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Shaunte Padilla EDU 310
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Located near Cairo, Egypt There are 3 pyramids: Khufu, Khafra, and Menkuria and they were built as tombs Khufu is the largest and for more than 4,000 years was the world’s largest building Scientists believe that Egyptians used log rollers and sledges to move stones into place Picmonkey
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Built in modern day Iraq in 600 B.C. Planted as high as 75 ft. Was built for the king’s lover’s home sickness To survive, a system of a pump, water wheel, and cisterns were needed No proof of gardens in Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Crafted by Athenian sculptor Phidias and placed in Temple of Zeus The temple is at Olympia, the original home of the Olympics Built around mid-fifth century B.C. The statue is of Zeus sitting bare chested in a wooden throne with the arm rests designed as carved sphinxes The statue was moved in 4 th century A.D. to Constantinople where a fire may have destroyed it in 462 A.D. Statue of Zeus at Olympia You tube video attached to picture
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There was more than one temple, many were destroyed and then rebuilt Ephesus was a Greek port city on the west coast of modern Turkey The best of the statues were two marble temples built around 550 B.C. Designed by the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes The last temple was burned in 262 A.D. and scientists first dug up the ruins in the 1860s
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Located in modern day Turkey It is a tomb built by Aretmisia for her husband Mausolus, who was also her brother, the king of Carnia after his death in 353 B.C Made entirely of white marble and was 135 ft high. The Masoleum was destroyed in a 13 th century earthquake Massoleum at Halicarnassus Picture: Hyperlink to website
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An enormous bronze sculpture of the sun god Helios, built in 12 years by Rhodians in the 3 rd Century B.C. Designed by the sculptor Chares 100 f.t. tall Toppled by an earthquake and never rebuilt hundreds of years later, Arabs invaded Rhodes and sold the remains as scrap metal. Colossus of Rhodes
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square level at the bottom octagonal level in the middle cylindrical top Located on the small island of Pharis near Alexandria Designed by Greek architect Sostratous around 270 B.C. The structure had 3 tiers Mordern scholars believed it was about 380 ft tall before destroyed by earthquakes Some of its remains have since been discovered at the bottom of the Nile
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Periodical Table of the Wonders Great Pyramid Hanging Gardens Statue of Zeus Temple of Artemis Mausoleu m at Halicarnass us Colossus Of Rhodes Lightho use of Alexand ria Year built between 2700 B.C. and 2500 B.C 600 B.C.Mid fifth century B.C. 350 B.C353 B.C.280 B.C270B.C Year destroyed Still exists unknown462 A.D.July 21, 356 B.C 13 th century earth quake 220 B.C.Earth quakes from 956 to 1323
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Once the list was compiled there were debates over which achievements deserved inclusion. Made up of a selection of ancient architectural and sculptural accomplishments. It is possible that at least one of the wonders did not exist at all Serve as a testament to the ingenuity, imagination and sheer hard work of which human beings are capable. General Facts Pixlr.com
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