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Ultimate World Landmark Tournament

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    #212
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Omackeral wrote: »
    First thing to note is that only the Faroe Islands got voted for here, nothing from Denmark proper. Secondly, it's our first deadlock of the competition... Tiebreaker time!

    Ah feck, I think that's one of the first I didn't give a proper reason for!


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    #213
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,444 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Klaksvik (Faroe Islands)


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    #214
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Ok so let's dissect the leading entries and score them.
    Necro wrote: »
    Woah, they are impressive.

    Might be the photo, but I think I'll vote for

    Klaksvik (Faroe Islands)


    Just think it's incredible looking

    1-0 Klaksvik
    bubblypop wrote: »
    Just wow!
    Faroe islands, I had no idea.....

    My vote goes to Klaksvik, because it has natural beauty alongside the man made world

    2-0 Klaksvik
    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Never heard of any of these, but going solely on the photos provided, Leitisvatn gets my vote..... looks incredible! Mind you, so do most of them....

    We very nearly sailed to the Faroes a few years ago - and I'm regretting even more now that we never got it together.

    2-1 Klaksvik
    SineadSpears wrote: »
    Klaksvik- because I like how busy the village is amongst the mountains. Nice combination of nature & convenience there ha

    3-1 Klaksvik
    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Klaksvik (Faroe Islands)

    No reason. No point awarded.

    3-1 Klaksvik
    Irish Aris wrote: »
    Leitisvatn.

    I like how it is adjacent to the sea but at a higher level.

    3-2 Klaksvik
    Purgative wrote: »
    Leitisvatn (Faroe Islands) beautiful and unusual with that lake so close to the sea.

    3-3
    Kolido wrote: »
    Leitisvatn for me.

    Dont know any of these but this one stood out most. Like an elevated lake looks amazing.

    4-3 Leitsvatn


    Leitsvatn advances and will represent Denmark


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    #215
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Ecuador has an automatic qualifier which we will see in Round 1


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    #216
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    We go old school next folks. Should be an interesting one as we dive into Africa


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    #217
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Pyramids of Giza

    33-GettyImages-154260931-216706f.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413

    Colossi of Memnon

    colossi-of-memnon-facts,-colossi-of-memnon-history.jpg

    The Sphinx

    article-migration-image-Great-Sphinx-of-Egypt_0-768x432.jpg


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    #218
    cdeb
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    I think it has to be the pyramids here, doesn't it?

    Absolutely iconic.


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    #219
    Necro
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,547 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Gonna have to go for the big momma here

    Pyramids of Giza

    Something on my bucket list to go and see.


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    #220
    alchemist33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    The pyramids, for their icon-ness as well as the engineering feat


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    #221
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Sphinx for me..... they all look amazing, but that's just extra amazing.


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    #222
    [Deleted User]
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    Pyramids of Giza

    Iconic


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    #223
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,444 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Pyramids of Giza

    First thing you would think of if someone mentioned Ancient Egypt


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    #224
    Kolido
    Registered Users Posts: 13,366 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    As landmarks go, the pyramids and Egypt go hand in hand, though I do like that sphinx.

    Voting for the pyramids, they deserve a shot for Egypt


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    #225
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    Collosi of Memnon - I'm going with this one because of the foliage & if I got lost, I might have a small chance of survival over the other two places!


    (Kinda expected a bit more from Egypt if I'm honest)


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    #226
    Purgative
    Registered Users Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Yep Pyramids, iconic though the Colossi intrigues me.


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    #227
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,245 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    SineadSpears wrote: »
    (Kinda expected a bit more from Egypt if I'm honest)
    Probably Abu Simbel deserved a nomination - especially given the whole thing was moved 200 yards back from the Nile to avoid being flooded by the Aswan Dam.


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    #228
    Sawduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Pyramids of Giza


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    #229
    Cosmo Kramer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Cosmo Kramer


    I'll go for the pyramids - they're marginally further away from the Pizza Hut than the Sphinx is

    https://youtu.be/ofissTmcsDU/


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    #230
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    The Pyramids of Giza advance and will represent Egypt


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    #231
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Estonia has an automatic qualifier which we will see in Round 1


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    #232
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Fiji has an automatic qualifier which we will see in Round 1


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    #233
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Our first nation requiring a preliminary bout is coming next. You don't wanna miss this one.


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    #234
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Palace of Versailles

    01.jpg


    Millau Viaduct

    ImageForArticle_8133_15825542609953967.png

    The Louvre

    louvre.jpg

    Arc de Triumphe

    338420-larc-de-triomphe-une-vue-imprenable-aux-pieds-des-champs-elysees.jpg


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    #235
    Necro
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,547 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    I'm torn between the Louvre and it's unique design and Millau Viaduct for sheer epicness.

    Epicness wins - some construction in that, voting Millau Viaduct


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    #236
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 38,463 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Arc de Triumphe

    Some amazing choices there for the French pick


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    #237
    alchemist33
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    Toughie. I'll go for the Louvre. You wouldn't think a glass pyramid would work with all that history, but it does


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    #238
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,245 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    I'll go for Versailles. So many rooms of varied splendour.


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    #239
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    Its a toss between the better known Louvre, & Milau Viaduct for me.


    I think I'm gonna choose the bridge.
    I wouldn't want to go over it in a million years, but it looks like a really cool piece of engineering & I appreciate that so it gets my vote here


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    #240
    Purgative
    Registered Users Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Arc de Triumphe The detail carved into the stone looks even better irl.


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    #241
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    The viaduct.... it's like 7 x Mary McAleese bridges, and look how well that did all on its own! :D

    Plus, it looks amazing!

    I'm fairness, I could easily vote for any of them.


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