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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
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The Great Pyramid of Cheops |
2560 BC. 481 ft high, built from 2.3 million blocks weighing 2.5 tons each |
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
Built by Nebuchadnezzar (605 - 562 BC) |
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The statue of Zeus at Olympia |
Completed in 430 BC. 40 ft high and made of gold and ivory. Take to Constantinople in AD393. Destroyed by fire. |
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus |
550 BC, burned to the ground on July 21 356 BC. Also the Temple of Diana |
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus |
Collapsed in a 13-century earthquake Also the Tomb of Mausolos. |
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The Colossus of Rhodes |
Built between 292 and 280 BC. Toppled by an earthquake in 224 BC |
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria |
280 BC. 384 ft high and visible for 30-40 miles. Damaged by an earthquake in AD956 and fell into ruin by 1323. Alternatively, The Pharos of Egypt or The Palace of Cyrus. |
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