SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD 6
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity, and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty and also because it was the number of the five planets known anciently plus the sun and moon. Many similar lists have been made.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is one of that lists.The historian Herodotus (484 – ca. 425 BCE), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca. 305 – 240 BCE) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of seven wonders. Their writings have not survived, except as references.The classic seven wonders were Great Pyramid of Giza,Hanging Gardens of Babylon,Statue of Zeus at Olympia,Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,Mausoleum at HalicarnassusColossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
First wonder in the list is Great Pyramid of Giza.The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. Second wonder is Hanging Gardens of Babylon.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one whose location has not been definitely established.Traditionally they were said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon.There are no extant Babylonian texts which mention the gardens and no definitive archaeological evidence has been found in Babylon.Statue of Zeus at Olympia is the third wonder. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 13 m
Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity, and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty and also because it was the number of the five planets known anciently plus the sun and moon. Many similar lists have been made.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is one of that lists.The historian Herodotus (484 – ca. 425 BCE), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca. 305 – 240 BCE) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of seven wonders. Their writings have not survived, except as references.The classic seven wonders were Great Pyramid of Giza,Hanging Gardens of Babylon,Statue of Zeus at Olympia,Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,Mausoleum at HalicarnassusColossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
First wonder in the list is Great Pyramid of Giza.The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. Second wonder is Hanging Gardens of Babylon.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one whose location has not been definitely established.Traditionally they were said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon.There are no extant Babylonian texts which mention the gardens and no definitive archaeological evidence has been found in Babylon.Statue of Zeus at Olympia is the third wonder. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 13 m