The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were monumental structures built across the Mediterranean and Middle East between 2500 BC and 280 BC that were noted for their immense size, advanced engineering, and artistic merit. They included the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Turkey, the Colossus of Rhodes in Greece, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt.

1. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

2. A gigantic stone structure near the ancient city of Memphis, serving as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu

3. A palace with legendary gardens built on the banks of the Euphrates river by King Nebuchadnezzar II...

4. An enormous statue of the Greek father of gods, carved by the great sculptor Pheidias...

5. A beautiful temple in Asia Minor erected in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature...

6. A fascinating tomb constructed for King Maussollos, Persian satrap of Caria...

7. A colossus of Helios the sun-god, erected by the Greeks near the harbor of a Mediterranean Island...

8. A lighthouse built by the Ptolemies on the island of Pharos off the coast of their capital city...