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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 Great Pyramid of Giza serving as a tomb for the Egyptian [Pharaoh Khufu]? (present Egypt; estimated date of completion is 2680 BC)

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

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.


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