Wonders Of The World

Wonders Of The World In One Site

The New 7 Wonders Of The World
 

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Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru
 

Petra (9 B.C. – 40 A.D.), Jordan

The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 – 1644 A.D.) China

The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India

The Roman Colosseum (70 – 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy

Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico



The Pyramids of Giza ,Egypt
The great Pyramids at Giza, which date from the Old Kingdom (2700-2300 B. C. ), are the oldest and most famous of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon rises on terraces some 400 feet above the level of the plain. This hanging gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar about 600 B.C. to console his queen, who missed the mountains, trees and flowers of her native Media.

The Colossus of Rhodes ,Greece
The Colossus of Rhodes stands over 100 feet tall, this statue of the Greek sun god was completed by the sculptor Chares in 280 B.C. The Colossus stood with one hand shielding its eyes looking over the harbor of the Greek island.

The Lighthouse of Alexandra ,Egypt
The Lighthouse at Alexandria was built in 279 B.C. on the small island of Pharos by Sostratus of Cnidus for Ptolemy II. The lighthouse was over 400 feet high. The remains of this imposing structure could still be seen in 1480, when the Mamluk ruler Qa'it Bay constructed a fort on the exact site of the lighthouse.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
The Statue of Zeus, though small in relation to some of the other wonders of the ancient world, this statue of Zeus, sculpted by the Greek Phidias about 430 B.C., won fame because of its beauty.





The Temple of Artemis, Turkey
"Temple of Artemis" reflects the ancient wonder known as The Temple of Diana (Artemis) at Ephesus. This beautiful temple in Asia Minor was built to honor Diana, Greek goddess of hunting and nature.

The-mausoleum-of-halicarnassus, Turkey
mausoleum: a grand sepulchral monument.
Artemesia, widow of Mausolus, king of Caria in Asia Minor, erected to her husband's memory in 353 B.C. a prodigious tomb at Halicarnassus. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum reached a height of one hundred feet. On its top stood a statuary group including Mausolus and Artemesia.



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