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Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the world. Photo by Juan Digital. want to see it.

World's Largest Hanging Flower Basket - Urban Gardens

Egyptian Pyramids of Giza - the most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built. The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence.

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Aurora borealis - It's high on the list of things to see

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BC on the site where it was erected in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The Temple of Artemis, also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a goddess Greeks identified as Artemis and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was located in Ephesus, and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction in 401. Only foundations and sculptural fragments of the latest of the temples at the site remain.

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Temple of Artemis which is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Today in Ephesus, Kusadasi, Turkey

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See a moonbow, Victoria Falls, Africa. ~One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders, and note that the 'i' is silent) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River.

Victoria Falls Lunar Rainbow Moon or White Rainbow

The Seven Wonders of the World: -Statue of Zues at Olympia -Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus -Hanging Gardens of Babylon -Great Pyramid of Giza -Temple of Artemis at Ephesus -Colossus of Rhodes -Lighthouse of Alexandria

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The Colossus of Rhodes by Ferdinand Knab

The Colossus of Rhodes from a series of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Great Barrier Reef located near Australia is one of the seven wonders of the natural world, and pulling away from it, and viewing it from a greater distance, you can understand why. It is larger than the Great Wall of China and the only living thing on earth visible from space.

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC. It was sanctioned by the Persian queen Artemisia for her husband, Mausolus of Caria, and was completed three years after his death. The tomb was built atop a hill overlooking the city, was approximately 148 feet high and enclosed by a courtyard, at the centre of which stood a stone platform where the tomb sat. The most impressive features of the tomb were the numerous life-size statues and decorations – lions, people…

Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world

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No matter what name is given to her - the mothergoddess is a part of prehistory. The world of Artemis (right) was one of glory - her temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. She represents a long continuum of goddesses who pass through time.

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Stonehenge - Wilshire, England - Seven Wonders of the Medieval World

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