WHEN MAN MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE

Their names will be heard through the ages: The Great Pyramid of Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. The Colossus of Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood as proof of astonishing human ingenuity and the grandeur of antiquity. Today, only the Great Pyramid has survived the ravages of time, yet the magnificence of these seven wonders continues to enchant us.

Through a fascinating narrative, enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, historian Bettany Hughes travels through past and present, seeking to ask and learn why we create and why we choose to remember the wonders of others, while at the same time exploring the traces of the Seven Wonders and their impact on History.
A journey into the indomitable ambition and creativity of the human spirit.