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It was a temple that was built to the goddess Artemis in Greek civilization, known as Diana in Roman, the temple ruins remain located in Ephesus, Turkey currently. Its construction was ordered and directed by King Croesus of Lydia and this ended 120 years later. Antipater of Sidon, the creator of that list of the seven wonders, reports and describes the temple of Artemis known as one of the wonders created by man, most beautiful and large. The temple was made up of groups of several buildings, which the researchers named with letters of the alphabet. The temple of Artemis is credited with the letter “D”. The Temple of Artemis was destroyed by fire in the year 356. C.