7 Wonders of the Ancient World

1. Colossus Rodos
Colossus Rodos adalah patung Helios, yang terletak di pulau Rodos, Yunani, dibuat oleh Chares dari Lindos antara 292 dan 280 SM. Patung ini dianggap sebagai 7 keajaiban dunia kuno. Sebelum kehancurannya, patung ini berdiri lebih dari 30 meter, membuatnya sebagai patung tertinggi dalam dunia kuna. Colossus Rodos memiliki tinggi yang hampir sama dengan Patung Liberty.

2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This park was built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC as a gift for his wife, Amyitis. Location of this park is now in the country of Iraq.

3. mausoleum Maussollos
Or Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Mausoleum Maussollos, is a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey now) for Mausolus, satrap of the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife. The structure was designed by Greek architects Satyrus and Pythius. [1] [2] Mausoleum has a height of about 45 meters.

4. lighthouse of Alexandria
Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria or Alexandria (from the Greek o Φάρος της Αλεξάνδρειας) is a lighthouse built in the 3rd century BC on the island of Pharos near the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt. The height is estimated to exceed 115 meters and is the tallest structure between human creation for hundreds of years. Antipater of Sidon has menyenaraikannya in listing Seven Wonders of His world.

5. Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest pyramid of the three pyramids at Giza necropolis, and is the only building that was still part of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is believed that the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh, Khufu (Χεωψ, Cheops) and constructed for more than 20 years and is estimated to take place in the years around 2560 BC. [1]. Pyramid is sometimes referred to as the Pyramid of Khufu

6. statue of Zeus
Statue of Zeus at Olympia is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The statue was created by renowned skulptor, Phidias (5th century BC) circa 432 BC in Olympia, Greece. Statue of a sitting, which has a height of about 12 feet, filling the entire Temple of Zeus was built as a house of this statue. The cause of the destruction of this statue is still debated.

7. temple of Artemis

Temple of Artemis is a Greek temple that was founded to Artemis, around 550 BC at Ephesus under the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian empire. This temple is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Now, this temple has been destroyed.

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