The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: an Overview

The seven ancient wonders of the world were; The Great Pyramid at Giza, The Hanging Gardens at Babylon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The Colossus at Rhodes and The Lighthouse at Alexandria.

These seven ancient wonders of the world were known in Greek as Themata or ‘things to be seen’ which is now referred to as ‘must-see’ sites. These sites were written about in antiquity by many writers, although only one of these 7 wonders still remains.

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The Seven Wonders https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Seven_Wonders/
Reconstructions of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/88/reconstructions-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancien/
A Collection: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/52/a-collection-7-wonders-of-the-ancient-world/

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
1:11 Pyramids of Giza
1:45 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3:07 Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4:01 Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5:24 Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
6:24 The Colossus at Rhodes
7:06 Lighthouse at Alexandria

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