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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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THE 7 WONDERS of the ANCIENT WORLD
The Great Pyramid at Giza-Egypt
- Was constructed between 2584 and 2561 was the tallest man-made structure in the world for almost 4,000 years.
- The pyramid are the only ancient wonders still standing today.
Legend is about that this garden paradise was planted on an artificial mountain, were built by Nebuchadnezzar II between 605-562 as a gift to his wife. But many experts say it never really existed.
This towering temple was built to honor Artemis,was completed in 550 and was 129 metres high, 69 metres wide, and supported by 18 metres columns. It was destroyed 21 July 356 by a man named Herostratus who set fire to the temple in order that his name be remembered.
Was 12 meters high and presented the god Zeus seated on a throne with skin of ivory and robes of hammered gold. The statue was created by the sculptor Phidias. The statue was carried off to Constantinople where it was destroyed at some point in an earthquake in the 5th or 6th centuries.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey
This famous monument was in Turkey, by Queen Artemisia in memory of her husband, King Mausolus of Caria, who died in 353.
Colossus of Rhodes, Rhodes
This bronze statue of Helios (Apollo), about 105 feet high, was the work of the sculptor Chares. He worked on the statue for 12 years, finishing it in 280 B.C. It was destroyed during an earthquake in 224 B.C. Rhodes is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea.