Seven Wonders -- Get Clued In The notion of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World can be traced back to the fifth century B.C. These creations rivaled many created by nature in their size, majesty, and beauty. Six of the seven wonders no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by humans. Note: The list dates to the fifth century B.C. when Greek historian Herodotus marvelled ...

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Great Pyramid of Egypt The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Colossus of Rhodes The Lighthouse of Alexandria As a bonus, try visiting some marvels that might have made the list a top ten, but didn't: The Tower of Babel Stonehenge Sphinx Special Features MAP PAGE ...

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Some stories indicate the Hanging Gardens towered hundreds of feet into the air, but archaeological explorations indicate a more modest, but still impressive, height. (Copyright Lee Krystek, 1998) The ancient city of Babylon, under King Nebuchadnezzar II, must have been a wonder to the traveler's eyes. In addition to its size, wrote Herodotus, a historian in 450 ...

The Temple of Artemis Artist's conception of the temple (Copyright Lee Krystek 1998) 1100 A.D.: A troop of Crusaders stops at a muddy little village in Asia Minor. Their leader looks around. Confused , he dismounts. This place is not what he expected. He read in the ancient texts that this was a large seaport with many ships docked in its bay. It isn't. The sea is almost three miles away. The ...

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Statue of Zeus. (Copyright Lee Krystek, 1998) In ancient times the Greeks held one of their most important festivals, The Olympic Games, in honor of the King of their gods, Zeus. Like our modern Olympics, athletes traveled from distant lands, including Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt and Sicily, to compete in the games. The Olympics were first started in 776 B.C. and ...

The Colossus stood at the harbor entrance.(Copyright Lee Krystek, 1998) The Colossus of Rhodes Travelers to New York City harbor see a marvelous sight. Standing on a small island in the harbor is an immense statue of a robed woman, holding a book and lifting a torch to the sky. The statue measures almost one-hundred and twenty feet from foot to crown. It is sometimes referred to as the Modern ...

The Mausoleum. Copyright Lee Krystek, 1998 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus In 377 B.C., the city of Halicarnassus was the capitol of a small kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor. It was in that year the ruler of this land, Hecatomnus of Mylasa, died and left control of the kingdom to his son, Mausolus. Hecatomnus, a local satrap to the Persians, had been ambitious and had taken ...

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The Colossus of Rhodes By: Sam and Caitlin The Colossus of Rhodes, which was commissioned by Chares of Lindos, was believed to be started after 304 B.C. and took 12 years to finish. The Colossus was built on a pedestal 50 ft. high. All in all, the Colossus was about 160 ft. tall. It was not as solid as most statues built at that time. It was a framework made of iron, and skin of bronze. The ...

The Search for the Colossus of Rhodes According to legend, the Colossus of Rhodes was made of bronze and stood 110 feet high until an earthquake brought it down in 226 BC... It was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World... This is the harbor near where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood... Wynkyn looked all over, but no trace of it remains today... The people on the island told Wynkyn ...

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Reina Z, Elisa L, Andrea G Ancient History Report On: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were the most revered and awesome structures in all of history. Philo of Byzantium compiled the first list of Seven Wonders for travelers of the Hellenistic Era, which included only unique man-made structures, such as the Pyramids at Giza or ...