What are the Seven Wonders of the World?

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Since ancient times, people have put together many �seven wonders� lists. The content of these lists tends to vary, and none is definitive. The seven wonders that are most widely agreed upon as being in the original list are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

• === The Pyramids of Egypt are three pyramids at Giza, outside modern Cairo. The largest pyramid, built by Khufu (Cheops), a king of the fourth dynasty, had an original estimated height of 482 ft (now approximately 450 ft). The base has sides 755 ft long. It contains 2,300,000 blocks; the average weight of each is 2.5 tons. Estimated date of completion is 2680 B.C. Of all the Ancient Wonders, the pyramids alone survive. ===

• === The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 B.C. to please his queen, Amuhia. They are also associated with the mythical Assyrian queen, Semiramis. Archaeologists surmise that the gardens were laid out atop a vaulted building, with provisions for raising water. The terraces were said to rise from 75 to 300 ft. ===

• === The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia was made of gold and ivory by the Greek sculptor Phidias (5th century B.C.). Reputed to be 40 ft high, the statue has been lost without a trace, except for reproductions on coins. ===

• === The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus was begun about 350 B.C., in honor of a non-Hellenic goddess who later became identified with the Greek goddess of the same name. The temple, with Ionic columns 60 ft high, was destroyed by invading Goths in A.D. 262. ===

• === The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was erected by Queen Artemisia in memory of her husband, King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor, who died in 353 B.C. Some remains of the structure are in the British Museum. This shrine is the source of the modern word mausoleum. ===

• === The Colossus at Rhodes was a bronze statue of Helios (Apollo), about 105 ft high. The work of the sculptor Chares, who reputedly labored for 12 years before completing it in 280 B.C., it was destroyed during an earthquake in 224 B.C. ===

• === The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria was built by Sostratus of Cnidus during the 3rd century B.C. on the island of Pharos off the coast of Egypt. It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century. ===

Some lists include the Walls of Babylon in place of the second or seventh wonder.

Seven Wonders of the Modern World

The New 7 Wonders of the World have been announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.

• === Chichen Itza - Mexico ===
• === Christ the Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ===
• === Great Wall of China - China ===
• === Machu Picchu - Peru ===
• === Petra - Jordan ===
• === Roman Colosseum - Rome, Italy ===
• === Taj Mahal - India ===

7 wonders of the ancient world are : The Pyramid at Giza; The Colossus of Rhodes; The Lighthouse at Alexandria; The Temple of Zeus at Olympus; The Hanging Gardens of Babylon; The Temple of Delphi at Ephesus; The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.

Ancient Wonders of the World

'''The NINE Wonders of the Ancient/Modern World'''

• === The Great Pyramid of Giza - the oldest and only one of the Seven Wonders still standing. ===
• === The Hanging Gardens of Babylon ===
• === Phidias's statue of Zeus at Olympia ===
• === The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ===
• === The Mausoleum of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus ===
• === The Colossus of Rhodes ===
• === The Lighthouse of Alexandria - also called The Pharos of Alexandria ===
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Note that The walls of Babylon was also on the list, and is on some lists, instead of the Pharos/lighthouse of Alexandria.

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