7 WONDERS

PYRAMID OF GIZA

• Oldest of all 7 wonders
• Believed to way 5.1 mill. Tonnes
• The ancient name of giza was Khufu's Horizon.

HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLONIA

• The only 7 wonders that may not have existed
• If they existed, it would take 8,200 gallons of water for the plants
• No documentation of the gardens existing

TEMPLE OF ARTIMIS

• Also known as temple of Diana
• Each time the temple was rebuilt it was on the same site
• The second temple was 4 times larger then the first

STATUE OF ZEUS

• It was about 42 feet tall
• The statue was a wood frame covered in ivory
• Phidias created zues & athena and both got stolen

HALICARNASSUS

• By 1401AD,all that was left was the base & tomb
• An earth quake toppled the columns and destroyed the stone charriot
• Alexander took over the city but left the harlicarnassus untouched

LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA

• It is thought to be made from limestone blocks
• It was approximately 450 Ft Tall
• If we were to build it today it would cost 3 mill.

THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES

• The Colossus of Rhodes stood on a 50 foot high white marble pedestal.
• Both the Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Liberty were built as symbols to freedom.
• It was reported that it took approximately 900 camels to carry away all the scrap metal.