Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) refers to any of several lists of remarkable constructions of classical antiquity based on guidebooks popular among the ancient Hellenic tourists, particularly in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. This category is composed of seven works located around the Mediterranean rim. In turn, this original list has inspired innumerable versions through the ages, often in keeping with the limited number of seven entries. Of the original Seven Wonders, only one-the Great Pyramid of Giza -has remained relatively intact into the current day.

Date of Wonder construc tion

Builder

Notable feature

Date of destruct Cause of destruction ion

Modern location

Great Pyramid of Giza

2584Egyptians 2561 BC

Believed to have been built as the tomb Still in of fourth existenc Still in existence dynasty EgyptianPhara e oh Khufu.

Giza Necropolis, Egypt

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Around 600 BC

Babylonians

Diodorus Siculus described multi-levelled gardens reaching 22 meters (75 feet) high, complete with machinery for circulating water. Large trees grew on the roof. Built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife Amytis of Media.

After 1st century BC

Earthquake

Al Hillah,Babil Province,Ira q

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

c. 550 BC

Dedicated to the Greek goddess Arte mis, it took 120 years to build. Herostratus burn Lydians,Persians, ed it down to achieve Greeks lasting fame. Rebuilt by Alexander the Great only to be destroyed again by the Goths.

356 BC (by Herostra Arson by Herostratus, tus) Plundering AD 262 (by the Goths)

nearSeluk,I zmir Province,Tu rkey

466-456 Greeks Statue of BC Zeus at (Temple)

Occupied the whole 5th-6th Fire width of the aisle of the centurie temple that was built to

Olympia,Gr eece

Olympia 435 BC (Statue)

house it, and was 12 meters (40 feet) tall.

s AD

Mausoleu m of 351 BC Halicarna ssus

Stood approximately 45 meters (150 feet) tall, with each of the four sides adorned with sculptural reliefs. Carians,Persians, by AD Origin of the Greeks 1494 wordmausoleum, the tomb built for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire

The original structure was destroyed by flood. Then a new structure was built and was Bodrum,Tur damaged by an key earthquake and eventually disassembled by European Crusaders.

Colossus 292-280 of Greeks BC Rhodes

A giant statue of the Greek god Apollo, god 226 BC Earthquake of the sun, c. 35 m (110 ft) tall.

Rhodes,Gre ece

Lighthou se of c. 280 Alexandr BC ia

Hellenistic Egypt, (Greeks)

Between 115 and 135 meters (380 440 ft) high, it was among the tallest structures on Earth for many AD centuries. The name of 1303the island that it was 1480 built on, Pharos, eventually became the Latin word for lighthouse, pharos.

Earthquake

Alexandria, Egypt

Great Pyramid of Giza

Coordinates: 295845.03N 310803.69E

The Great Pyramid of Giza, in 2005. Built c. 2560 BC, it is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynastyEgyptian Pharaoh Khufu[1] (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 14 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC. Initially at 146.5 metres (480.6 ft), the Great Pyramid was the tallest manmade structure in the world for over 3,800 years, the longest period of time ever held for such a record. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place. There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so-called[2] Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only pyramid in Egypt known to contain both ascending and descending passages. The main part of the Giza complex is a setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles.