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 The most beautiful man made object
Post your suggestion, and the reasons you think it is the most beautiful man made object. More than one post per person permitted at this stage. Collective nouns are permitted (ie. the Pyramids at Giza, New York, the Internet, etc)
We will debate in Stage 2, after we have enough objects to discuss. The vote in stage 3.
Steve
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Definition of beautiful
For the purposes of this thread, go with your own instincts on what you think is beautiful, and don't bother about other people's definitions.
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coopershawk
04-Jul-09, 21:03
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Madame Butterfly Aria - Un Bel Di
From the third act I think. Puccini.
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The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is really a rare beauty for this unusual bridge. The hanging cables (innovation for the 1930's), the beautiful red color, and the magnificent view of San Francisco and Alcatraz , makes the great engineering work as one of one the great modern wonders of the world.
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A violin
A simple construct, curvy body, long neck, beautiful to look at and to hear (in the right hands!)
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bored_ezra
06-Jul-09, 23:52
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Sydney Opera House
I think this icon of the 20th century is right up there. Its beautiful and interesting architecture
not only catches the eye but makes the mind process it and amplifies that feeling the closer and
more in depth the structure becomes...
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Stiletto Shoes
I'm beginning to think this is a much more difficult task than I had first imagined.
Beauty knows no pain, as they say , so here's a sexy stiletto from Sergio Rossi
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School of Athens
This great mural painting by Raphael, is an outstanding, majestic and overwhelmed work of art.
The greatest minds of Antiquity in one painting.
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The Ninth Symphony
The 9th Symphony of Beethoven is a work of a Genius !
A masterpiece !
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The pawn
Chess in itself is beautiful, but the pawn! Mmmmm, the pawn is the beauty of the chess board. The smallest, seemingly weakest piece- dictates the style of game; plays the unique en passant; makes the final metamorphasis into any other piece...
Beautiful in form and function
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cloop
31-Jul-09, 12:18
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Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings
Almost unbearably beautiful.
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Agreed
Heartbreaking material.
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Life
A newborn baby.
WOman made.
Most of it
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Babies
Cheers! Way to point out the intrinsic sexism of word 'man-made'!
I meant 'synthetic', 'artificial', 'deliberately constructed' and you know it! The stork brought my two anyways
Although... are we at the point yet where we could say we could make babies 'synthetically'? Like test-tube, cloning, tissue fabrication?
oooh... en.wikipedia.org
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School of Athens
Raphael's masterpiece is a beauty to see how he gathered the greatest minds of antiquity in a mural.
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the atomic bomb
www.leenks.com
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Beethoven's Ninth symphony
Beethoven's Opus work. A sublime and energetic of the Music at its best!
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The atomic bomb
Horrific, powerful, awesome, violent: everything that undisneyfied beauty should be
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Notre Dame
One of the greatest Cathedrals of all time .
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Der Ring des Nibelungen
Wagner's masterpiece of the four cycle opera.
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grege79
10-Aug-10, 13:46
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I have to agree with Cloop - Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings
It touches a chord.....
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hebrit
10-Aug-10, 16:19
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The monokini
Sometimes a great creation involves simply removing something.
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hebrit
10-Aug-10, 16:21
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Un bel di
Yes, cascadejames, that is a splendid aria. Almost makes me cry each time.
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David
Michelangelo famous and magnificent sculpture.
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hebrit
07-Sep-10, 06:12
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Barber : Adagio
I must try and listen to it again. I still can't understand why so many people like it.
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - Now that is a true masterpiece.
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The Met
The Metropolitan Opera of New York City.
No words to describe the feeling once you are there.
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Eiffel Tower
The epitome of Paris's Architecture !
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The Great Wall
The Great Wall of China....an amazing structure !
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Madame Butterfly
Puccini's Opera .
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The Divine Comedy
Dante's masterpiece !
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