The Seven Wonders of the World

The Seven Wonders of the World
Do you know the seven wonders of ancient world?
 
 
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The Co_ _ _ _ _ _ of Rhodes
The S_ _ _ _ _ of Zeus at Olympia
The H_ _ _ _ _ _ Gardens of Babylon
The Great P_ _ _ _ _ _ of Giza
The T_ _ _ _ _of Artemis at Ephesus
The L_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Alexandria
The M_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Halicarnassus
 
 
If you didn’t know anything about them read this article.
 
 
 
The seven wonders of ancient world are the Great  Pyramid of Giza,the Hanging gardens of Babylon,the Temple of Ephesus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
 
The Great Pyramid of Giza (or Cheops) was constructed between 2584-2561 BC by Egyptians and was the tallest building in the world for more than 3,800 years. It was used as a tomb for the Dynasty of Cheops and it still exists.
 
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was constructed in 600 BC by Babylonians andwere destroyed later in 1st century BC by sandstorms.
 
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was constructed in 550 BC by Lyndians, Greeks and Persians and was destroyed in 356 BC by Herostratus.
 
The Statue   of Zeus at Olympia was constructed in 435 BC by Greeks and it was 12 metres high  It was destroyed in 5th -6th centuries by fire.
 
The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was          constructed in 351 BC by Carries, Persians and Greek and was destroyed in 226 BC by earthquake.
 

  
 
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was constructed in 280 BC by Hellenistic Egypt and Greeks. It  was the first lighthouse and used mirrors to reflect sunlight. It was destroyed in 1303- 1480 by earthquake.
 
 
All of them are destroyed but only the Great Pyramid of Giza  still exists.
 
There are also some modern wonders.         
 
Do you know the seven wonders of modern world?
 
 
 
 By Antigoni
The Colossus of Rhodes was built in the harbour entrance of the island around 280 BC to celebrate a war victory. It lasted just 53 years because it was damaged and collapsed in the earthquake of 226 and only its broken pieces were left standing.

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