The Sole Survivor: Great Pyramid of Giza

Built around 2560 BC, it is the oldest of the seven — yet the only one still standing today.

The top 3

  1. Oldest, yet last one standing: Raised circa 2560 BC, the Great Pyramid predates every other wonder — and outlived all six of them.
  2. Tallest on Earth for ~3,800 years: At about 146.6 m it held the record for the tallest human-made structure until Lincoln Cathedral, early 1300s.
  3. Roughly 2.3 million stone blocks: Assembled from an estimated 2.3 million blocks; it still rises about 138 m after millennia of erosion.

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