7 wonders of the ancient world

Explore the seven greatest structures that the ancient world was able to create, some of which are now lost to time and nature.

Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Week 4: History-Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, selected by Hellenic travelers and noted in poetry and other arts, tell the stories of human imagination and technical aptitude, and how civilizations left their marks on the world and cultu

There's the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, of course, but there's also the 7 Wonders of the Natural World and the New 7 Wonders of the World.

Visit the 7 Wonders/sites of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

The seven wonders of the world were marvels of the ancient world. Today, just one remains. Learn about these wonders and their modern-day equals.

Every schoolchild knows the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, but are they worth seeing. Unfortunately, the answer seems to be no.

. . .was a giant seated figure, about 41 ft tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The statue was lost and destroyed during the 5th century AD; details of its form are known only from ancient Greek descriptions and representations on coins.