There is a contest where there is a world wide vote on what to change the 7 wonder to. What were the original 7?
2007-02-19 05:16:32 · 2 answers · asked by dadofnelf_40 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Great Pyramid
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Mausoleum of Hallicarnassus
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesis
The LIghthouse of Alexandria
2007-02-19 05:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by MissWong 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Listed in order of their construction, the seven wonders are:
1. Great Pyramid of Giza - built in 2550 BC by Egyptians - still standing
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon - built in 600 BC by Babylonians destroyed after 1st century BC by earthquake
3. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus - built in 550 BC by Lydians, Persians, Greeks destroyed in 356 BC by fire
4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia - built in 435 BC by Greeks, destroyed in 5th-6th centuries AD by fire
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus - built in 351 BC by Persians, Greeks destroyed in 1494 AD by earthquake
6. Colossus of Rhodes - built in 292-280 BC by Hellenistic Greece destroyed in 224 BC by earthquake
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria - built in 3rd century BC by Hellenistic Egypt destroyed in 1303-1480 AD by earthquake -
2007-02-20 02:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋