Ancient Wonders
This is the only one of the original Seven Wonders that is still standing today.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The New Seven Wonders had to be finished by this year.
What is 2000?
This natural disaster destroyed most of the Ancient Wonders.
What is an earthquake?
This Wonder had terraces with plants and was said to be built by a king in Babylon for his wife.
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
This ancient Inca city is found high in the mountains of South America.
What is Machu Picchu?
The stones from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus were used to build this famous castle nearby.
What is Bodrum Castle (or the Castle of St. Peter)?
This huge temple was built for a Greek goddess and was located in Turkey.
What is the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus?
This ancient city in Jordan is famous for buildings that were carved directly into the pink rock cliffs.
What is Petra?
This is the name for old things like tools and pottery found at a history site.
What are artifacts?
This massive statue was destroyed by an earthquake after it was only 56 years old.
What is the Colossus of Rhodes?
People from all over the world chose the New Wonders by doing this.
What is public voting?
Forces like wind, water, and waves slowly broke down this Wonder over hundreds of years.
What is the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
This big white marble building was a tomb for a regional governor in ancient Turkey.
What is the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus?
This big Roman building in Italy was used for gladiator fights and could hold 50,000 people.
What is the Colosseum?
The Hanging Gardens are still a mystery because no one knows this for sure.
What is the real location?