Built by: Ancient egyptians
Modern Location: Egypt
still stands tall today with remarkable craftsmanship
"Hanging gardens of Babylon"
Built by: Babylonians
Modern Location: Iraq
destroyed after 1st century BC due to earthquakes
"Temple of Artemis at Ephesus"
Built by: Lydians, Greeks
Modern Location: Turkey
burned down by Herostratus in 356Bc
"Statue of Zeus at Olympia"
Built by: Greeks
Modern Location: Greece
dismantled, later was burned in fire
"Mausoleum at Halicarnassus"
Built by: Carians, Greeks
Modern Location: Turkey
destroyed by earthquakes in AD1494
"Colossus of Rhodes"
Built by: Greeks
Modern Location: Greece
destroyed by earthquakes in 226BC
"Lighthouse of Alexandria"
Built by: Ptolemaic Egypt, Greeks
Modern Location: Egypt
destroyed by earthquakes during AD1303-1480
I personally prefer the great pyramids of Giza. Whats yours?
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