The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

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The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

• The Great Pyramid of Giza
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• The Temple of Artemis
• The Statue of Zues
• The Mausoleum
• The Colossus of Rhodes
• The Lighthouse of Alexandria

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The Great Pyramid of Giza

• The Great Pyramid is located in the city of Giza.
• The pyramid was built over a 20 year period.

The Pyramid of Giza
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• The Hanging Gardens are located on the East bank
  of the Euphrates River.
• The Gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar II to
  please his wife.

The Hanging Gardens
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

• The Temple of Artemis is located in the town of
  Selcuk.
• The Temple was built in honor of the Greek
  godess of hunting and wild nature.

The Temple of Artemis
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The Statue of Zues at Olympia

• The Statue of Zues is located at the town of
  Olympia.
• Here the Olympic Games were held. Athletes came
  to celebrate the Olympics and worship the king of
  the gods Zues.

The Statue of Zues
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

• The Mausoleum is located in the city of Bodrum.
• The Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC.
• It is also the tomb of king Maussollos.

The Mausoleum
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The Colossus of Rhodes

• The Colossus is located at the entrance of the
  harbor of Rhodes in Greece.
• The Colossus is a statue of the sun god, Helios.

The Colossus
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria

• The Lighthouse is located in the city of
  Alexandria in Egypt.
• The Lighthouse was the tallest building on Earth
  and had a mirror whose reflection could be seen
  more than 50 km off shore.

The Lighthouse