Great pyramid of Giza
Hanging gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Now, those are the seven wonders of the ancient world. There are currently "elections" of sorts to find the seven new wonders of the world. You can vote here:
http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Listed in order of their construction, the seven wonders are:
Wonder Date Builder Destroyed Cause
Great Pyramid of Giza 2550 BC Egyptians still standing N/A
Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BC Babylonians after 1st century BC earthquake
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 550 BC Lydians, Persians, Greeks 356 BC fire
Statue of Zeus at Olympia 435 BC Greeks 5th-6th centuries AD fire
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus 351 BC Persians, Greeks by 1494 AD earthquake
Colossus of Rhodes 292-280 BC Hellenistic Greece 224 BC earthquake
Lighthouse of Alexandria 3rd century BC Hellenistic Egypt 1303-1480 AD earthquake
There is a World Vote going on to name a new 7.
2006-12-22 08:25:04
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Currently the only one of the original seven wonders of the world still around are the pyramids in Egypt. I know one of the others were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. They are re-doing the list though, and you can help pick what the next seven wonders will be.
2006-12-22 08:30:45
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There are also 7 wonders of the Natural world:
Grand Canyon (United States)
Paricutin Volcano (Mexico)
Harbor at Rio de Janiero (Brazil)
Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
Mt. Everest (Nepal)
Northern Lights (various)
2006-12-22 09:37:21
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How do women drive and put on makeup at the same time?
2006-12-22 09:01:19
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