This is actually a great webpage detailing the ancient wonders of the world. I have shamelessly copied the relevant portion here for our collective knowledge improvement.
A gigantic stone structure near the ancient city of Memphis, serving as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu
The Great Pyramid of Giza
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A palace with legendary gardens built on the banks of the Euphrates river by King Nebuchadnezzar II
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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An enormous statue of the Greek father of gods, carved by the great sculptor Pheidias
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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A beautiful temple in Asia Minor erected in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
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A fascinating tomb constructed for King Maussollos, Persian satrap of Caria
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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A colossus of Helios the sun-god, erected by the Greeks near the harbor of a Mediterranean Island
The Colossus of Rhodes
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A lighthouse built by the Ptolemies on the island of Pharos off the coast of their capital city
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
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