Believed to have been built as the tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Diodorus Siculus described multi-levelled gardens reaching 22 metres (75 feet) high, complete with machinery for circulating water. Large trees grew on the roof. Built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife Amytis of Media.
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis, it took 120 years to build. Herostratus burned it down to achieve lasting fame. Rebuilt by Alexander the Great only to be destroyed again by the Goths.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
| Occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple that was built to house it, and was 12 meters (40 feet) tall. |
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Stood approximately 45 meters (150 feet) tall, with each of the four sides adorned with sculptural reliefs. Origin of the word mausoleum, the tomb built for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire
Colossus of Rhodes
A giant statue of the Greek god Helios, god of the sun, c. 35 m (110 ft) tall.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Between 115 and 135 meters (380 – 440 ft) high, it was among the tallest structures on Earth for many centuries. The name of the island that it was built on, Pharos, eventually became the Latin word for lighthouse, pharos.
