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The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a tomb built for Mausollos, a Persian governor, by his wife Artemisia II from 353 to 350 BC.

One of the grandest tombs in all of history, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was well deserved of its place as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was begun by Ptolemy in the Third Century BC and completed by his son, Ptolemy Philadelphos, on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue dedicated to the Greek god Helios on the island of Rhodes.

Most people know that a list of seven wonders of the ancient world exists, but very few can name them. What, and where, were they?