Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Date of construction
c. 280 BC
Builders
Greeks, Ptolemaic Egyptians
Date of destruction
AD 1303–1480
Colossus of Rhodes
Date of construction
292–280 BC
Builders
Greeks
Date of destruction
226 BC
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Date of construction
351 BC
Builders
Greeks, Persians, Carians
Date of destruction
12th–15th century AD
Great Pyramid of Giza
Date of construction
2584–2561 BC
Builders
Egyptians
Date of destruction
Still in existence, majority of façade gone
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Date of construction
c. 600 BC (evident)
Builders
Babylonians or Assyrians
Date of destruction
After 1st century AD
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Date of construction
c. 550 BC; and again at 323 BC
Builders
Greeks, Lydians
Date of destruction
356 BC (by Herostratus)
AD 262 (by the Goths)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Date of construction
466–456 BC (temple)
435 BC (statue)
Builders
Greeks
Date of destruction
5th–6th centuries AD