The
Seven Wonders of the World (or the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) refers to remarkable constructions of
classical antiquity listed by various authors in guidebooks popular among the ancient
Hellenic tourists, particularly in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. The most prominent of these, the versions by
Antipater of Sidon and an observer identified as
Philo of Byzantium, comprise seven works located around the eastern Mediterranean rim. 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.