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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

1

The Great Pyramid of Cheops

2560 BC. 481 ft high, built from 2.3 million blocks weighing 2.5 tons each

2

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Built by Nebuchadnezzar (605 - 562 BC)

3

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.

4

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

550 BC, burned to the ground on July 21 356 BC. Also the Temple of Diana

5

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Collapsed in a 13-century earthquake Also the Tomb of Mausolos.

6

The Colossus of Rhodes

Built between 292 and 280 BC. Toppled by an earthquake in 224 BC

7

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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