Seven wonders of the ancient world

Seven wonders of the ancient world

Seven ancient wonders of the world

Below are the seven wonders of the ancient world:

1. The Pyramids of Khufu

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of      the Ancient World, is the only one whose location has not been definitively established. The                Hanging Gardens were a distinctive feature of ancient Babylon. They were a great source of pride      to the people.

3. The Temple of Artem is at Ephesus

The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus

4. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 13 m (43 ft) tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there.

5. The Mausolus at Halicarnassus

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II of Caria


6. The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes /roʊdz/ was a statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.

7. The Pharos (Lighthouse) at Alexandria

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria, was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC which was between 393 and 450 ft tall