The document lists and describes the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as identified by historians Herodotus and Callimachus. The wonders included the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Many of the wonders are now destroyed or in ruins, but the Great Pyramid is the only one that still stands largely intact.

2. Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World
 The historian Herodotus (484 – ca. 425
BCE), and the scholar Callimachus of
Cyrene (ca. 305 – 240 BCE) at the
Museum of Alexandria, made early lists
of seven wonders.

3. Great Pyramid Hanging Gardens
of Giza of Babylon
The oldest of the wonders May be purely legendary.
of the ancient world and
the only one still intact.

4. Statue of Zeus  Temple of Artemis at
Ephesus, an ancient
at Olympia Greek city.
 Mausoleum at
Halicarnassus or Tomb of
Mausolus, considered to
be an aesthetic triumph.
 Colossus of Rhodes, one
of the tallest statues of
the ancient world
Lost and destroyed during the 5th  Lighthouse of Alexandria,
century AD, and known only the tallest man-made
from ancient Greek
descriptions and coin structure for centuries.
representations.

6. The Great Wall of Machu Picchu
China
Found in China, it is It was the center of
the greatest man- culture in Peru,
made barrier of the
world. South America.

7. Statue of
Taj Mahal Liberty
Most beautiful tomb, not Found in New York, United
only in India, but in the States, this statue is the
whole world. best known symbol of
democracy in the world.

8. Stonehenge Colosseum
A pre-historic monument in An amphitheatre in the
England and one of the center of Rome, Italy, it
most famous sites in the was used for gladiatorial
world. contests and other
entertainment forms.

9. List of Works Cited
Katrak, Nancy. “Wonders of the World.”
Ppt presentation 3 Oct. 2009.
<www.slideshare.net>. Online. Google.
8 January 2013.
Wikepedia. “The Free Encyclopedia.” The
Wonders of the World. 9 January 2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of
_the_World>. 10 January 2013.

10. List of Works Cited
Katrak, Nancy. “Wonders of the World.”
Ppt presentation 3 Oct. 2009.
<www.slideshare.net>. Online. Google.
8 January 2013.
Wikepedia. “The Free Encyclopedia.” The
Wonders of the World. 9 January 2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of
_the_World>. 10 January 2013.