7 Wonder of the ancient world

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA

Part of the Giza Necropolis.


The Great Pyramid of Giza also known as Khufu's Pyramid or Pyramid of Cheops, is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis.



HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON



Nebuchadrezzar 2

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis. They were built by Nebuchadrezzar II(a ruler of babylon) around 600 BC. He is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his wife.



STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA

The statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the famed Greek sculptor of the Classical period, Phidias, on the site where it was erected in the temple of Zeus.
-FYI Zeus in the Greek Mythology is the king of gods, the ruler of mount Olympus and the god of sky and thunder.
That's why you can always see him zapping people.



THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS

The Temple of Artemis, also known less precisely as Temple of Diana, was a temple dedicated to Artemis completed in its most famous phase, around 550 BC at Ephesus (in present-day Turkey) under the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire.



MAUSOLEUM OF MAUSSOLLOS AT HARLICARNASSUS

The Tomb of Mausolus, Mausoleum of Mausolus or Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at for Mausolus, a Satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria , his wife and sister.



COLOSSUS OF RHODES

The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossus of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.
-colossus is a statue



LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA

The lighthouse of Alexandria was a tower built in the 3RD century BC (between 285 and 247 BC) on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt to serve as that port's landmark, and later, its lighthouse. With a height variously estimated at between 115 ~ 150 meters (377 ~ 492 ft) it was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries. It may have been the third tallest building after the two Great Pyramid.