<P> The Seven Wonders of the World or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a list of remarkable constructions of classical antiquity given by various authors in guidebooks or poems popular among ancient Hellenic tourists . Although the list, in its current form, did not stabilise until the Renaissance, the first such lists of seven wonders date from the 1st - 2nd century BC . The original list inspired innumerable versions through the ages, often listing seven entries . Of the original Seven Wonders, only one--the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the ancient wonders--remains relatively intact . The Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were all destroyed . The location and ultimate fate of the Hanging Gardens are unknown, and there is speculation that they may not have existed at all . </P> <P> The Greek conquest of much of the known western world in the 4th century BC gave Hellenistic travellers access to the civilizations of the Egyptians, Persians, and Babylonians . Impressed and captivated by the landmarks and marvels of the various lands, these travellers began to list what they saw to remember them . </P>

What were the seven ancient wonders of the world