The
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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...
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.
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.
Take
Our Tour
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.
Bon voyage!
Book: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Lee Krystek,1998-2011. All Rights Reserved
