TRAVEL Seven Wonders of SA
Even if we cannot name them, we all know about the Seven Wonders of the World. It can get confusing, as the lists have changed throughout the years, birthing various Seven Wonders lists.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which never change, include the Colossus of Rhodes, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains, with the others destroyed during earthquakes or raging fires.
People have often asked who decided these are the seven most wondrous places on Earth, and the answer is simple: according to National Geographic, those of the Ancient World were chosen by Hellenic travellers who made careful notes of these structures in poems, artwork and travel guides as they passed through Persian, Babylonian and Egyptian lands.
Then there are the New Seven Wonders of the World - the Great Wall of China (Huairou District, China), the Chichén Itzá El Castillo (Yucatan, Mexico), The.
