7 Wonders of the Ancient World
| 7 Wonders of the Ancient World (Based on the list compiled by Antipater of Sidon) | |||
| Wonders | Construction Details | Date of Destruction and Causes | Modern Location |
2584-2561 BC by Egyptians Believed to have been built as the tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. | Still in existence | Giza Necropolis, Egypt | |
Around 600 BC by Babylonians Built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife Amytis of Media. | After 1st century BC by Earthquake | Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq | |
Reconstruction in c. 550 BC to c. 430 BC by Lydians, Persians, Greeks Dedicated to the Greek goddess, Artemis. | 356 BC (Arson by Herostratus) | near Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey | |
466-456 BC (Temple) Dedicated to the Greek God of sky and thunder, Zeus. | 5th-6th centuries AD by Fire | Olympia, Greece | |
| 353 - 350 BC A tomb built for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister. | Series of Earthquakes till 1402. Disassembled by Knights of St John of Malta to fortify city walls (1494) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
292-280 BC by Greeks Dedicated to the Greek God of the Sun, Helios. | 226 BC by Earthquake | Rhodes, Greece | |
c. 280 BC by Hellenistic Egypt, (Greeks) A tower built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt to guide sailors into the harbour at night time. | Between AD 1303-1480 by a series of Earthquakes | Alexandria, Egypt | |
7 Wonders of the Medieval World / 7 Wonders of the Middles Ages
| 7 Wonders of the Medieval World / 7 Wonders of the Middles Ages | |||
| Wonders | Current Location | Construction Details | Remark |
| 2nd to 4th century | This is a necropolis consisting of numerous Alexandrian tombs. Beside these, there are various archaeological objects and statues of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. | |
| 72 to 80 AD | An elliptical amphitheatre built during the Roman Empire. | |
| Built during the 5th century BC and united by First Emperior of China, Qin Shi Huang, between 220-206 BC. Major rebuilding during Ming Dynasty. | A series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China to protect Chinese Empire against intrusions from northern tribes. | ||
| 532 to 537 AD | 360 to 1453: Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople. (except 1204 and 1261: Roman Catholic cathedral). 1453 to 1931: Mosque 1935 to current: Museum | |
| 1173 to 1370 (3 stages across 197 years) | A bell tower of Cathedral built by the Republic of Pisa during the 12th century in a period of military sucess and prosperity. Due to mere 3 metre foundation, set in weak and unstable subsoil, the tower leaned and provided construction challenges during that period. From 1964 to 1990, stabilisation studies were done to investigate how to prevent the tower from toppling while maintaining its tilt. In May 2008, engineers succeed in stopping the tower from moving for the first time in history. | |
| Constructed during the 15th century | A pagoda constructed in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty, but was mostly destroyed in the 19th century during the course of the Taiping Rebellion. Since 2010, the reconstruction of the tower and temple grounds went underway and targeted to complete the first phase in 2014. | ||
| Believed to be erected around 2500 BC. (However, various studies indicate a wide range from 3000 BC to 2200 BC) | A prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. | |
Wonders of the Modern World
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