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Wonders of the Ancient World click here for the
new seven wonders of the world |
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| 01- Lighthouse at
Alexandria |
02- Colossus of Rhodes |
03- Mausoleum of
Halikarnassos |
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| 04- Statue of Zeus |
05- Temple of Diana at
Ephesus |
06- Hanging Gardens of
Babylon |
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The Great Pyramids at Giza |
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The Lighthouse at Alexandria was built in 279
B.C. on the small island of Pharos by Sostratus of Cnidus for Ptolemy
II. The lighthouse was over 400 feet high. The remains of this imposing
structure could still be seen in 1480, when the Mamluk ruler Qa'it Bay
constructed a fort on the exact site of the lighthouse. |
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The Colossus of Rhodes stands over 100 feet
tall, this statue of the Greek sun god was completed by the sculptor
Chares in 280 B.C. The Colossus stood with one hand shielding its eyes
looking over the harbor of the Greek island. |
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The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos was built by the
wife of the Carian ruler Mausolus in 353 B. C. This tomb was of such
great size and, with its sculptured friezes, so beautiful, that
fragments of it are preserved in Turkey and at the British Museum. |
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The Statue of Zeus, though small in relation to
some of the other wonders of the ancient world, this statue of Zeus,
sculpted by the Greek Phidias about 430 B.C., won fame because of its
beauty. |
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Temple of Diana at Ephesus measured 300 by 150
feet, with columns 60 feet high. This great temple dedicated to the
goddess Diana was begun about 555 B.C. by Croesus, king of Lydia.
Avandal burned down the original temple in 356 B . C., but it was
rebuilt by Alexander the Great. |
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon rises on terraces
some 400 feet above the level of the plain. This hanging gardens were
built by Nebuchadnezzar about 600 B.C. to console his queen, who missed
the mountains, trees and flowers of her native Media. |
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The Great Pyramids at Giza,
which date from the Old Kingdom (2700-2300 B. C. ), are the oldest and
most famous of the Seven Wonders of the World. |
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These drawings of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are by Michael
Turner and are taken from the ARAMCO WORLD MAGAZINE.
Special thanks to Joseph MacDonnell, S.J. |
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