The Kashley Show
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The Kashley Show
Episode 9: Ancient and New Wonders
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Picture yourself in front of a building so impressive that people in ancient times traveled thousands of miles to see it. Of the seven most famous monuments from that era, only one is still standing. And which modern landmarks have inspired us enough to be called the New Seven Wonders? Today, we’ll look at the stories behind fourteen amazing structures that challenged what people thought was possible, from gardens that thrived in the desert to a statue hit by lightning several times a year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
https://7wonders.org/ancient-world-wonders/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
https://7wonders.org/asia/iraq/babylon/hanging-gardens/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia
https://7wonders.org/europe/greece/olympia/zeus-at-olympia/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis
https://7wonders.org/europe/turkey/izmir/temple-of-artemis/
https://7wonders.org/europe/turkey/bodrum/mausoleum-of-maussollos/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mausoleum-of-Halicarnassus/
https://7wonders.org/europe/greece/rhodes/colossus-of-rhodes/
https://www.thecollector.com/colossus-of-rhodes/
https://7wonders.org/ancient-world-wonders/
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/lighthouse-of-alexandria-rises-again/
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-wall-china/
https://7wonders.org/ancient-world-wonders/
https://7wonders.org/asia/jordan/aqaba/petra/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/lost-city-petra
https://7wonders.org/europe/italy/rome/colosseum/
https://www.history.com/articles/colosseum
https://7wonders.org/north-america/mexico/yucatan/chichen-itza/
https://www.history.com/articles/chichen-itza
https://7wonders.org/south-america/peru/cusco/machupicchu/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/machu-picchu-secrets
https://7wonders.org/asia/india/agra/taj-mahal/
https://www.tajmahal.gov.in/taj-story.aspx
https://7wonders.org/south-america/brazil/rio-de-janeiro/christ-redeemer/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christ-the-Redeemer