The Challenge
Visit all the wonders of the ancient world.
The Rules
You must visit every one of the ancient wonders and report what you find. Descriptions of each wonder is listed below.
You must visit one of the wonders in its own dream, you can't do more than one in the same dream.
Additional Information
Great Pyramid at Giza - A huge stone pyramid in Egypt, which is the tomb of a powerful Pharaoh. There are still unexplored rooms and the Pharaoh has never been found.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon - A huge garden complex in the middle of the desert which Nebuchadnezzar had built for his wife. Located in present day Iraq.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia - A massive statue of the god Zeus which stood 40 feet tall and was made of ivory, bronze, and gold. Legend says that as christians attempted to remove the statue it laughed and fired a lightning bolt.
The Temple of Artemis - A shrine to the goddess Artemis, it was larger than a football field and had over 300 stone columns supporting it's stone roof. It was said to house a sacred rock (most likely a meteorite) that was attributed to the goddess.
Mausoleum of Maussollos - A temple built by a wealthy king of the Persian Empire that is said to have been five stories tall and covered in thousands of statues, including a solid gold chariot at the top. Located in present day Turkey.
Colossus of Rhodes - It was a stature that stood over 100 feet tall and was made of gold. It was said to straddle the habour, but probably just stood over it. It only stood for 12 years.
Lighthouse of Alexandria - This lighthouse was said to be able to light up the sea for 100 miles. It stood over 400 feet tall, making it the tallest structure of the ancient world, behind two of the great pyramids.
Completed 
iadr - Great Pyramid at Giza, Lighthouse at Alexandria, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum of Masussollos, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon,
Temple of Artimis
Walms - Mausoleam of Maussollos, Great Pyramid at Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse at Alexandria, Temple of Artimis, Statue of Zeus
Silox - Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artimis, Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Mausoleam of Maussollos,
Great Pyramid at Giza
Progress
John11 - Great Pyramid at Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Lighthouse, Temple of Artimis, Statue of Zeus
ray - Great Pyramid at Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon
guitarboy - Great Pyramid at Giza
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