Seven Wonders of the World, works of art and architecture regarded by ancient Greek and Roman observers as the most extraordinary structures of antiquity.1) The Pyramids of Egypt, built at Giza during the 4th Dynasty (c. 2680-c. 2544 BC) are the oldest of the seven wonders and the only ones remaining relatively intact today.
(2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, perhaps built by King Nebuchadnezzar II about 600 BC, were a mountain-like series of planted terraces
(3) The 12-m Statue of Zeus (mid-5th century BC) by the Greek sculptor Phidias was the central feature of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
(4) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Greece (356 BC), which combined great size with elaborate ornamentation, was destroyed by the Goths in AD 262.
(5) The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (c. 353 BC) was a monumental marble tomb, decorated by the leading sculptor of the age, for King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor; only fragments remain.
(6) The Colossus of Rhodes was a 30-m bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected about 280 BC to guard the entrance to the harbour at Rhodes; it was destroyed about 55 years later.
(7) The Pharos of Alexandria (c. 280 BC), located on an island in the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt, was a famous ancient lighthouse standing more than 134 m tall; it was destroyed in the 14th century.
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(2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, perhaps built by King Nebuchadnezzar II about 600 BC, were a mountain-like series of planted terraces
(3) The 12-m Statue of Zeus (mid-5th century BC) by the Greek sculptor Phidias was the central feature of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
(4) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Greece (356 BC), which combined great size with elaborate ornamentation, was destroyed by the Goths in AD 262.
(5) The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (c. 353 BC) was a monumental marble tomb, decorated by the leading sculptor of the age, for King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor; only fragments remain.
(6) The Colossus of Rhodes was a 30-m bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected about 280 BC to guard the entrance to the harbour at Rhodes; it was destroyed about 55 years later.
(7) The Pharos of Alexandria (c. 280 BC), located on an island in the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt, was a famous ancient lighthouse standing more than 134 m tall; it was destroyed in the 14th century.
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ps. once, I visited one of them... http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
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