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1. The Great Pyramids of Egypt, including the

Sphinx

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, sometimes

including the Walls of Babylon and the Palace, in

what is now Iraq

3. The Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus, in
what is now Turkey

4. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece
5. The Colossus of Rhodes in the Harbor at

Rhodes, an island belonging to Greece
6. The Great Lighthouse (Pharos) in Alexandria,

Egypt

7. The Temple of Artemis (also called the Temple

of Diana) at Ephesus, at the time part of Greece,

now in Turkey

The Great Pyramids of Egypt are the sole

remaining wonder.

Just as tourists in ancient times traveled to see

these wonders, modern tourists travel to see

such natural wonders as the Grand Canyon,

Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone, Niagara

Falls, the oceans, the Great Lakes, and human -

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