Time Traveller Tours , in association
with the Museum of Unnatural Mystery, invites you to embark
on the ultimate luxury vacation through space and time...
See the famous Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World: Walk through the lush Hanging Gardens of
Babylon. Climb the great Lighthouse at Alexandria. Stand
before the immense statue of Zeus at Olympia. Marvel at
the beauty of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus...
Seven Days! Seven Nights! Seven Wonders!
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The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists of the marvelous
structures in their world. Though we think of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World as a single list today, there
were actually a number of lists compiled by different Greek
writers. Antipater of Sidon, and Philon of Byzantium, drew
up two of the most well-known lists.
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Many of the lists agreed on six of the seven items. The
final place on some lists was awarded to the Walls of
the City of Babylon. On others, the Palace of Cyrus,
king of Persia took the seventh position. Finally, toward
the 6th century A.D., the final item became the Lighthouse
at Alexandria.
Since the it was Greeks who made the lists it is not unusal
that many of the items on them were examples of Greek culture.
The writers might have listed the Great Wall of China
if then had known about it, or Stonehenge if they'd
seen it, but these places were beyond the limits of their
world.
It is a surprise to most people to learn that not all the
Seven Wonders existed at the same time. Even if you lived
in ancient times you would have still needed a time machine
to see all seven. While the Great Pyramid of Egypt
was built centuries before the rest and is still around
today (it is the only "wonder" still intact) most of the
others only survived a few hundred years or less. The Colossus
of Rhodes stood only a little more than half a century
before an earthquake toppled it.
So pack your bags and start this impossible tour through
time and space. Some of the pages have 3D images, so if
you're not familiar with how to view them, click
here to visit our 3D page before you start. As you work
your way down the list, each item you visit will turn purple
to remind you that you've already been there.
As you visit each wonder look for the
icon. This will take you to the Time Traveller Tours
Post Office where you can sent electronic postcards
of any of the seven wonders to your friends.
You can also use our clickable map page
to make your journey. To return from one of the pages to
here, use your browsers BACK button.
Book: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.