why is the Temple of Zeus a wonder?

Answer 1

Are you referring to the Statue of Zeus that was once in Olympia, Greece? it's a wonder coz it's a 40 foot statue made out of pure Gold & ivory.

Answer 2

The Temple of Zeus WAS a wonder... it hasn't existed for a few centuries.

It was a wonder of the world because of it's size and the amount of gold used to create the statue that was the central theme. The temple was also a treasury.

Answer 3

The Temple itself was colossal and beautifully designed and structured. The statue of Zeus was constructed using a little trick of tweeking the perspective. By progressively enlarging parts of the body it gave you the illusion that the proportions didn't diminish in size as you look up the distance of this very tall seated figure. The statue was adorned with gold and silver and a little known process of creating thin sheets of ivory stretched over the body to look like skin. It was an incredible sight to see and named a wonder of the ancient world. The statue of Lincoln in the Washington was constructed in a similar way as was the seated pose. Paintings of Jesus was depicted in this pose at a later time as was possible the face of Christ as well.

Answer 4

Actually it is the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. It is on the list of "Ancient Wonders", which are things that no longer exist but are recorded in history.

Here's a list of the seven wonders of the ancient world:
*The Great Pyramid of Giza
*The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
*The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
*The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
*The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
*The Colossus of Rhodes
*The Lighthouse of Alexandra

Answer 5

Well it's certainly a wonder to me - what the bejaysus is the Temple of Zeus..?!

Answer 6

Because it was created without any modern tools and was a great work of art.