glowny Square
Wawel Castle
PORTUGAL
Pena Palace
ROMANIA
Bran Castle *
RUSSIA
Winter Palace
Lake Baikal
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
St. Basil’s Cathedral **
SAINT LUCIA
The Pitons
SAN MARINO
Monte Titano
SAUDI ARABIA
Great Mosque of Mecca
SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Sands
SLOVAKIA
Bratislava Castle
Bratislava UFO Observation Deck **
SLOVENIA
Postojna Caves
SPAIN
Ronda
Sagrada Familia **
Teide National Park
Guggenheim Museum
SOUTH AFRICA
Table Mountain
SWEDEN
Turning Torso
Oresund Bridge **
SWITZERLAND
Matterhorn **
Abbey Library of St. Gall
TANZANIA
Mount Kilimanjaro
THAILAND
Ko Pha-ngan Full Moon Party
Sanphet Prasat Palace
Sanctuary of Truth **
Great Buddha of Thailand
TURKEY
Blue Mosque
Ephesus **
Hagia Sophia
TURKMENISTAN
Wedding Palace
UKRAINE
Maidan Nezalezhnosti
Pripyat **
Lavra Complex
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The World Islands
Burj Al Arab
The Palm
Burj Khalifa **
Ferrari World
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
UNITED KINGDOM
London Eye
Edinburgh Castle
The Kelpies
Sir Walter Scott Monument
Stonehenge
Snowdonia
Tower Bridge * **
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Severn Bridge
Buckingham Palace
Sark Island
Big Ben *
Tobermory
Old Trafford
USA
Golden Gate Bridge *
Hollywood Sign
Times Square
Alcatraz
The White House
Freedom Tower and Ground Zero Memorial
Capitol Hill
Grand Canyon
Central Park
Grinnell Glacier Trail
Washington Mall
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty * **
Mount Rushmore
VATICAN CITY
St. Peter’s Square **
Vatican Museum
Vatican Gardens
VENEZUELA
Angel Falls
VIETNAM
Ha-Long Bay **
Golden Bridge of Ba Na Hills
Train Street
Dragon Bridge Da Nang
Ban Gioc Waterfall
ZAMBIA
Victoria Falls

ozzy jr

You gotta add sugarloaf mountain in Rio to the list, even the Copacabana beach could be considered too.

Great list!!

HeidiHeidi

bubblypop wrote: »

Great list!!

I do love a good list

Citizenpain

Great list . I would add one more for Bolivia . Uyuni Salt FlatS