I. The Death Star
As seen in: Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (2005 and Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977) (was rebuilt during Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1983))
Purpose: The Death Star was built by the Empire to destroy entire planets at the mere push of a button.
Current Status: Destroyed by the Rebel Alliance.
Notes: The Death Star was described as being the size of "a small moon." It was an impressive sight and held a majority of the Empire's army. The great battle station had a multitude of rooms for army use, prisoner storage, council meetings, and many other purposes. It also was equipped with enough power in its main gun to destroy entire planetary systems.
II. The Glass Tower
As seen in: The Towering Inferno (1974)
Purpose: Designed for owner James Duncan.
Current Status: Abandoned after being partially destroyed by fire.
Notes: At 138 stories, The Glass Tower was the tallest building in the world. This distinction was shortly lived, however, as a fire consumes much of the building during its grand opening. After the blaze is finally extinguished, it is said the building should be left as is to "be a symbol for everything wrong with society." The building was one of the finest in the world with great architects working to make it a beautiful, illustrious building.
III. Metropolis
As seen in: Metropolis (1927)
Purpose: City founded and built by Jon Fredersen; upper class lives in the luxurious skyscrapers while workers toil below the city
Current Status: Still in tact after being partially destroyed by flooding.
Notes: Metropolis is a mega-city, one of the largest and most scientifically advanced cities ever built. However, class separations have left the citizens of the city in constant feud with each other. It wasn't until the son of the leader of the city went down into the depths of the city that peace among the citizens could be found.
IV. Seahaven Island
As seen in: The Truman Show (1998)
Purpose: Designed to be an artificial world for Truman Burbank for the television reality show The Truman Show.
Current Status: Still in tact, but abandoned after Truman learned of its real use and escaped.
Notes: The Seahaven Dome is by far the largest television set ever created. It was, effectively, a fully-functioning city, with enough actors to completely populate Truman's life. It also had a plethora of microscopic video cameras to capture literally every aspect of his life.
V. Titanic
As seen in: Titanic (1943), Titanic (1953), A Night to Remember (1958), Titanic (1997)
Purpose: Built to be the largest and most luxurious cruise ship of its time.
Current Status: Sunk after striking an iceberg.
Notes: The Titanic has been re-imagined through many different films and is the only 7 Wonders to be based on a real-life structure. As in real-life, in all film adaptations, it is depicted as being a grandiose, beautiful, and luxurious vessel. However, the ship's design and legends were its ultimate downfall. Hundreds of lives were lost when it sank.
VI: Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory
As seen in: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Purpose: Willy Wonka built this factory to make the world's tastiest candy
Current Status: Still in tact, though presumably under new management
Notes: Willy Wonka built his factory specifically to design and make candy in the most specific and unique ways. Included in the factory are things like chocolate rivers, shrink rays, flotation rooms, geese who lay chocolate eggs, and an elevator that goes anywhere in the world that the traveler wishes to go. During the events of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka gave the factory to Charlie Buckett.
VII. Xanadu Estate
As seen in: Citizen Kane (1941)
Current Status: Unfinished and presumably abandoned after the death of Charles Kane
Notes: Xanadu was initially to be the grandest palace ever built by and for a single person. It included countless relics and statues from around the world, a private zoo, and lagoons. However, Kane never fully finished the palace and after his death, all the artifacts were either sold or destroyed, presumably leaving the rest abandoned.
