The Great Pyramids of Giza are the only remaining wonder of the ancient world, built in 2700 BC. The other six, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Colossus of Rhodes, were destroyed.
The Great Pyramids of Giza Egypt, consisting of the pyramids of Khufu, Khafra and Menkaura, were built in 2700 BC and is the only remaining one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The seven wonders of the ancient world refer to the most prominent art and architecture as determined by ancient historians in the 2nd century BC The remaining six were all destroyed by nature or human force and include: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon in modern day Iraq , the statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece, the 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.
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The Colossus of Rhodes sculpture is thought to have been the inspiration for the Statue of Liberty in New York City.
From 2700 BC until the 19th century, the Great Pyramid of Cheops was the tallest man-made structure in the world at 19 feet (480 m).
There have been no official records of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which are said to be up to 75 feet (22.9 m) high, leading many historians to believe it never existed.
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