This structure had been lost to a flood in the 7th century B.C., and was first rebuilt by Chersiphron, an architect from Crete, and his son, Metagenes, around 550-540 B.C. Excavations showed that ...

The long-lost Wonder of the World was rediscovered underwater in 1968. Finally, some of its blocks have been raised to the ...

What Happened to 7 Wonders of The Ancient World? The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were magnificent examples of ancient architecture that fascinated historians and travelers alike. They ...

The world is full of amazing architectural wonders, from ancient pyramids to modern skyscrapers. But some of these wonders have been lost to time, war, natural disasters, or human intervention ...

Scrambling over ruins of the world’s lost great wonders April 20, 2017 The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis was razed in 1976 after just two decades in use.

Who built the ‘lost city’ of Petra—and why did they leave? ... We know where the 7 wonders of the ancient world are—except for one. History Magazine.

James Crawford’s “Fallen Glory” is a curiously old-fashioned book. It is divided into 21 readable and engaging chapters, each one just about bedtime length and all of them ending … ...

They make quite the ambitious travel bucket list – the New Seven Wonders of the World. Find out what they are, their histories and the best times to go.

Like the world of classical antiquity, Chicago has its fallen wonders, hallowed monuments no longer with us save in nostalgic reverie. Sure, our city didn’t have the likes of the Colossus that ...