THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

Submitted by;Gayudan, MhieSeg-ed, MaribelAlama, GawinaEbro, ChielitoSadcopon, Redan

  Submitted to;Mrs. Clyde Senti

 Objectives 

To identify the different wonders of the ancient period.

To give a description on the history of these wonders.

To determine which of these wonders remain up to these days.

  

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD  1. Great Pyramid Of Giza It is the one and only wonders

which does not require a description by early historians and poets. It is the one and only Wonder that does not need speculations concerning its appearance, size, and shape. It is the oldest, yet it is the only surviving of the Seven Wonders .It is the Great Pyramid of Giza.

 

Location of the Pyramid of Giza

At the city of Giza, a necropolis of ancient Memphis, and today

part of greater Cairo, Egypt. 

THE PYRAMID OF GIZA

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Fruits and flowers….waterfalls…

gardens hanging from the palace terraces…exotic animals. This is the picture of the hanging gardens of Babylon in most people’s minds. It may be surprising to know that they might have never existed except in the minds of Greek poets and historians.

On the east bank of

the river Euphrates, about 50 km south of Baghdad, Iraq.

 

Location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia This is the statue of the God in whose

honor the ancient Olympic games were held. It was the land that gave its very name to the Olympics. At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus.

 

Location of the Statue of Zeus

At the ancient town of Olympia, on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens.

The Statue of Zeus

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Is it simply a temple? For the people who actually visited it, the answer was simple. It was not just a temple…it was the most beautiful structure on earth…it was built in honor of the greek goddess of hunting, wild, nature and fertility.

 

The ancient city of Ephesus

near the modern town of Selcuk, about 50 km south of Izmir(Smyrna) in Turkey.

 

Location of the Temple of Artemis

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Similar to the great pyramid, we are now visiting the burial place of an ancient king. Yet the mausoleum is different- so different from the pyramid that it earned its reputation-and a spot within the list- for other reasons. Geographically, it is closer to the Temple of Artimes…. And it was the beauty of the tomb rather than its size that fascinated its visitors for years.

 

Location of the Mausoleum at

Halicarnassus

In the city of Bodrum on the Aegean Sea, in

southwest Turkey. 

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD6. The Colossus of Rhodes

From its building to its destruction lies a time span of merely 56 years. Yet the Colossus earned a place in the famous list of Wonders. “But even lying on the ground, it is a marvel”, said Pliny the Elder. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue. It was rather a symbol of unity of the people who inhabited that beautiful Mediterranean island—Rhodes.

Location of the Colossus of Rhodes

At the entrance of the harbor of the

Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece.

 

The Colossus of Rhodes

Location

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD  7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one had a practical use in addition to its architectural elegance. For sailors, it ensured a safe return to the Great Harbor. For architects, it was the tallest building on earth. And for scientists, it was the mysterious mirror that fascinated them most…the mirror which reflection could be seen more than 50 km (35 miles) offshore.

Location of the Lighthouse of Alexandria

On the ancient island of Pharos, now a promontory within the city of Alexandria in Egypt.

 

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Definition of Terms  Pyramid- a solid figure which faces

are triangles with a common vertex

Hanging Gardens- a garden which is supported by walls

Statue- a dimensional representation of a person or animal

Definition of Terms Zeus- thee supreme god of Latin

people

 Temple- a dwelling place, a building for worshipping

Ephesus- an ancient seaport, now ruins of Ionia, site of the famous temple of Artemis

Definition of Terms

Lighthouse- a tall permanent structure equipped with a usually revolving light

Giza- an Egyptian town in the Nile, near which stands the Sphinx and a group of pyramids including the biggest

Definition of Terms Promontory- a point of a land that

juts out into the sea

Ancient- very old, belonging to the distant past

Mausoleum- a large and elaborated tomb, or a building housing tombs

References Microsoft Encarta 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/wonder

sinfo/wondersofwrld_t.html http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/gar

dens http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/

pharos.htmz www.7wndrsofwrld.com The Seven Wonders of the Ancient

World edited by Peter Clayton and Martin Price

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