Time Traveller Tours , in association
with the Museum of Unnatural Mystery, invites you to embark
on the ultimate luxury vacation through space and time...
See the famous Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World: Walk through the lush Hanging Gardens of
Babylon. Climb the great Lighthouse at Alexandria. Stand
before the immense statue of Zeus at Olympia. Marvel at
the beauty of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus...
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The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists
of the marvelous structures in their world. Though we think
of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as a single list
today, there were actually a number of lists compiled by
different Greek writers. Antipater of Sidon, and Philon
of Byzantium, drew up two of the most well-known lists.
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Many of the lists agreed on six of the seven
items. The final place on some lists was awarded to the
Walls of the City of Babylon. On others, the Palace
of Cyrus, king of Persia took the seventh position.
Finally, toward the 6th century A.D., the final item became
the Lighthouse at Alexandria.
Since the it was Greeks who made the lists
it is not unusal that many of the items on them were examples
of Greek culture. The writers might have listed the Great
Wall of China if then had known about it, or Stonehenge
if they'd seen it, but these places were beyond the limits
of their world.
It is a surprise to most people to learn
that not all the Seven Wonders existed at the same time.
Even if you lived in ancient times you would have still
needed a time machine to see all seven. While the Great
Pyramid of Egypt was built centuries before the rest
and is still around today (it is the only "wonder" still
intact) most of the others only survived a few hundred years
or less. The Colossus of Rhodes stood only a little
more than half a century before an earthquake toppled it.
So pack your bags and start this impossible
tour through time and space. Some of the pages have 3D images,
so if you're not familiar with how to view them, click
here to visit our 3D page before you start. As you work
your way down the list, each item you visit will turn purple
to remind you that you've already been there.
As you visit each wonder look for the
icon. This will take you to the Time Traveller Tours
Post Office where you can sent electronic postcards
of any of the seven wonders to your friends.
You can also use our clickable map
page to make your journey. To return from one of the
pages to here, use your browsers BACK button.
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