Among the 7 wonders of the ancient world there is currently only one that still stands.
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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1. Pyramids of Giza
It is a set of three pyramids Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus and is located on the outskirts of Cairo. That of Cheops, 146 feet high and 230 feet lateral, is considered the most important monument built about the year 2570 BC as funeral ecinto for Pharaoh Khufu, and currently the only wonder still standing.
2. Gardens of Babylon
The construction consisted of a series of terraces of stone that is held by large arches, so that, when viewed from below, the garden seemed a high suspended staircase overflowing flowers.
3. The Temple of Artemis
The wonder was located in Ephesus, Turkey, built for the first time about the year 550 BC to the goddess Artemis, still king Croesus of Lydia who promoted its construction. It was destroyed by arson circa 356 BC and later, Alexander the Great ordered his rebuilt; still, the Goths again raze.
4. The statue of Zeus
It was sculpted 430 BC in Olympia and in honor of the king of the gods . He was 12 feet tall, the width filled the hall temple that housed and was made of plates of gold and ivory on a wooden frame. Currently none of this statue is preserved.
5. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
It was built about 353 BC, Artemis had it built in honor of her husband Mausolus, they say, why all called sumptuous tomb mausoleum. It was about 40 meters high.
6. The Colossus of Rhodes
It is built between 294 BC and 282 BC to the input port of the city of Rhodes on the island of Rhodes (Greece). It was a statue of the god Helios, which had a pedestal between 15 and 20 meters and a skeleton of iron, lined with bronze, between 30 and 32 meters; so that the statue reached a total height of nearly 50 meters. was kept up until the year 226 BC was flattened by an earthquake.
7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria
It was built in the third century BC by Socrates Cnido for Ptolemy II, in the island of Pharos in Alexandria (Egypt) to serve as a reference point as the port and lighthouse. Erected on a square platform base, had a height of 134 meters, was shaped octagonal and to build large blocks were used glass and blocks of marble assembled with lead cast.
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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