What Were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

In ancient times, the Greeks and Romans were fond of making lists of structures man had built, structures so big or so unusual that any traveler visiting a particular country would have to see them. The following seven structures, or wonders, are what these ancient people considered the biggest or most unusual in their time. The Pyramids of Egypt are the oldest of the seven ancient wonders, 4,500 years old! Even though the Greeks and Romans thought these pyramids were foolish spending by Egyptian kings, they nevertheless marveled at their size and construction. The Pyramid of Cheops reached a height of 481 feet and contained more than 2 million stone blocks! The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in what is today the country of Iraq, were 75-foottall terraced gardens that from afar seemed to be floating in the air. They were built about 600 B.C. by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife, a mountain princess, so that in his desert country of Babylonia she wouldn't be lonesome for her woodland ...  more

"The Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) is a widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity. It was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. Later lists include those for the Medieval World and the Modern World." Here are the 7 wonders of the world during the middle ages: # Stonehenge # Colosseum # Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa # Great Wall of China # Porcelain Tower of Nanjing # Hagia Sophia # Leaning Tower of Pisa There are 7 wonders of the ancient world: Ancient World: # Great Pyramid of Giza # Hanging Gardens of Babylon # Temple of Artemis at Ephesus # Statue of Zeus at Olympia # Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus # Colossus of Rhodes # Lighthouse of Alexandria Click on the link to learn about the history of the 7 wonders: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.  more