Seven Wonders of the World
Antipater of Sidon, who flourished in the 2nd century BC, was one of the writers who reported the Seven Wonders of the World. These wonders were either monumental architecture or immense statues built in the known world of the Greeks.
Pyramids of Giza | Giza, Egypt. | The Pyramids were constructed by the Egyptian pharaohs in the 4th Dynasty. |
Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Babylon, Mesopotamia. | A palace garden constructed during the reign of Nebuchadrezzar II for his queen. |
Statue of Zeus | Olympia, Greece. | Statue for the temple Zeus, which was said to have been created by the great Athenian sculptor Phidas (fl. 430 BC). |
Temple of Artemis | Ephesus, Lydia, Asia Minor. | The Temple of Artemis was built by Croesus in 550 BC. |
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus | Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor. | The Mausoleum of Mausolus was constructed by his wife and queen, Artemisia. |
Colossus of Rhodes | Rhodes. | A statue of the sun god Helios, to commemorate victory over the army of Demetrius I Poliorcetes. |
Pharos of Alexandria | Pharos, near Alexandria, Egypt. | A lighthouse built by Ptolemy II, about 280 BC. |
By Jimmy Joe
