Over the years, many different lists were created. Finally, a list was presented that most Greeks agreed included the seven most wondrous wonders, each a unique achievement.
Over the years, many different lists were created. Finally, a list was presented that most Greeks agreed included the seven most wondrous wonders, each a unique achievement.
The Great Pyramid at Giza
The average weight of each stone is about 2,500 pounds - around the same weight as a car!
Different paths and a series of steps connected the various levels. The gardens were a wonderland of greenery, flowering plants, and waterfalls.
Constructed inside the palace walls, the gardens were built in a series of platforms, or terraces, that created a structure 400 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 380 feet high!
It was rumored (слух) that the king King Nebuchadnezzar, ordered the gardens built to honor his queen.
The queen was homesick (тосковать по дому) for her land in the mountains. The gardens were designed by the king to make his queen feel loved and welcomed in her new land of Babylon.
The Temple of Zeus was completed in 456 BC (before the birth of Christ) до нашей эры.
It was built in Olympia to honor Zeus and the Greek Olympic Games.
It was 12 meters tall
It was destroyed by fire in 500 CE (Current Era)
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The temple was destroyed and rebuilt several times. Each time, it was rebuilt more impressively than the temple before it.
The first temple was destroyed around 550 BC in a war. Years later, the temple was burnt down by a man who wanted to be remembered forever. (The town created a law that said anyone who mentioned his name would be put to death immediately.)
Today, all that remains of this incredible structure is a single column in the middle of a marshy (болотистый) field that marks the spot where the Temple once stood.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
When the king died, his wife decided to build her husband the most magnificent tomb (гробница) in the world. The tomb was called the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Today, there is nothing left of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus except a story about a queen who loved her husband dearly.
The Colossus of Rhodes
Alexander the Great conquered Rhodes (Родос). When Alexander died, his generals fought for control of the island.
The statue was 110 feet high and stood on a 50 foot base (основание). Each morning, the sun glittered off the bronze plates that covered the statue. It was quite a sight!
People travelled great distances to see the huge thumb. They tried to put their arms around it. The thumb was bigger than their arms could stretch.
It was a working lighthouse that helped ships find their way safely into harbor.
It was also a tourist attraction.
The Lighthouse at Alexandria
Anyone who wished to do could climb nearly to the top.
There were not many places in the ancient world that visitors could climb a man-made structure, 300 feet up, to view the sea.
Scientists believe an earthquake topped the Lighthouse during the 12th century CE, about 250 years before Columbus discovered America!
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