Sydney, Australia
Sydney is Australia’s largest city and the country’s cultural center. The shell-
shaped Sydney Opera House, shown here, is one of the most famous
buildings in the world.
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Amazon River
The Amazon River is the world’s second longest river. Only the Nile River in
Africa is longer. But the Amazon carries more water than any other river. It
travels across northern Brazil.
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Great Wall of China
The Ming dynasty built the Great Wall in the 1400s and 1500s. This
long stone wall was designed to defend China’s northern border from
invasions. Today, it is a popular tourist site.
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Great Sphinx, Egypt
The Great Sphinx is the most famous ancient statue in Egypt. It was
built about 4,500 years ago. It is located near Giza, a suburb of Cairo.
Three of Egypt’s most famous pyramids stand near the sphinx.
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London, England
London is the capital of the United Kingdom. The Thames River, shown
here, runs through London.
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London Tower Bridge
The 244-m (800-ft) Tower Bridge spans the Thames River in London. It was
the only movable bridge crossing the Thames when it was completed in
1894. Sir Horace Jones designed the bridge, and Sir John Wolfe Barry built
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Big Ben, London
Named after Sir Benjamin Hall, London’s portly commissioner of works, Big
Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the eastern end of the Houses of
Parliament in London. The booming 13.5-ton bell first rang out in
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Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was one of the first sights to welcome
immigrants arriving in the United States during the late 1800s
and early 1900s. The statue, located in New York City, stands on
Liberty Island in New York Harbor.

Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of
Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos of
Alexandria.
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I. Temple of Artemis
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis is depicted in a fanciful
reconstruction based on an Italian Renaissance church in
this hand-colored engraving by Dutch artist Maarten van
Heemskerck. Built in Ephesus in Asia Minor in 356 bc, the
Greek temple was considered to be one of the Seven
Wonders of the World. It was destroyed by the Goths in ad
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II. Colossus of Rhodes
Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, depicted in this hand-colored
engraving by Maarten van Heemskerck, was built about 280
bc. Standing 30 m (100 ft) high, it was built to guard the
entrance to the harbor at Rhodes. The ancient Greeks and
Romans considered it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the
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III. Pharos of Alexandria
Pharos of Alexandria
The Pharos of Alexandria, an ancient lighthouse, is depicted
in this hand-colored engraving by Maarten van Heemskerck.

The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall
Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. The statue, depicted in this
engraving by 16th-century Dutch artist Maarten van
Heemskerck, stood in Olympia and was perhaps the most
famous sculpture in ancient Greece. Phidias made the god’s
robe and ornaments from gold and carved the body out of
ivory.Encarta EncyclopediaTHE BETTMANN ARCHIVE
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VII. Pyramids of Egypt
Pyramids of Egypt
Of the Seven Wonders of the World, the famous
pyramids located in Giza, near the city of Cairo,
Egypt, are the only ones remaining nearly intact.
They are depicted here in an engraving by 16th-
century Dutch artist Maarten van
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Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China
The Ming dynasty built the Great Wall in
the 1400s and 1500s. This long stone wall
was designed to defend China’s northern
border from invasions. Today, it is a
popular tourist site.
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the Hindu god Vishnu. The complex is
made entirely of stone, with corbeled
roofs and relief friezes depicting scenes
from Hindu mythology.Encarta
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