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The Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World) refers to remarkable constructions of classical
antiquity[1] listed by various authors in guidebooks popular among the
ancient Hellenic tourists, particularly in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC.
The most prominent of these, the versions by Antipater of Sidon and an
observer identified as Philo of Byzantium, comprise seven works located
around the eastern Mediterranean rim. The original list inspired
innumerable versions through the ages, often listing seven entries. Of
the original Seven Wonders, only one—the Great Pyramid of Giza, the
oldest of the ancient wonders—remains relatively intact.
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Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or 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
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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, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in
Iraq. The Babylonian priest Berossus, writing in about 290 BC and quoted
later by Josephus, attributed the gardens to the Neo-Babylonian king
Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled between 605 and 562 BC. |
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Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον, or Artemision), also known
less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to
the goddess Artemis and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World. It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in
present-day Turkey), and was completely rebuilt three times before its
eventual destruction in 401. Only foundations and sculptural fragments
of the latest of the temples at the site remain. |
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 13 m (43
ft) tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias in circa 435 BC at
the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus
there. A sculpture of ivory plates and gold panels over a wooden
framework, it represented the god Zeus sitting on an elaborate cedarwood
throne ornamented with ebony, ivory, gold, and precious stones. It was
regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World until its
eventual loss and destruction during the 5th century AD. No copy of the
statue has ever been found, and details of its form are known only from
ancient Greek descriptions and representations on coins. |
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus[1] (Greek: Μαυσωλείο
της Αλικαρνασσού, modern Turkish: Halikarnas Mozolesi) was a tomb built
between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for
Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, who
was both his wife and his sister. The structure was designed by the
Greek architects Satyros and Pythius of Priene.
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Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes (Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου) was a statue of the
Greek Titan Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island
of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. It is considered one of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was constructed to celebrate
Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus,
whose son unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. Before its
destruction in the earthquake of 226 BC, the Colossus of Rhodes stood
over 30 meters (98.4 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of
the ancient world.
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Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria
(in Ancient Greek, ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας), was a lofty tower built by
the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC and between 393 and 450 ft
(120 and 140 m) tall, it was one of the tallest man-made structures on
Earth for many centuries, and was regarded as one of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World.
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