| LC control no. | sh 85120421 |
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| LC classification | N5333 |
| Topical heading | Seven Wonders of the World |
| Variant(s) | Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World World, Seven Wonders of the |
| See also | Curiosities and wonders |
| Found in | Jordan, P. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 2014: pp. 3-4 (Pyramids of Egypt; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria) Britannica online, Dec. 21, 2018: Seven Wonders of the World (Seven Wonders of the World; alternate title: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; preeminent architectural and sculptural achievements of the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East, as listed by various observers. The best known are those of the 2nd-century-bce writer Antipater of Sidon and of a later but unknown observer of the 2nd century bce who claimed to be the mathematician Philon of Byzantium. Included on the list in its eventual form were the following: Pyramids of Giza; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Pharos of Alexandria. Some early lists included the Walls of Babylon or the Palace of King Cyrus of Persia in place of one of the sites noted above) |
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