Transcript The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The
Seven Wonders
of the
Ancient World
The Great Pyramid of Giza
• Only surviving wonder of ancient world
• Built around 2560 B.C.
• Built with 2,300,000 blocks weighing 2
½ tons each
The Temple/Statue of Artemis
• Built around 800 B.C.
• Artemis is the Greek Goddess of Fertility
• The Temple was destroyed several times due
to wars in city.
• Current day Archeologists have found the
foundations of 5 temples built on top of each
other
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• Built between 604-550 B.C.
• Nebuchadnezzar II is credited for building them.
• An Intricate system of rope and buckets was
used to raise water from the Euphrates to the
gardens.
• The Gardens were filled with exotic plants and
animals from around the world.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
• Built around 450 B.C.
• Sculpted by Pheidias a famous sculptor
of the time.
• The Statue was said to be made of Gold
and Marble.
• Olympics started to honor Zeus.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
• Built around 353 B.C.
• Was built by Queen Artemisia as a tribute to
her husband and brother King Mausolus.
• Gives us the modern term Mausoleum.
• All that survives today are the foundation
blocks.
Colossus of Rhodes
• Construction started 304 B.C. and
wasn’t complete until 282 B.C.
• Was built to honor the God Helios the
Sun God.
• Was built from old weapons and other
remains of war after peace treaty with
the Antigonids of Macedonia.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
• Called the Pharos the lighthouse was
built in 290 B.C.
• It was the worlds first lighthouse.
• The only structures taller than Pharos
were the pyramids of Egypt.
• The light from the lighthouse could be
seen up to 35 miles away.
This PowerPoint made by
Valerie A. Wolford
2004
Pictures and Information from
~http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/sevenwondersoftheworld.htm
~http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/index.html