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2006-07-04 17:06:55 · 17 answers · asked by kepok 8 1 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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You weren't specific to which 7 wonders you wanted, lol.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Pharos of Alexandria

The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind
Stonehenge
The Colosseum
The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
The Great Wall of China
The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
The Hagia Sophia
The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Seven Natural Wonders of the World
Mount Everest
The Great Barrier Reef
The Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
Paricutin Volcano
The Northern Lights

The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World
Palau
The Belize Barrier Reef
The Galapagos Islands
The Northern Red Sea
Lake Baikal
The Great Barrier Reef
The Deep Sea Vents

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
The Empire State Building
The Itaipú Dam
The CN Tower
The Panama Canal
The Channel Tunnel
The North Sea Protection Works
The Golden Gate Bridge

The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World
Angel Falls
The Bay of Fundy
Iguaçú Falls
Krakatoa Island
Mount Fuji
Mount Kilimanjaro
Niagara Falls

The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World
The Clock Tower (Big Ben)
Eiffel Tower
The Gateway Arch
The Aswan High Dam
Hoover Dam
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The Petronas Towers

The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medeival Mind
Abu Simbel Temple
Angkor Wat
Taj Mahal
Mont Saint-Michel
The Moai Statues
The Parthenon
The Shwedagon Pagoda

The Forgotten Wonders
The Aztec Temple
The Banaue Rice Terraces
The Borobudur Temple
The Inca City
The Statue of Liberty
The Mayan Temples
The Temple of the Inscriptions
The Throne Hall of Persepolis
Petra
The Suez Canal
The Sydney Opera House
The Red Fort in India

2006-07-04 17:15:18 · answer #1 · answered by ★Fetal☆ ★And ☆ ★Weeping☆ 7 · 20 2

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are 1)The Great Pyramid at Giza 2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 3) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia 4) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 5) The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 6) The Colossus of Rhodes and 7) The Lighthouse of Alexandria

2006-07-05 00:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by Kathy M 2 · 0 0

Although most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them. The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was originally compiled around the second century BC. The first reference to the idea is found in History of Herodotus as long ago as the 5th century BC. Decades later, Greek historians wrote about the greatest monuments at the time. Callimachus of Cyrene (305BC-240BC), Chief Librarian of the Alexandria Mouseion, wrote "A Collection of Wonders around the World". All we know about the collection is its title, for it was destroyed with the Alexandria Library.

The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the Middle Ages. The list comprised the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World, some of which barely survived to the Middle Ages. Others did not even co-exist. Among the oldest references to the canonical list are the engravings by the Dutch artist Maerten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), and Johann Fischer von Erlach's History of Architecture.

Today, archaeological evidence reveals some of the mysteries that surrounded the history of the Wonders for centuries. For their builders, the Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. For us, they reflect the ability of humans to change the surrounding landscape by building massive yet beautiful structures, one of which stood the test of time to this very day.

The Great Pyramid of Giza.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

The Statue of Zues at Olympia.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

The Mausoleum at Hallicarnassus.

The Colossus of Rhodes.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria.


Check it out:

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/list.html

2006-07-05 00:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by eggman 7 · 0 0

The seven wonders of the ancient world:


The great pyramids of Giza
The hanging gardens of Babylon
The stature of zeus at olympia
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthous of Alexandria

2006-07-05 00:15:36 · answer #4 · answered by BluedogGirl 5 · 0 0

Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Artemis
Statue of Zeus
Mausoleum of Maussollos
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria

These are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There are other lists (e.g., Seven Natural Wonders, Seven Modern Wonders, etc.) also.

2006-07-05 00:13:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

First, we have the 7 wonders of the ancient world - shown here: http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/list.html

Great Pyramids of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Artemus at Ephesus
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria

Second, the 7 natural wonders of the world - shown here: http://library.thinkquest.org/J002388/naturalwonders.html

Third, the comprehensive list of different 7 wonders of the world, it all depends on what you are looking for and this gives a variety:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World

2006-07-05 00:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by TMH 4 · 0 0

7 Wonders of the Ancient World:
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Pharos of Alexandria (The Lighthouse of Alexandria)


7 Wonders of the Modern World
Channel Tunnel (England & France)
CN Tower (Toronto)
Empire State Building (New York)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco)
Itaipu Dam (Brazil/Paraguay)
Netherlands North Sea Protection Works (Netherlands)
Panama Canal (Panama)

2006-07-05 00:12:14 · answer #7 · answered by ilse72 7 · 0 0

Temple of Artemis
Statue of Zeus
Lighthouse ,or Pharos at Alexandria,Egypt
Colossus of Rhodes
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Bodrum,Turkey
Pyramids of Egypt. Note: the seventh wonder is still standing.

2006-07-05 00:28:30 · answer #8 · answered by skeetejacquelinelightersnumber7 5 · 0 0

Since ancient times, numerous “seven wonders” lists have been created. The content of these lists tends to vary, and none is definitive. The seven wonders that are most widely agreed upon as being in the original list are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which was compiled by ancient Greek historians and is thus confined to the most magnificent structures known to the ancient Greek world. Of all the Ancient Wonders, the pyramids alone survive.

The Pyramids of Egypt are three pyramids at Giza, outside modern Cairo. The largest pyramid, built by Khufu (Cheops), a king of the fourth dynasty, had an original estimated height of 482 ft (now approximately 450 ft). The base has sides 755 ft long. It contains 2,300,000 blocks; the average weight of each is 2.5 tons. Estimated date of completion is 2680 B.C.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 B.C. to please his queen, Amuhia. They are also associated with the mythical Assyrian queen Semiramis. Archeologists surmise that the gardens were laid out atop a vaulted building, with provisions for raising water. The terraces were said to rise from 75 to 300 ft.

The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia was made of gold and ivory by the Greek sculptor Phidias (5th century B.C.). Reputed to be 40 ft high, the statue has been lost without a trace, except for reproductions on coins.

The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus was begun about 350 B.C., in honor of a non-Hellenic goddess who later became identified with the Greek goddess of the same name. The temple, with Ionic columns 60 ft high, was destroyed by invading Goths in A.D. 262.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was erected by Queen Artemisia in memory of her husband, King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor, who died in 353 B.C. Some remains of the structure are in the British Museum. This shrine is the source of the modern word mausoleum.

The Colossus at Rhodes was a bronze statue of Helios (Apollo), about 105 ft high. The work of the sculptor Chares, who reputedly labored for 12 years before completing it in 280 B.C., it was destroyed during an earthquake in 224 B.C.

The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria was built by Sostratus of Cnidus during the 3rd century B.C. on the island of Pharos off the coast of Egypt. It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century.

(Some lists include the Walls of Babylon in place of the second or seventh wonder.)

2006-07-05 00:11:19 · answer #9 · answered by Mark W 5 · 0 0

Great Pyramid of Giza 2550 BC Egyptians n/a n/a
Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BC Babylonians ? earthquake
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 550 BC Anatolians 356 BC fire
Statue of Zeus at Olympia 435 BC Greeks ? fire
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus 351 BC Hellenized Carians ? earthquake
Colossus of Rhodes 292-280 BC Hellenistic civilization 224 BC earthquake
Lighthouse of Alexandria 3rd century BC Hellenistic civilization ? earthquake

2006-07-05 00:10:46 · answer #10 · answered by MnGirl 4 · 0 0

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