Temple of Artemis, or, the Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall

Another couple hundred meters away is the Temple of Artemis, another of Pliny's Seven Wonders of the World. Nature, time, and humanity seem to have had particular scorn for these seven. Only the pyramids of Egypt remain in recognizable shape.

Model of the Temple of Artemis, from the Efes (Ephesus) Museum, in Selcuk; 
the ancient world's largest, and probably not surpassed as a religious site until 
the Hagia Sofia; for all I know

Rubble in a swamp; not even very much rubble

One column remains upright, of 127

A row of stumps

A few stones still in some semblance of order

Sic transit, Gloria