5. Date of Construction - 2584-2561 BC Builders - Egyptians Notable Features - Believed to have been built as the tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. Location - Giza Necropolis, Egypt The Giza Necropolis stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments is located some 8 km (5 mi) inland into the desert from the old town of Giza on the Nile, some 25 km (15 mi) southwest of Cairo city centre. One of the monuments, the Great Pyramid of Giza, is the only remaining monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Giza Valley Plateau consists of 11 Pyramids, 4 Valley Temples, 3 Mortuary Temples, 3 Procession ways, and the Great Sphinx.

11. It was carved by the famed Classical sculptor Phidias (5th century BC) circa 435 BC in Olympia, Greece. It was 40 feet (12 meters) tall.

17. Wonder Date of constructions Builder Notable features Date of destruction Cause of destruction Location Temple of Artemis 550 BC Lydians, Persians, Greeks Dedicated to Artemis it took 120 years to build. 356 BC Arcson By Herostratus Selcuk Izmir Province, Turkey Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 351 BC Carians, Persians, Greeks 45 meters (150 feet) tall, AD 1494 destroyed by flood. Bodrum, Turkey Colossus Of Rhodes 292-280 BC Greeks 35 m (110 ft) tall for Helios 226 BC Earthquake Rhodes, Greece Lighthouse of Alexandria 280 BC Greeks among the tallest structures on Earth. 1303-1480 A.D. Earthquake Alexandria, Egypt