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the seven wonders of the world
Although most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them. The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was originally compiled around the second century BC. The first reference to the idea is found in History of Herodotus as long ago as the 5th century BC. Decades later, Greek historians wrote about the greatest monuments at the time. Callimachus of Cyrene (305BC-240BC), Chief Librarian of the Alexandria Mouseion, wrote "A Collection of Wonders around the World". All we know about the collection is its title, for it was destroyed with the Alexandria Library. The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the Middle Ages. The list comprised the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World, some of which barely survived to the Middle Ages. Others did not even co-exist. Among the oldest references to the canonical list are the engravings by the Dutch artist Maerten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), and Johann Fischer von Erlach's History of Architecture. Today, archaeological evidence reveals some of the mysteries that surrounded the history of the Wonders for centuries. For their builders, the Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. For us, they reflect the ability of humans to change the surrounding landscape by building massive yet beautiful structures, one of which stood the test of time to this very day. |
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- The Great Pyramid of Giza
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- The Colossus of Rhodes
- The Pharos of Alexandria
- Stonehenge
- The Colosseum
- The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
- The Great Wall of China
- The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
- The Hagia Sophia
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Mount Everest
- The Great Barrier Reef
- The Grand Canyon
- Victoria Falls
- The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
- Paricutin Volcano
- The Northern Lights
- Palau
- The Belize Barrier Reef
- The Galapagos Islands
- The Northern Red Sea
- Lake Baikal
- The Great Barrier Reef
- The Deep Sea Vents
- The Empire State Building
- The Itaipْ Dam
- The CN Tower
- The Panama Canal
- The Channel Tunnel
- The North Sea Protection Works
- The Golden Gate Bridge
- Angel Falls
- The Bay of Fundy
- Iguaçْ Falls
- Krakatoa Island
- Mount Fuji
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Niagara Falls
- The Clock Tower (Big Ben)
- Eiffel Tower
- The Gateway Arch
- The Aswan High Dam
- Hoover Dam
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- The Petronas Towers
- Abu Simbel Temple
- Angkor Wat
- Taj Mahal
- Mont Saint-Michel
- The Moai Statues
- The Parthenon
- The Shwedagon Pagoda
- The Aztec Temple
- The Banaue Rice Terraces
- The Borobudur Temple
- The Inca City
- The Statue of Liberty
- The Mayan Temples
- The Temple of the Inscriptions
- The Throne Hall of Persepolis
- Petra
- The Suez Canal
- The Sydney Opera House
- The Red Fort in India
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