古世界的七大奇迹(英语)

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the Greek sculptor, circa 432 BC on the site where it was erected in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Zeus was made of ivory and gold-plated bronze. No copy in marble or bronze has survived, though there are recognizable but approximate versions on coins of nearby Elis and on Roman coins and engraved gems.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, it was for many centuries among the tallest manmade structures on Earth. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
源自文库hough the monument was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only foundations and sculptural fragments of the temple remain. There were previous temples on its site, where evidence of a sanctuary dates as early as the Bronze Age.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered to be one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They were built in the ancient Babylon, near present-day Iraq. The gardens were supposedly built by the Babylonian king around 600 BC. He is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his homesick wife, who longed for the trees and fragrant plants of her homeland Persia. The gardens were destroyed by several earthquakes after the second century BC. Through the ages, the location may have been confused with gardens that existed at Nineveh, since tablets from there clearly show gardens.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza bordering what is now Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at present Turkey. The finished structure was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon identified it as one of his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.