^ There is some conjecture as to whether the Hanging Gardens actually existed, or were purely legendary (see Finkel, Irving (1988) “The Hanging Gardens of Babylon,” In The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Edited by Peter Clayton and Martin Price, Routledge, New York, pp.^ a b The New Encyclopædia Britannica Micropædia Volume 10.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Book 9, chapter 58: Perseus Project, Tufts University. 2.11.5: Perseus Project, Tufts University. ^ 'History of the Past: World History'.^ a b c d e 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'.Wonders of the World, about similar lists made throughout the ages.Eighth Wonder of the World, about attempted additions to the famous ancient list.Its purpose has also changed from just a simple travel guidebook or a compendium of curious places, to lists of sites to defend or to preserve. Indeed, the 'seven wonders' label has spawned innumerable versions among international organizations, publications and individuals based on different themes-works of nature, engineering masterpieces, constructions of the Middle Ages, etc. Modern historians, working on the premise that the original Seven Ancient Wonders List was limited in its geographic scope, also had their versions to encompass sites beyond the Hellenistic realm-from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to the Seven Wonders of the World. Wonders Map all coordinates using:OpenStreetMap Five of the seven entries are a celebration of Greek accomplishments in the arts and architecture (the exceptions being the Pyramids of Giza and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon). The primary accounts, coming from Hellenistic writers, also heavily influenced the places included in the wonders list.
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