"The Seventh Wonder is a captivating and honest discussion not only of the Seven Wonders but of one man, author Juan Villar, and his quest to see what is left of each of the Seven Wonders in a very short amount of time."

 - Emily Burson,  BookPleasures.com

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The Seventh Wonder is part solid history book and part entertaining travel chronicle. This book details the author’s expedition to rediscover the world’s seven ancient wonders: the Colossus of Rhodes, the Tomb of King Mausolus, the Temple of Diana, the Statue of Zeus, The Great Pyramids, the Lighthouse of Pharos, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The author took a three week vacation to locate and stand at the original locations of each of these ancient masterpieces. Though all but The Great Pyramids stood in forgotten ruin, the author’s only regret at the end of his trip was that due to the war in Iraq he could not visit and verify the seventh wonder, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

The Seventh Wonder contained the perfect blend of background information about the purpose, construction, and stories surrounding each ancient wonder with the author’s travel experiences while in Greece, Egypt, and Turkey. It’s such a shame that structures that defined such hope, culture, and the life energy of so many peoples could crumble into disrepair, ruin, and the locations lost in time. Despite this, I think that an expedition to rediscover these sites would be an amazing journey. Until, I can book my own tour, The Seventh Wonder is a great alternative.
                                                               Tami Brady-TCM Reviews

About the Book

Why are the Seven Wonders…Wonders?

We know what they are, but why do they still haunt us? See how we incorporate them into our modern culture—how the Colossus lives on in the Statue of Liberty and the Olympian Zeus echoes in the Lincoln Memorial. Read about the fascination with the mysterious Pyramids and the many bizarre theories published to explain their creation. Discover how the names for the Tomb of Mausolus and the Great Lighthouse have gained the status of nouns in our speech and how religious temples were built to invoke a spiritual awe that only the Temple of Artemis was said to have been able to conjure. Here is the tale of one man's quest to understand by visiting the wonders in person, and a guidebook to others who wish to take the journey.