the seven wonders of the world maria gordeyeva ph-51
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The Seven Wonders of the World
Maria Gordeyeva
Ph-51
Contents
The idea of Seven WondersThe PyramidsThe Hanging GardensThe Temple of ArtemisThe Statue of ZeusThe MausoleumThe ColossusThe LighthouseNew Seven Wonders
The idea of Seven Wonders
Versions:
Herodotus
200 B.C. Philon of ByzantiumTravel guide
2500 B.C. - 2000 B.C.
The Pyramids
2600 - 2500 B.C.
Giza
The Great Pyramid
(the Pyramid of Cheops)
The Pyramid of Chephren
The Pyramid of Mykerinus
The Hanging Gardens
7th century B.C.
Babylon
From Nebuchadnezzar II to Amyitis
«Gardens of Semiramis»
The Temple of Artemis
Ephesus
A 120-year project
Croesus of Lydia
127 marble columns
The Statue of Zeus
438 B.C.
Olympia
Athenian sculptor Phidias
12 meters tall
The Mausoleum
370 - 350 B.C.
Halicarnassus
From wife to King Mausolus
«In honour of Mausol»
1522 A.D. - ruined
The Colossus
280 B.C.
Rhodes
Bronze statue
30 meters high
12 years of work
The Lighthouse
3rd century B.C.
Alexandria
130 meters high
Light - 56 km
Three stages
Statue of Poseidon
New Seven Wonders
2001, Bernard Weber - the idea
20 candidates
Free voting
July 7, 2007 - Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal
References
http://seven-wonders.by.ru
http://www.new7wonders.com
The Seven Wonders of the World
Maria Gordeyeva
Ph-51