Ancient Wonders of the World Images

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The Colossus Of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, straddles the harbor on the Greek island of Rhodes, circa 250 B.C. The statue, which stood 110 feet high, was a depiction of the sun god Helios.

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Celebrations to mark the reconstruction of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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The Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Cheops, in Egypt.

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The Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, with the Cheops pyramid in the background.

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The Sphinx and the Cheops pyramid at Giza, Egypt.

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Circa 100 B.C., Pharos at Alexandria, a large lighthouse built around 280 B.C. and destroyed in an earthquake in the 14th century.

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Celebrations to mark the reconstruction of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which were restored by Saddam Hussein.