2.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon-A palace with legendary gardens built on the banks of the Euphrates river by King Nebuchadnezzar II.

3.The Statue of Zeus at Olympia-An enormous statue of the Greek father of gods, carved by the great sculptor Pheidias.

4.The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus- A beautiful temple in Asia Minor erected in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature.

5.The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus-A fascinating tomb constructed for King Maussollos, Persian satrap of Caria.

6.The Colossus of Rhodes-A colossus of Helios the sun-god, erected by the Greeks near the harbor of a Mediterranean Island.

7.The Lighthouse of Alexandria-A lighthouse built by the Ptolemies on the island of Pharos off the coast of their capital city.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Colossus of Rhodes

Of these wonders, the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven but it is said that destroyed by earthquakes. Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed by natural disasters. The Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were destroyed by fire, while the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Colossus, and Mausoleum of Maussollos were destroyed by earthquakes.

The New Seven Wonders of the World are Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ the Redeemer (statue), Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, Colosseum, Taj Mahal and Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate).

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Temple of Artemis at EphesusThe Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

The Colossus of Rhodes

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

1. The Pyramids of Giza

2. The Mausoleum of Maussollos

3. The Hanging Gradens of Babylon

4. The Colossus of Rhodes

5. The Alexandria Lighthouse

6. The Temple of Artemis

7. The Statue Of Zeus

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>A gigantic stone structure near the ancient city of Memphis, serving as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

>A palace with legendary gardens built on the banks of the Euphrates river by King Nebuchadnezzar II

3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

>An enormous statue of the Greek father of gods, carved by the great sculptor Pheidias

4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

>A beautiful temple in Asia Minor erected in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature

5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

>A fascinating tomb constructed for King Maussollos, Persian satrap of Caria

6. The Colossus of Rhodes

>A colossus of Helios the sun-god, erected by the Greeks near the harbor of a Mediterranean Island

7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria

>A lighthouse built by the Ptolemies on the island of Pharos off the coast of their capital city

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Temple of Artemis

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Mausoleum of Maussollos

Colossus of Rhodes

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Although most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them. The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was originally compiled around the second century BC. The first reference to the idea is found in History of Herodotus as long ago as the 5th century BC. Decades later, Greek historians wrote about the greatest monuments at the time. Callimachus of Cyrene (305BC-240BC), Chief Librarian of the Alexandria Mouseion, wrote “A Collection of Wonders around the World”. All we know about the collection is its title, for it was destroyed with the Alexandria Library.

The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the Middle Ages. The list comprised the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World, some of which barely survived to the Middle Ages. Others did not even co-exist. Among the oldest references to the canonical list are the engravings by the Dutch artist Maerten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), and Johann Fischer von Erlach’s History of Architecture.

Today, archaeological evidence reveals some of the mysteries that surrounded the history of the Wonders for centuries. For their builders, the Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. For us, they reflect the ability of humans to change the surrounding landscape by building massive yet beautiful structures, one of which stood the test of time to this very day.