THE SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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They are not just wonders by name, they are wonders at sight. They are amazing and you cannnot help but wonder how they really came to being. These ancient wonders of the world are strange, amazing structures of archaic details associated with past authors, great persons and they are dated as far back as the 1st century B.C. The seven ancient wonders of the world are: The Great Pyramid of Giza, The Colossus of Rhodes, The Lighthouse of Alexandria, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The Temple of Artemis, The Statue of Zeus, and The Hanging Gardens. Only The Great Pyramid of Giza remains available for seeing as the rest have been destroyed long ago; The Hanging Gardens seem never to be known as its location and what became of it remains unknown. The Great Pyramid of Giza (Modern Location- Giza Necropolis, Egypt)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Modern Location- Hillah or Nineveh, Iraq)
The Temple of Artemis (Modern Location- Near Selçuk, Turkey)
The Statue of Zeus (Modern Location- Olympia, Greece)
Colossus of Rhodes (Modern Location- Rhodes, Greece) Lighthouse of Alexandria (Modern Location- Alexandria, Egypt)
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Modern Location- Bodrum, Turkey)
It is really good to know and be aware of these great wonders. Source: Wikipedia

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