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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

also known as Temple of Diana, was a temple dedicated to Artemis completed around 550 BC at Ephesus (in present-day Turkey) under the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire. Nothing remains of the original temple, which was considered one of the seven w
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2006/10/27 long: 27.3431034088 lat: 37.9416847229
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Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

The Mausoleum of Maussollos, the Persian satrap of Caria (351 BC, at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum), Turkey), was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Not precise, this bookmark placed at the ancient theater.
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2006/10/27 long: 27.4217033386 lat: 37.0401077271
img: http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/rs/7hanging.gif

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) and the walls of Babylon (present-day Iraq) were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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2006/10/27 long: 44.4200439453 lat: 32.5441360474
img: http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/gaddis/HST210/Oct21/Pharos%20Reconstruction.jpg

Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria



The seventh wonder of the world... It was built by Sostratus of Cnidus during the 3rd century B.C. on the island of Pharos off the coast of Egypt. It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century.
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2006/10/27 long: 29.8852157593 lat: 31.2134628296
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The Great pyramid of Giza

Khufu or Keops pyramid
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2006/10/27 long: 31.1338996887 lat: 29.9790992737
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Colossus of Rhodes

Ancient accounts (which differ to some degree) describe the structure as being built around several stone columns (or towers of blocks) forming the interior of the structure, which stood on a fifteen-meter-high (fifty-foot) white marble pedestal near the
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2006/10/27 long: 28.22722435 lat: 36.4462814331
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The third wonder of the world. The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia was made of gold and ivory by the Greek sculptor Phidias (5th century B.C.). Reputed to be 40 ft high, the statue has been lost without a trace, except for reproductions on coins.
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2006/10/27 long: 21.6499328613 lat: 38.0657958984
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