What Are The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World

Hi all and welcome to Spirit’s blog. Today was Thursday, I normally would do a throwback to a person, but today we are going to discuss the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. These include: the Great Pyramid of Giza, The Colossus of Rhodes , The Light house of Alexandria, the Mausoleum, the Temple of Artemis, The Statue of Zeus and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the 3 pyramids in the Giza complex. From markings inside the Great Pyramid there is proof it was created around 2560 B.C. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. The pyramid was built by tens of thousands of skilled workers, that were placed into castes depending upon their skill. Scientists believe that the entire pyramid was built in 14 years. They are still unsure how it was built with the primitive tools they had. The rocks were either pushed, pulled or dragged from a nearby quarry.

The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek God Helios (the Sun God). It was constructed roughly 280 B.C. It was built to commemorate Rhodes’ victory over the King of Cyprus. This statue measured 108 feet high, it was the tallest statue of the Ancient world. It collapsed during an earthquake in 226 B.C., even though parts of it were preserved it was never rebuilt. This statue stood for 54 years before the earthquake, destroyed it. At that time Ptolemy III offered to pay to rebuild it, but was denied his assistance, due to belief that Rhodes had somehow…