Wonders of the World

The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years.

Antipater of Sidon (2nd c. BCE) was probably influenced by others before him, including Herodotus (5th century BCE), although it is uncertain whether the earlier Philo of Byzantium (3rd. c. BCE) actually compiled the prior list attributed to him. Other earlier and later lists are similar but not always identical. Antipater does not even list the Lighthouse (Pharos) at Alexandria but only six wonders:

"I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alphaeus, and the hanging gardens, and the Colossus of the Sun, and the huge labor of the high pyramids; but when I saw the House of Artemis that rose to the clouds, these other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, 'Lo, outside of Olympus, the sun has never looked on anything so grand.' " GREEK ANTHOLOGY 9.58


One of the likely reasons Antipater made his list of "Seven Wonders" (in Greek they are called THAUMATA, which is better translated "things to be seen" rather than "wonders") was that by his time travelers in the Hellenistic world could visit many if not most of the wonders, and Antipater could establish himself as sufficiently well-traveled to be considered an authority. It is not unlikely he saw the Great Pyramid of Giza since it was close to Alexandria, but not so probable that he really visited the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, so far away from the Mediterranean, partly because there is now a debate that this garden was not actually at Babylon but instead at Nineveh and possibly even long destroyed by his time. In actuality Antipater does not even say the Hanging Gardens were at Babylon, because he only mentions them in a separate clause after a brief description of the walls of Babylon.


A second possible reason he may have made this list was to emphasize the greatness of Greek civilization, since at least four or five of the wonders were Greek or on the periphery of the Greek world: the gold-ivory (chryselephantine) statue of Zeus at Olympia; the Temple of Artemis (often called the Artemision) at Ephesos; the Colossus of Rhodes; the Lighthouse (Pharos) at Alexandria; and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (designed, built and decorated by Greeks architects and artists).


A third possible reason - related to the second - for making the list was to positively compare new Greek wonders to the two other more ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian marvels in order to show the Greeks had equalled and possibly even surpassed previous cultures in engineering technology and appreciation of the monumental scale of such huge projects.


A fourth possible reason Antipater might have made his list was to emphasize the glory of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesos because he claims it was the most impressive of them all. Thus, this last possible reason actually has considerable textual likelihood since he himself makes this claim.


Of course, these are only ideas and not certainties. Some of this is discussed elsewhere in a book, TEN DISCOVERIES THAT REWROTE HISTORY (2007), pp. 45-62.

No, most of the original seven wonders don't exist anymore.

The only one of the original seven that still exists today are the Pyramids of Egypt. As to what man made construction can be seen from space, I can tell you that it's The Great Wall of China. And the brightest spot on earth as seen from space? Las Vegas. Actually that's a myth. The Great Wall of China is not visible from space (without a telescope/binoculars). If you've seen a photo of it from the ground, it should be obvious that it's far too thin to be visible from space. I've heard that since it was built, sand has piled up on one side of the wall, and this is visible from space. I've just looked on Google Maps. People have tagged 10 places where they say the Great Wall of China is, but I can't find anything that looks like the wall (or the sand on one side of the wall). It's been said that truly, the only man construction seen from space is the green houses concentration near Almeria, south eastern Spain, where they heavily grow vegetables in an intensive manner. You can check it out in google earth, and is nearly distinctable at a 800-1000 miles altitude. To locate, I suggest start at 150 miles heigth. And retract from there.

The Great Wall is undistictable at 10 miles height.

This is a subjective matter and can include many forms of natural wonder. There are animal migrations, fish swarms, simultaneous flowerings of plants and even some causes of disaster could be regarded as wonderous. Cloud formation and weather systems are an ever changing wonder to some. Among those things that would be regarded as a natural wonder by a good proportion of people would be; The Great Barrier Reef The Himalayas The Grand Canyon Niagara Falls The Aurora Borrealis

Rudyard Kipling described the Okavango Delta in Botswana as the eighth wonder of the world due to its extraordinary beauty and unique natural setting.

The answer is yes.Mammoth cave is one of the seven wonders of the world and it is located in Kentucky.

The Seven Wonders are as follows: Colossus of Rhodes

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

The Lighthouse at Alexandria

The Great Pyramids at Giza

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

I'm not for sure but I believe it's called "Niagara falls." Note: Not sure if I spelled "Niagara" right.

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are:

Great Pyramid of Giza (present day Egypt)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (present day Iraq)

Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Greece)

Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus (present day Turkey)

Colossus of Rhodes (Island of Rhodes)

Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt)

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Yes, it is. It is from the old country, Higania which does not exist anymore.

The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Pharos of Alexandria

The sixth wonder of the world was The Colossus of Rhodes, a gigantic statue that stood at the harbor of the island Rhodes

pyramids are added to seven wonders of the world because it was made beetween 2630bc to 2611 bc.means it was built nearly 4640 years ago.they are also very big in height.and at that time i doesn't think that it should be possible at that time.so the pyramids of Egypt are added to the seven wonders of the world.

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Paricutin volcano is the only natural wonder of the world in Mexico. Paricutin is located in Michoacán, Mexico and it's birth was witnessed by the human race which established it as a natural wonder.

It is the largest waterfall in Canada and it is pretty.

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Mancchu Picchu

It's more than 7 now!

Who shouldn't be wonders!

There should be only 7 wonders

1) Taj Mahal

2) The Great Wall of China

3) The Great Pyramids at Giza

4) The Eiffel Tower

5) Hanging Gardens of Babylon

6) Statue of Liberty

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All of the wonders of the world were not made by one person, however:

This link may help you - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World

It provides information about who made them and so on...

Some of the wonders of the world are natural and therefore no one made them.