Wonders of the World
Dec 06, 2013 21:21
The classic seven wonders were:
- Great Pyramid of Giza
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Lighthouse of Alexandria
Great Pyramid of Giza 
Hanging Gardens of Babylon 
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 
The site of the Mausoleum lies in ruins today
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria
| Name | Date of construction | Builder | Date of destruction | Cause of destruction | Modern location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Pyramid of Giza | 2584–2561 BC | Egyptians | Still in existence | Giza Necropolis, Egypt | |
| Hanging Gardens of Babylon | c. 600 BC (evident) | Babylonians | After 1st century BC | Earthquakes | Hillah, Babylon Province, Iraq |
| Temple of Artemis at Ephesus | c. 550 BC; and again at 323 BC | Lydians, Greeks | 356 BC (by Herostratus) AD 262 (by the Goths) | Arson by Herostratus, plundering | Izmir Province, Turkey |
| Statue of Zeus at Olympia | 466–456 BC (Temple) 435 BC (Statue) | Greeks | 5th–6th centuries AD | Disassembled; later destroyed by fire | Olympia, Greece |
| Mausoleum at Halicarnassus | 351 BC | Carians, Greeks | by AD 1494 | Earthquakes | Bodrum, Turkey |
| Colossus of Rhodes | 292–280 BC | Greeks | 226 BC | 226 BC Rhodes earthquake | Rhodes, Greece |
| Lighthouse of Alexandria | c. 280 BC | Ptolemaic Egypt, Greeks | AD 1303–1480 | 1303 Crete earthquake | Alexandria, Egypt |
