The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Great Pyramid of Giza Only surviving wonder of ancient world Built around 2560 B.C. Built with 2,300,000 blocks weighing 2 ½ tons each

The Temple/Statue of Artemis Built around 800 B.C. Artemis is the Greek Goddess of Fertility The Temple was destroyed several times due to wars in city. Current day Archeologists have found the foundations of 5 temples built on top of each other

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Built between B.C. Nebuchadnezzar II is credited for building them. An Intricate system of rope and buckets was used to raise water from the Euphrates to the gardens. The Gardens were filled with exotic plants and animals from around the world.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Built around 450 B.C. Sculpted by Pheidias a famous sculptor of the time. The Statue was said to be made of Gold and Marble. Olympics started to honor Zeus.

Built around 353 B.C. Was built by Queen Artemisia as a tribute to her husband and brother King Mausolus. Gives us the modern term Mausoleum. All that survives today are the foundation blocks. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Colossus of Rhodes Construction started 304 B.C. and wasn’t complete until 282 B.C. Was built to honor the God Helios the Sun God. Was built from old weapons and other remains of war after peace treaty with the Antigonids of Macedonia.

Lighthouse of Alexandria Called the Pharos the lighthouse was built in 290 B.C. It was the worlds first lighthouse. The only structures taller than Pharos were the pyramids of Egypt. The light from the lighthouse could be seen up to 35 miles away.

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