Individually the seven wonders of the ancient world can be regarded as astounding architectural achievements or marvels of human imagination and engineering but together they form an ancient travel guide there to challenge the limitations of the time and literally reach for the skies. It was based on guidebooks popular among hellenic sightseers and only includes works located. Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World Wikipedia The statue of zeus at olympia greece. What are the wonders of the ancient world . It was badly damaged by three earthquakes between ad 956 and 1323 it then became an abandoned ruin and by ad 1480 after further damage by earthquakes it was gone. One of the seven wonders of the ancient world it was the tallest man made structure after the pyramids of giza and its light could be seen 35 miles out to sea. Although the list in its current form did not stabilise until the renaissance the first such lists of seven wonders date from the 2nd 1st century bc. The gre...