1. The Ancient Versus The Modern
7 Wonders Of The World
The Ancient Versus The Modern

2. 7 Wonders of The Ancient World
1) The Giza Pyramids of Egypt
2) The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece
3) The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt
4) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
5) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
6) The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Turkey
7) The Temple of Artemis, Turkey

3. 1) The Giza Pyramids of Egypt

4. The Giza Pyramids of Egypt
Originally served as tombs for Pharaohs (kings).
The oldest structures on the ancient list.
Constructed in 2560 BCE. (about 4500 years old!!)

5. 2) The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece

6. The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece
Took 12 years to build.
Completed in 282 BCE.
Was destroyed (snapped off at the knees) by an earthquake 56 years later.
Represented the Greek god Helios, the island’s god.

7. 3) The Lighthouse of Alexandra, Egypt

8. The Lighthouse of Alexandra, Egypt
The only ancient wonder that had practical use.
Served as a beacon for ships in waters off the port city of Alexandria.
Built between 285 and 247 BCE.
Was the world's tallest building for many centuries.

9. 4) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece

10. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
Figure of Zeus, king of the Greek gods, was 40 feet tall and made of gold.
Scepter and goddess of victory, Nike, in his hands are made of ivory and precious metals.
Built in honour of the first Olympic games.

11. 5) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq

12. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
Stood on the banks of the Euphrates River in modern day Iraq.
Speculation as to whether or not they actually existed.
King Nebuchadnezzar supposedly built these terraced gardens at his desert palace for his wife who missed her lush homeland (in modern day Iran).

13. 6) The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Turkey

14. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Turkey
Constructed between 370 and 350 BCE for King Mausolus.
Legend is that his grieving wife, Artemisia II, had the tomb built as a memorial for their love.
In the 15th century, Christian crusaders dismantled it for building materials for erecting a new castle.

15. 7) The Temple of Artemis, Turkey

16. The Temple of Artemis, Turkey
Made of marble.
Built at Ephesus to honor Artemis, Greek goddess of the hunt.
120 columns, each 60 feet high.
Held many precious artworks, including bronze statues of Amazons (mythical race of female warriors)
Burned down, resurrected, destroyed again by the Goths, restored a 2nd time, then ultimately destroyed by the Christians in AD 401.

17. 7 Wonders of The Modern World
1) "Christ the Redeemer" Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2) The Great Wall of China
3) The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
4) Petra, Jordan
5) Machu Picchu, Peru
6) Chichén Itzá, Mexico
7) Taj Mahal, India

18. 1) "Christ the Redeemer" Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

19. "Christ the Redeemer" Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
105 feet tall
Voted in as a modern wonder of the world on July 7th, 2007, following a global poll.
The competition has been met with criticism from UNESCO (United Nations' cultural organization).

20. 2. The Great Wall of China

21. The Great Wall of China
The longest man-made structure in the history of the world
It is not one continuous wall, but a series of segments intended to protect China from invaders
The wheelbarrow was invented by Chinese workers to assist in building the Great Wall.

22. 3. The Colosseum in Rome

23. The Colosseum in Rome Seating for 50,000 spectators
used for gladiator fights, mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions and theatre
games played there are believed to have taken the lives of about 500,000 people and over a million wild animals.
Destroyed by earthquake and stone robbers after being 500 years in use

24. 4. Petra, Jordan

25. Petra, Jordan
The ancient city of Petra was literally carved from the sandstone cliffs of southern Jordan.
founded by a nomadic Arab tribe known as the Nabataeans several centuries before Christ's birth
used as a location for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (where the grail was hidden)

26. 5) Machu Picchu, Peru

27. Machu Picchu
the lost city of the Incas is nestled 7,500 feet above sea level in the Andean mountain range
the Incas did not use any kind of mortar to bind their stones together. Instead they cut the stones with such precision that they fit together so tightly that you could not even fit a thin knife blade between them.
Some believe that the Incas had extraterrestrial help in building their city.

28. 6) Chichén Itzá, Mexico

29. Chichén Itzá Chichen was founded by the Maya civilization in 400 AD
People were thrown from El castillo as a sacrifice to the gods. The ones who survived were believed to be seers.
El castillo was used for religion and astronomy. Each face of the four-sided structure has ninety-one steps which, together with the shared platform at the top, add up to 365 (days in a year).

30. 7. Taj Mahal, India

31. Taj Mahal, India
was built for the ruler of the Mughal Empire (Shah Jahan) as a monument to the memory of his favorite wife, with whom he had 14 children
is decorated with 28 different varieties of precious and semi-precious stones
1,000 elephants and 22,000 workers were used in its construction, which took over 20 years