Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. See the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Walk through the lush Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Climb the great Lighthouse at Alexandria. Stand before the immense statue of Zeus at Olympia. Marvel at the beauty of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus... . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

See the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Walk through the lush Hanging

Gardens of Babylon. Climb the great Lighthouse at Alexandria.

Stand before the immense statue of Zeus at Olympia. Marvel at the beauty of the

Temple of Artemis in Ephesus...

These monuments are located in Greece, northen Africa and minor Asia. Their date of

construction varies from 2800 BC for the Pyramid of Giza to 280 BC for the Lighthouse of

Alexandria.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The one of seven wonders that are still standing today

In Giza Necropolis, Egypt

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Built by the Chaldeans around 600 BC and were destroyed after the first century BC by multiple earthquakes

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Built circa 550 BC by the Lydians and the Greeks and was destroyed in 356 BC

Located in Turkey

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Located in Olympia, Greece

Built in 435 BC and destroyed in 5th–6th centuries AD by Fire

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Located in Bodrum, TurkeyThe original structure was destroyed by flood

in AD 1494

Colossus of Rhodes

Located in Rhodes GreeceDestroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC

Lighthouse of Alexandria

Located in Alexandria, Egypt Destroyed in AD 1303–1480 by an

Earthquake