The Great Pyramid of Giza - 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 604-550 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.
- 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. - 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
- 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.
This PowerPoint made by Valerie A. Wolford 2004 - Pictures and Information from
- ~http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/sevenwondersoftheworld.htm
- ~http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/index.html
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