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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
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