Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were a list of remarkable monuments admired by Greek travellers and scholars in antiquity, mainly around the Mediterranean. They include the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the only wonder still standing today; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq); the Statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece; the Colossus of Rhodes, also Greece; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Asia Minor, modern Turkey); the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Asia Minor, modern Turkey, specifically Bodrum); and the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt. These wonders, created between roughly 2600 BCE and 280 BCE, reflected the architectural brilliance, artistic skill, and cultural pride of the ancient world, and their legacy continues to inspire awe even in their ruins or through historical accounts.