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Three Wonders of the Ancient World

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

The ancient Greeks traveled around theMediterranean Sea. They made a list of

7 wonders that everybody should see.

One of these wonders was the

Lighthouse of Aleandria.

The Lighthouse of Aleandria was built

on the island of !haros to mark the

"ort of the city Aleandria.#onstruction began in $%& '#.

(hen it was finished) the lighthouse

was over *++ meters tall. ,n fact)

e"ect for the Great !yramids at Gi-a)

it was the tallest manmade structure of

the ancient world.

,t was also one of the bestmade

structures of the ancient world/ ,t

survived winter storms) war) and even

earth0uakes for over *7 centuries.

1m"ires came and went but the

lighthouse still stood guiding seafarers

in the Mediterranean.

,n the end) the many earth0uakes

began to take their toll. 'y the *+th

century cracks were showing in the

base of the lighthouse. ,n the *2th

century) the lighthouse was destroyed

by some "owerful earth0uakes. 3inally)

in *2%+ A4) a sultan built a fort on the

"lace where the lighthouse once stood.

Some of the blocks from the

The Colossus at Rhodes

The ancient Greeks traveled aroundthe Mediterranean Sea. They made a

list of 7 wonders that everybody

should see. One of these wonders was

the #olossus on the island of 5hodes

in the Mediterranean.

The #olossus at 5hodes was a giant

statue of the sun god 6elios. Thestatue was meters high.

#onstruction began in $8$ '#. ,t was

built to celebrate a victory over an

invading army.

The statue was made from bron-e)

iron) stone and marble. Much of the

bron-e and iron needed for the

statue came from the wea"ons and

e0ui"ment of the invading soldiers)

who left their wea"ons when they

retreated.

The statue didn9t survive for long

however. ,n $$: '#) an earth0uake

destroyed much of 5hodes and broke

the statue at the knees.

The "eo"le of 5hodes were going to

rebuild the statue) but the Oracle

said that if they rebuilt the statue)

the city would have great misfortune.

The statue was never rebuilt and lay

on the ground for %++ years until

Arab invaders sold the metal from


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The Pyramids at Giza

The ancient Greeks traveled around

the Mediterranean Sea. They made a

list of 7 wonders that everybodyshould see. One of these wonders

was the Great !yramid at Gi-a in

1gy"t.

The Great !yramid at Gi-a was built

as the tomb of the "haraoh >hufu.

#onstruction was finished around

$&:+ '#. ,t was built using $.million stone blocks.

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was about *2+ meters high. ,t was

the highest manmade structure in

the world and remained the highest

manmade structure for %++ years.

There is some debate over who built

the "yramid. An ancient Greek named

6erodotus wrote that the "yramids

were built by *++)+++ slaves using

great machines. 6owever) when

6erodotus wrote about the "yramids)

the "yramids were already $7++

years old. Modern archeologists think

that only $++)+++ "eo"le wereneeded and that they were "robably

not slaves) but were ?ust "eo"le who

lived in the area.

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(orld) only the "yramid of Gi-a is

still standing.

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