2/25/11

Seven Wonders Of the Ancient World or Seven Wonders of the World by the remarkable structures of classical antiquity by several authors in popular travel guides listed in the ancient Greek tourists, especially in the 1 and 2 Century BC. The most prominent of them, include the versions of Antipater of Sidon and Philon of Byzantium as observers identified from seven plants around the Mediterranean rim. Th original list has inspired countless versions over the centuries, often listing seven entries. Of the original seven wonders, only one of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the ancient wonders, remained relatively intact in the current day.

Here is the list of the Seven Wonders of the World:

1. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Sometimes called the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis.

3. Temple of Artemis or Temple of Diana. It was sited at Ephesus, and was completely rebuilt at least three times until its eventual destruction or decay.

4. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece.

5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus Bodrum, Turkey.

6. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios.

7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria or called Pharos of Alexandria.

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