The seven wonders of the world acclaim the eighth!. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding the American flag raised in his right hand and with George W. Goethals sitting on his left shoulder, standing astride the Panama Canal, which he is presenting as the eighth wonder of the world to the other seven wonders (as recorded by Puck), The Tomb of Mausolus, The Pharos of Alexandria, The Statue of Jupiter, The Pyramids of Egypt, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Colossus of Rhodes, and The Temple of Diana. Date 1913 January 22. The seven wonders of the world acclaim the eighth!. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding the American flag raised in his right hand and with George W. Goethals sitting on his left shoulder, standing astride the Panama Canal, which he is presenting as the eighth wonder of the world to the other seven wonders (as recorded by Puck), The Tomb of Mausolus, The Pharos of Alexandria, The Statue of Jupiter, The Pyramids of Egypt, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Colossus of Rhodes, and The Temple of Diana. Date 1913 January 22.