1. The Seven Wonders of the World Maria Gordeyeva Ph-51

2. Contents The idea of Seven Wonders The Pyramids The Hanging Gardens The Temple of Artemis The Statue of Zeus The Mausoleum The Colossus The Lighthouse New Seven Wonders

3. The idea of Seven Wonders Versions: Herodotus 200 B.C. Philon of Byzantium Travel guide 2500 B.C. - 2000 B.C.

4. The Pyramids 2600 - 2500 B.C. Giza The Great Pyramid (the Pyramid of Cheops) The Pyramid of Chephren The Pyramid of Mykerinus

5. The Hanging Gardens 7th century B.C. Babylon From Nebuchadnezzar II to Amyitis «Gardens of Semiramis»

6. The Temple of Artemis Ephesus A 120-year project Croesus of Lydia 127 marble columns

7. The Statue of Zeus 438 B.C. Olympia Athenian sculptor Phidias 12 meters tall

8. The Mausoleum 370 - 350 B.C. Halicarnassus From wife to King Mausolus «In honour of Mausol» 1522 A.D. - ruined

9. The Colossus 280 B.C. Rhodes Bronze statue 30 meters high 12 years of work

10. The Lighthouse 3rd century B.C. Alexandria 130 meters high Light - 56 km Three stages Statue of Poseidon

11. New Seven Wonders 2001, Bernard Weber - the idea 20 candidates Free voting July 7, 2007 - Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal

12. References http://seven-wonders.by.ru http://www.new7wonders.com

13. The Seven Wonders of the World Maria Gordeyeva Ph-51