The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar the son of Hammurab the king of the Babylonian kingdom. is the one how built hanging gardens of babylon. he built it to please his sick wife and duaghter.the garden consists of vaulted terraces raised one above another, and resting upon cube-shaped pillars.
Statue of Zeus
In ancient times the Greek city states used to play games every 4 years. This is what is now called as Olympic games. During those times truce is declared and wars are stopped. Players and athletes from all over the places traveled to a place in Greece called Peloponnesus. These Olympic games were started during 776 BC. These Olympic games were held in honour of their King of gods, Zeus. He is also known as God of Jupiter. so they built the statu of Zeus. the location of the statu is in Olympia the ancient Greek city.
Colossus of Rhodes
This is a statue of the Sun god, Helios. On the Island of Rhodes 3 cities Ialysos, Kamiros and Lindos formed a unified city with their capital as Rhodes. This statue was located in the Harbor of the Mediterranean island and the island of Rhodes is located at the Southwestern tip of the Asia Minor, where the Aegean sea meets the Mediterranean.The construction took 12 years .During the earthquake at about 226 BC, thec Colossus of Rhodes (statue) was damaged and fell down. When they planned to rebuild it, an Oracle said the city will face disaster if this statue is rebuilt. That was the final chapter to the story of this wonder of the world
Temple of Artemis
This was first built during 800 BC near the river at Ephesus. then it destroyed and rebuild again.The God Artemis in Ephesus is a goddess of night, fruitfulness, childbirth, beasts, bull and is an eternal virgin.This is located on the west coast of Turkey, south of Selcuk county.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
This Mausoleum was built in memory and as a burial tomb for the King Mausolus. it was built by his wife Artemisia also she is his sisterThis Wonder of the World, is located in the city of Bodrum, on the Aegan sea, in south-west Turkey. This is actually closer to the ancient tample of artimes
Light House of Alexandria
This lighthouse was built around 280 BC and was around 134 m in height. This was built in the city of Alexandria.
The light house had a good mirror which can reflect the sun light to a very long distance. also the mirro was used to burn enemy's ships.This lighthouse was so popular that the word Pharos came into French, Spanish and Italian to mean lighthouse. its located in the harbor of the city of Alexandria in Egypt.
The great pyrimdes in Giza
Egypt is a place any one would like to go for a vacation.one of the most preferred place tovisit would be the largest pyramids in the world. its considered one of the wonders of the world. the location of the pyramids are about 10 miles west of Cairo.
