Wikipedia: Seven Wonders of the World

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The seven wonders of the world due to ancient classifications in chronological order are:

The seven wonders of the world (by ancient classification) are, in chronological order:

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* The Great Pyramid of Giza serving as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (present Egypt; estimated date of completion is 2680 BC)
* The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (and/or the walls of Babylon) both built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC (present Baghdad, Iraq)
* The Statue of Zeus at Olympia carved by the Greek sculptor Pheidias? (5th century BC, present Greece)
* The Temple of Artemis (350 BC, at Ephesus present Turkey)
* The Mausoleum of Maussollos the Persian satrap of Caria (350 BC, at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum), Turkey)
* The Colossus of Rhodes (280 BC, present Greece)
* The Lighthouse of Alexandria built by Sostratus of Cnidus (3rd century BC, present Egypt)

* The Great Pyramid of Giza serving as a tomb for the Egyptian [Pharaoh Khufu]? (present Egypt; estimated date of completion is 2680 BC)
* The [Hanging Gardens of Babylon]? (and/or the walls of Babylon) both built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC (present Iraq)
* The [Statue of Zeus at Olympia]? carved by the Greek sculptor Pheidias? (5th century BC, present Greece)
* The [Temple of Artemis]? (350 BC, at Ephesus (present Turkey)
* The [Mausoleum of Maussollos]? the Persian satrap of Caria (350 BC, at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum), Turkey)
* The [Colossus of Rhodes]? (280 BC, present Greece)
* The Lighthouse of Alexandria built by Sostratus of Cnidus (3rd century BC, present Egypt)

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So, two each of the wonders were within the territories of today’s Egypt, Greece and Turkey and one in Iraq. The only surviving wonder is the initially built one, the pyramid. The wonder with the shortest life span was the Colossus of Rhodes, which could keep its erect posture for only 56 years before being broken down by an earthquake.

So, two each of the wonders were within the territories of today's Egypt, Greece and Turkey and one in Iraq. The only surviving wonder is the initially built one, the pyramid. The wonder with the shortest life span was the Colossus of Rhodes, which could keep its erect posture for only 56 years before being broken down by an earthquake.

The seven wonders of the world (by ancient classification) are, in chronological order:

The Great Pyramid of Giza serving as a tomb for the Egyptian [Pharaoh Khufu]? (present Egypt; estimated date of completion is 2680 BC)
The [Hanging Gardens of Babylon]? (and/or the walls of Babylon) both built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC (present Iraq)
The [Statue of Zeus at Olympia]? carved by the Greek sculptor Pheidias? (5th century BC, present Greece)
The [Temple of Artemis]? (350 BC, at Ephesus (present Turkey)
The [Mausoleum of Maussollos]? the Persian satrap of Caria (350 BC, at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum), Turkey)
The [Colossus of Rhodes]? (280 BC, present Greece)
The Lighthouse of Alexandria built by Sostratus of Cnidus (3rd century BC, present Egypt)