My Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
“For their builders, the wonders are a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. ... Ashmawy of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. According to “NOVA online” the notion of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world can be traced back to the fifth century B. ... when Greek historian Herodotus marveled about some of the Wonders. The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists of the marvelous structures in their world. Though we might think of the Seven Wonders as a single list today, there were a number of lists compiled by different Greek writers. ... Although it has been argued that other ancient wonders of comparable regard–such as the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge, Machu Picchu in Peru, and the Aztec Temple in Mexico– should have been included, these may not have been known about by the Greeks. The Seven Wonders, in chronological order, are: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemus at Ephesus, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The Colussus at Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. ... “The Seven Wonders of the World” online says that they gardens probably didn’t “hang” in the sense of being suspended. ... It was one of the largest and most complex temples built in ancient times. ... As a tribute to him, she decided to build him the most splendid tomb in the known world. ... Of the Seven Wonders, only one had practiacal use. ... The lighthouse stood on the ancient island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. ... The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only of the Seven Wonders to have survived till present day.