Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Great
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Great Pyramid of Giza Location -Build in Giza, Egypt Place -Build for the Pharaoh Khufu -Was the tallest human-made building for over 4, 000 years
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Location -Build in Babylon, an ancient city in the empire of Babylon Place -Built by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife Amtis of Media -The plants watered themselves and the gardens were over 75 feet tall.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Location -Build in Olympia, Greece Place -Built by Phidias -The Zeus statue was made of ivory and his robes were made of gold.
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Location -Build in Ephesus, Greece Place -Took over 120 years to build and one night to destroy -A man named Herostratus set fire to the Temple because he wanted to be famous.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Location -Build in Halicarnassus, Turkey (then owned by Greece) Place -Tomb of Persian Satrap (governor) Maulsos. -Destroyed by a series of earthquakes
The Colossus of Rhodes Location Place -Build in the island city of Rhodes, Greece -A statue of the Greek god Helios -Built using the money confiscated by Rhodes from the defeated army of Demetrius
The Lighthouse at Alexandria Location -Build in the island of Pharos, Egypt Place -The light from the lighthouse could be seen 35 miles out to sea. -Seriously damaged by an earthquake in 956 CE, and then again in 1303 CE