The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were monumental structures built across the Mediterranean and Middle East between 2500 BC and 280 BC that were noted for their immense size, advanced engineering, and artistic merit. They included the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Turkey, the Colossus of Rhodes in Greece, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt.