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The 7 Wonders of the World

The 7 wondres of the world were named for first time in the second centhury BC.

Gran Pirámide de GizaThe Seven Wonders of the World were cited for the first time in the second century BC by Antipater of Sidon, in a poem praising these constructions. These buildings are the followings:
  1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
  2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  3. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
  4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
  5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
  6. Colossus of Rhodes
  7. Lighthouse of Alexandria
Nowadays, the only construction that remains up is The Great Pyramid of Giza, the others were distroyed by various factors, except the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, no evidence is found about their existence.

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