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The '''Wonders of the Universe''' were some of the most amazing sights in the [[universe]]. There were said to be 7 ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Greatest Movie Never Made (comic story)|The Greatest Movie Never Made]]''), 700 (699 after the [[Great City of the Exxilons|Great City]] died), ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') 776, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]'') 800, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judas Gift (audio story)|The Judas Gift]]'') [[Seven Wonders of the Universe|seven]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Greatest Movie Never Made (comic story)|The Greatest Movie Never Made]]'') eight, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)|The Cornucopia Caper]]'') or even 7438 wonders. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'') It was claimed that the [[Charrl]] had created three hundred of the seven hundred wonders of the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'') The Wonders were chosen by the [[Galactic Wonders Commission]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'') | The '''Wonders of the Universe''' were some of the most amazing sights in the [[universe]]. There were said to be 7 ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Greatest Movie Never Made (comic story)|The Greatest Movie Never Made]]''), 700 (699 after the [[Great City of the Exxilons|Great City]] died), ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') 776, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]'') 800, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judas Gift (audio story)|The Judas Gift]]'') [[Seven Wonders of the Universe|seven]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Greatest Movie Never Made (comic story)|The Greatest Movie Never Made]]'') eight, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)|The Cornucopia Caper]]'') or even 7438 wonders. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'') It was claimed that the [[Charrl]] had created three hundred of the seven hundred wonders of the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'') The Wonders were chosen by the [[Galactic Wonders Commission]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'') | ||
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==Breakdown of wonders== | ==Breakdown of wonders== | ||
A large number of the known wonders of the universe were structurally-based wonders, notable for their large physical size ([[The Spire]] of [[Canopus IV]]) or size of information held ([[Library on Kar-Charrat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'') | ===Structural wonders=== | ||
A large number of the known wonders of the universe were structurally-based wonders, notable for their large physical size ([[The Spire]] of [[Canopus IV]]), great complexity and effect on their civilisation ([[Great City of the Exxilons]]) or size of information held ([[Library on Kar-Charrat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'') | |||
Much like the Library on Kar-Charrat, other notable wonders of the universe are information stores or notable museums, the [[Braxiatel Collection]] was noted a noted location for rare and unusual items for much of its existence, for [[human]]s the [[Museum and Archive of the Tellurian Stain]] was notable as it tracked humanity's expansion through the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'', ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'') | Much like the Library on Kar-Charrat, other notable wonders of the universe are information stores or notable museums, the [[Braxiatel Collection]] was noted a noted location for rare and unusual items for much of its existence, for [[human]]s the [[Museum and Archive of the Tellurian Stain]] was notable as it tracked humanity's expansion through the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'', ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'') | ||
A couple of the wonders had similarities to certain Earth-based structures such as the [[Martian Sphinx]] on [[Mars]] and the [[3999 Intergalactic Olympics]] [[Olympic Games|Stadium]] on [[Micawber's World]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical (novel)|Mission: Impractical]]'', ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'') | |||
Like [[Great City of the Exxilons]] the [[Jewelled City of Glude]] once had been a great wonder of the universe, but following intervention by an outside influence – [[Follyrood]] had the city destroyed for a media production. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Greatest Movie Never Made (comic story)|The Greatest Movie Never Made]]'') | |||
===Planetary wonders=== | ===Planetary wonders=== | ||
Several planetary wonders were noted as wonders of the universe. | |||
Terraforming of colonisation of planetary bodies sometimes qualified an object to be notworthy of wonder inclusion, the [[terraform]]ing of [[Jupiter]]'s moon [[Io]] in the [[40th century]] marking it out as a wonder of the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'') While [[Eknur 4]]'s tourist attracting landscape and its status as a colony marked it as wonder. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Superior Beings (novel)|Superior Beings]]'') | |||
[[Cotter Paluni's World]], discovered by [[Cotter Paluni]] had beautifully dangerous lightning skies, inducting it into a notable realm of a wonder of the universe, it unfortunately downed most ships visiting the planet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Skies (audio story)|Red Skies]]'') | |||
Much like the Jewelled City of Glude and the Great City of the Exxilons the [[Twelve Moons of Dhost]] were witnessed to be damaged, with two of its moons being destroyed by missiles ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Greatest Movie Never Made (comic story)|The Greatest Movie Never Made]]'') | |||
Some wonders such as [[Siralos]] defy conventional planetary categorisation, as a planet of pure psychic energy it was one of the more unique planetary objects in the universe, and was exploited by {{Ainley}} to attempt to capture the Doctor. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors (video game)|Destiny of the Doctors]]'') | |||
===Cultural wonders=== | ===Cultural wonders=== | ||
Earth culture was the centre of several cultural wonders of the universe. According to the [[Sixth Doctor]] viewing ''[[Star Wars]]'' on the big screen made it a wonder. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical (novel)|Mission: Impractical]]'') | |||
While in [[Hedgewick's World of Wonders]], a theme park influenced by Earth theme parks it held a [[chess]]-playing [[Cyberman]] as a noted wonder. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') | |||
When the [[Charrl]] inhabited Earth their civilisation claimed to three hundred creations, each noted as wonders of the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'') | |||
===Environmental wonders=== | ===Environmental wonders=== | ||
Some wonders of the universe had to be ''experienced''; walking mountains of [[Haskor]] or the [[Waters of Empathy]] on [[Paxis Majoritis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical (novel)|Mission: Impractical]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Empathy Games (audio story)|Empathy Games]]'') | |||
===Vehicular wonders=== | ===Vehicular wonders=== | ||
Due to its size the [[Ziggurat of Cornucopia]], which for a time was considered a structure where it lay above [[Cornucopia]] was revealed by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to be a spacecraft ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)|The Cornucopia Caper]]'') | |||
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