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Wonders of the Ancient World (The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt (Giza-Pyramids…
Wonders of the Ancient World
The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt
The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt are
the oldest and best preserved of all the
ancient wonders. The largest of
the three, the Great Pyramid, stands
about 137 meters high.
The Colossues of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes
was an immense bronze statue. The statue (37
metres high) honoured the Greek god of the
Sun, Helios.
The tomb of Mausolus
The Tomb of Mauso lus
was loca ted in what is now Turkey. It was a huge
white marble tomb forking Mausolus. Its size and
gold decorations made it so famous that large tombs
are called “mausoleums” even today.
The King of Babylon
The King of Babylon built the Hanging
Gardens to please one of his wives. Those
were beautiful gardens of flowers, fruit
trees and fountains. The gardens were on
brick terraces about 23 metres above theground.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of
Alexan dria (over 22 metres high) stood on
the island of Pharos. A fire was burning
continuously to guideships into the harbour
of Alexandria.
The Statue of Zeus
The Statue of Zeus in
Greece was the most famous statue of the an cient world.
The Greeks dedicated it to the king of Greek Gods.
Zeus was sitting on a huge golden throne. The ivory
statue was 12 me tres high.
The Temple of Diana
The Temple of Diana
was situated in what is now Turkey. It honoured
Goddess Diana. It was 115 metres long and
55 metres wide. More than one hun dred stone
columns around the building supported the
huge roof.
