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1. The Great Pyramid of Egypt
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
6. The Colossus of Rhodes
7. The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria
Which are the seven wonders of the ancient world?
The Great Pyramid of Egypt
Location: Giza, Egypt, on west bank of Nile River near Cairo
History: The Egyptian Pyramids are the oldest and only surviving member of the ancient wonders.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Location: In Babylon near modern-day Baghdad, Iraq
Built: About 605 B.C.
History: These gardens said to have been laid out on a brick terrace by King Nebuchadnezzar II for one of his wives.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Built: About 435 B.C.
Location: Ancient Greek city of Olympia
History: Athenian sculptor Phidias created an ivory Zeus. A severe fire destroyed the statue in 462 A.D.
The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus
Location: In Greek city of Ephesus, on west coast of modern Turkey
Built: About 550 B.C. History: It had a
marble sanctuary and a tile-covered wooden roof. Fire devastated the temple
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Location: In what is now southwestern Turkey
Built: About 353 B.C.History: It was built
to hold the remains of Mausolus (Mausollos), a provincial king in the Persian Empire . It was damaged by an earthquake
The Colossus of Rhodes
Location: Near harbor of Rhodes, a Greek island in Aegean Sea
Built: Early 200s B.C. History: The Greek
sculptor Chares worked for 12 years. Just 56 years after it was built, a strong earthquake destroyed it.
The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria
Location: On ancient island of Pharos in harbor of Alexandria, Egypt
Built: About 304 B.C.
History:
Diana JaparidzeGori Public School # 10
dianajaparidze@gmail.com March, 2010
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