Seven Wonders of the World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (often called simply, the Seven Wonders of the World) is a list of man-made structures built during the classical era. Scholars believe that ancient historians began compiling the list in the second century B.C. The final list of the Seven Wonders that we currently reference was defined in the Middle Ages.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Great Pyramid at Giza Cairo, Egypt

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          Noted for being the only surviving member of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid is the largest of the 3 py...
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon Al-Hillah, Iraq

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          The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are said to have been built by Nebuchadnezzar II, a ruler of Babylon, around 600 B.C. Though histo...

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Selcuk, Turkey

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          Completed around 550 B.C. to honor the Greek goddess of hunting and nature, the Temple of Artemis was built during the Achaemenid...
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia Olympia, Greece

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          This enormous statue honoring the god Zeus was built at the Temple of Zeus in Olympia around 450 B.C. Designed by the Greek sculp...

Tomb of Maussollos at Halicarnassus Southwestern Turkey

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          The tomb built to hold the remains of the Persian king Mausollos and his wife, Artemisia, was designed by the Greek architects Sa...

Colossus at Rhodes Rhodes, Greece

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          The Colossus of Rhodes was actually an enormous, looming 100-foot tall statue of the Greek god Helios, built on the island of Rho...
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Lighthouse of Alexandria Pharos Island, Alexandria, Egypt

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          Scholars estimate the Lighthouse of Alexandria measured between 383 and 450 feet high and was built in the third century B.C. to ...
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