You might have heard of the seven ancient wonders of the world, some of the planet’s most magnificent creations chosen and compiled into a list by Hellenic travellers passing through lands thousands of years ago.
The list, created as early as the fifth century BC, venerated landmarks like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in ancient Iraq, the domineering bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios known as the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, a magnificent navigational beacon for voyagers in ancient Egypt.
