Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) Built as the tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC) Herodotus claimed the outer walls were 56 miles...Statue of Liberty in New York. Lighthouse of Alexandria (300 BC) Between 115 and 135 metres (383 - 440 ft) tall it was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries.