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New Seven Wonders of the World
From ancient wonders to modern masterpieces, delve into the captivating stories behind the New Seven Wonders of the World.
If the idea of a luxury bolthole in the sun-soaked Mediterranean sets your pulse racing, look no further than these three exclusive resorts ...
They have included a road bridge across the English Channel linking Dover and Calais, a 200ft carving of Winston Churchill's ...
The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E.
The ancestor of all “best-of” lists was the Hellenistic accounting of monumental must-sees. Only one remains in anything like ...
According to data from the Drug Policy Alliance, the United States government spends $39 billion each year on the war on ...
Among the seven wonders of the ancient world (term used by ancient writers to indicate the seven most important monuments ever built, including the Library of Alexandria) The Colossus of Rhodes it was ...
With the Colossus of Rhodes (ca. 292 B.C.) and the Lighthouse at Alexandria (ca. 282 B.C.) Ms. Hughes completes her journey. The former’s size became proverbial—“colossal” and the ...
Artist’s depiction of the Colossus of Rhodes (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). Credit: Public Domain. Most people today know of the Colossus of Rhodes as one of the Seven Wonders of the ...
The Temple of Artemis used to loom here, but like other fellow ancient wonders we wished we had seen this week – the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Colossus of Rhodes – it was destroyed long ...