In in the 4th century BC, the great Greek conquest gave travellers access to the civilisations of the Babylonians, Persians, and Egyptians. The travellers were hugely impressed by the architectures and began to list what they saw. Therefore, the list of seven wonders of the ancient world was limited to the known world at the time, i.e. current Turkey, Greek, Egypt, Iraq and etc.
The best known and earliest surviving list was from Greek epigrammist Antipater of Sidon's poem around 140 BC. Among the seven sights, it seems the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was his favourite.
1. Great Pyramid of Giza built between 2584–2561 BC by Egyptians in Giza Necropolis, Egypt is the only original Seven Wonders remains relatively intact.2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon built around 600 BC by Babylonians was destroyed by earthquakes after 1st century BC. It was located current Kouyunjik, Nineveh Province, Iraq.
3. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus built around 550 BC by Lydians and Greeks. It was destroyed twice by Arson. First is 356 BC by Herostratus, and the second is AD 262 by the Goths. The location of the temple is near current Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey.4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia built in 435 BC by Greeks was destroyed between 5th–6th centuries AD by fire. The location is in current Olympia, Greece.5. Mausoleum of Halicarnassus built around 351 BC by Carians and Greeks was destroyed by AD 1494 by flood. The location is in current Bodrum, Turkey.
6. Colossus of Rhodes built around 292–280 BC by Greeks was destroyed around 226 BC by earthquake. The location is in current Rhodes, Greece.7. Lighthouse of Alexandria built around 280 BC by Egyptians, Ptolemaic and Greeks was destroyed between AD 1303–1480 by earthquake. The location is in current Alexandria, Egypt.