Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is Remaining? The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the only remnant of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramids of Giza Egypt--comprised of the Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaura Pyramids--was built in 2700 B.C. and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is remaining. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World refer to the top art and architecture that was determined by ancient historians in the second century B.C. The remaining six have all been destroyed by nature or human force and include: Hanging Gardens of Babylon in modern Iraq, the statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece, Temple of Artemis in modern Turkey, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in modern Turkey, the bronze sculpture Colossus of Rhodes in Greece, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Greece.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:39:56 +0000
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