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.

• 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.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

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 byValerie A. Wolford

2004

Pictures and Information from ~http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/sevenwondersoftheworld.htm

~http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/index.html