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Wonders of the World
Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled over the ages to catalogue the most spectacular man-made constructions and natural things in the world.
The SevenWonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable man-made creations of classical antiquity, and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includesworks located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty.[1] Many similar lists have been made,including lists for the Medieval World and the Modern World.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Main article: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only wonder of the ancientworld still in existenceThe Colosseum in RomeThe Great Wall of ChinaHagia SophiaTaj MahalGolden Gate BridgeChichen ItzaOld City of JerusalemThe Aurora Borealis or Northern LightsGrand CanyonThe GreatBarrier ReefThe London sewerage system's original Abbey Mills pumping stationMachu Picchu |
The historian Herodotus (484 BC–ca. 425 BC), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305–240 BC) at theMuseum of Alexandria, made early lists of Seven wonders but their writings have not survived, except as references. The seven wonders included:
* Great Pyramid of Giza
* Hanging Gardens ofBabylon
* Statue of Zeus at Olympia
* Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
* Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
* Colossus of Rhodes
* Lighthouse of Alexandria
The earliest lists had theIshtar Gate as the seventh wonder of the world instead of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
The Greek category was not Wonders but "thaumata"(Greek: Θαύματα), which translates closer to "miracles". Thelist that we know today was compiled in the Middle Ages—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. Today, the only ancient world wonder that still exists is the Great Pyramid of...