The Seven Wonders of the World

The gold and ivory statue of Zeus

The gold and ivory statue of Zeus.

The gold and ivory statue of Zeus.Construction by the Greeks in 430 BC . Situated in the temple of Zeus, the sanctuary in ancient Olympia. Designed by Phidias in 435 BC. the statue of the god Zeus had a height of 13 meters. After the abolition of the Olympic Games in 393 BC the temple decayed. In 426 BC the period of Theodosius, the temple was burnt, statue was destroyed,crushed and plundered.

 

The Colossus of Rhodes.

                   The Colossus of Rhodes.

The Colossus of Rhodes. Was the port of ancient Rhodes. Construction of Greeks 292-280 BC Depicting the Sun god. Bronze statue giant with a height of 33 meters up in on a marble pedestal. The statue was a clever advertising of the city that he built, proof of wealth and technology this.60 years after 226 BC unfortunately collapsed in the earthquake.

 

The Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria. Which was located in the port of Alexandria in ancient Egypt. Construction of Greeks in 280 ie ie the 3rd century BC and  was stay running until the 14th century AD Wherever was  and it's complete destruction of the two earthquakes. Its total height 140 metres . Was tower from pieces of white stone and was structured on four levels.

  The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.

 

            The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Located in Bodrum on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor. Construction of Greeks, CarIes 353-353 p.Ch.Was tomb of Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria. Grand tomb of polished marble that was built to be stored in the body of Mausolus and his wife Artemisia. In the 13th century destroyed a part of the Mausoleum of earthquake. Most had destroyed.To 1522 AD destroyed when the demolition was ordered by Father Sava Castiglione who lived in Rhodes, where he was raided by the Knights.

The Temple of Artemis or Artemision in Ephesus.

 The Temple of Artemis or Artemision in Ephesus

The Temple of Artemis or Artemision in Efeso.Was in Ephesus on the coast of minor Asias. Bild by Greeks, Lydians in 356 p.Ch. Need it 120 years until 440 BC to be completed by the temple, to honor the Goddess Ephesus Artemidos. Big temple . With 120 marble columns supporting the temple.O each column had a height of 20 metra.To 356 BC in the first burned Herostratus  and destroyed and built again from the second M.Alexandro. Where again devastating in 262 AD by the Goths and then where he was severely destroyed in 406 AD ordered John Chrysostom.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

              The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Who were in Babylon on the Euphrates, Iraq. Construction of the Babylonians 8-6 century BC By Nebuchadnezzar II. It speculated that part of the external walls of Babylon. Botanical wonder the gardens, reached a height of 22 meters to 40 meters.Where dedicated and gift to his wife uninitiated. There are several theories about the construction. Destroyed by an earthquake in the 1st century BC

 

 The Great Pyramid of Giza.

               The Great Pyramid of Giza.

The Great Pyramid of Gkizas.Pou located in Aigypto.Built by the Egyptians in 2584-2561 BC The Pyramid of Cheopa or Giza is the largest of the three pyramids located in the necropolis of Giza is the royal tomb older.Is (King and Queen) family of Cheops of the 4th Dynasty. The pyramid was built in ten to twenty years.Echei height 146.50 metres.Built limestone and granite, where the stones are smoothed to topothetithoun.The pyramid complex also has three smaller pyramids for the king's wives and a smaller satellite pyramid .The mass of the pyramid estimate at 5.9 million tonous.Oi construction theories is impressive.