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These royal tombs constructed c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE were built to honor three different pharaohs of ancient Egypt: Khufu, Khafre, & Menkaure.
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One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall of China was a defensive wall with construction starting as early as 700 BCE. The wall spans over 13,000 miles in length. Despite its size, the wall CANNOT be seen from space.
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (50 miles south of modern Baghdad in Iraq) were built during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). The location and existence of the gardens is disputed by scholars. Ancient historians Herodotus and Berossus describe the gardens in their writings.
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The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (present day Western Turkey) was built by Croesus, the king of Lydia, about 550 BCE. The temple was of immense size, double the size of the Parthenon. It was destroyed and rebuilt twice.
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The Statue of Zeus resided in the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, Greece was created by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias in the 430s BCE. The ivory and gold statue was over 40 feet tall.
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On of the New Wonders of the Word, the City of Petra in Jordan may have been constructed around 400 BCE. Petra is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system.
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The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was the tomb of Mausolus, ruler of Caria, in southwestern Asia Minor. It was built in his capital city, Halicarnassus, between about 353 and 351 BCE. The mausoleum was the last surviving of the six destroyed wonders of the ancient world, destroyed by earthquakes in the 12th-15th centuries.
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The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the sun god Helios in the ancient Greek city of Rhodes. The bronze statue built in 305 BCE was said to have been 105 feet tall (about the height of the Statue of Liberty).
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, also called the Pharos of Alexandria, was built around 280 BCE and stood over 350 feet tall. The only taller structures at the time were the pyramids.
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The Roman Colosseum is one of the New Wonders of the World. It was completed in the year 80 AD is largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world and could seat up to 80,000 spectators.
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Chichén Itzá is one of the New Wonders of the World. This is a pre-Colombian city built by the Mayan people in roughly 600 AD. The Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid and the most famous structure of Chichén Itzá.
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Machu Picchu is one of the New Wonders of the World. It is a 15th century Incan citadel located in southern Peru new Cusco. Machu Picchu is believed to have been constructed as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti.
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The Taj Mahal is one of the New Wonders of the World. Located in Uttar Pradesh, India, the Taj Mahal is an white marble mausoleum constructed in 1631 by the emperor, Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Maha.
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Christ the Redeemer is one of the New Wonders of the World. This statue was completed in 1931 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue is 98 feet tall with arms stretching 92 feet wide.
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