Braves' Andruw Jones hits Petco Park's longest homerun. Andruw Jones hit the longest homer ever at Petco Park, a 453-foot shot that went deep into the second deck in left-centre field, and three other Atlanta Braves connected in an 11-3 rout of the NL West-leading San Diego Padres in July 2006.
Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. The Great Pyramids, located at Giza on the west bank of the Nile River north of Cairo, are the only wonder of the ancient world that has survived to the present day. The three pyramidsâKhufu (Cheops), Khafra (Chephren) and Menkaura (Mycerimus)âwere built between 2700 B.C. and 2500 B.C. as royal tombs.
Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures. The Wonders of the Ancient World, is the most common list, and contains 7 wonders, but only the great pyramid of Giza reamains to this day. There are some varations to this list, so not all of the wonders appear in all the versions.