“And how should a man who has lived in towns and schools know any thing about the wonders of the woods!” Mr. Carter is vice chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s in New York.

Hellenic travelers compiled the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, showcasing architectural marvels from ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures. These wonders, including the Great ...

The long-lost Wonder of the World was rediscovered underwater in 1968. Finally, some of its blocks have been raised to the ...

When I moved to St. Louis in 1986, it was one of the first buildings I noticed, and as I grew older, I discovered its nebulous relationship to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But as I ...