7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

7 wonders of the world was listed by the Greeks during the times of classical Antiquity again, and founded the traveler guidebook lists the Greek Hellenic age structure found only in the Mediterranean alone. Number 7 is selected as the Greeks regarded the number represents excellence and 'many'. However, to this day many more lists in figure 7 was made ​​for a medieval building 7 also modern building name and also 7 other natural wonders. There are also 7 wonders list names building the Islamic civilization and 7 again the list of ancient man built out from the Mediterranean coast.

1. Pyramids

The Great Pyramids were built between 2650-2500. It is said that the pyramid - the Pyramid of Khufu is the tomb of the pharaoh. It is located in Giza, Egypt. The largest pyramid is 756 feet long on each side and 450 feet high. It consists 2300000 blocks, that each weighing two and a half tons. It took 20 years to 100,000 slaves to build pyramids. It takes 112 people to lift each block separately.

2. The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon

In some stories, people say that the Hanging Gardens of up to hundreds of feet into the air, but through modern archaeological exploration found to be not so great. The ancient city of Babylon, under King Nebuchadnezzar II, might have to make the visitors feel amazed in the past. In 450 BC, a historian named Herodotus wrote, "In addition to the size, Babylon surpassed any city in the known world." Herodotus said the outer walls 80 feet thick, 320 feet high and 56 miles long. He said that it is wide enough for a four-horse chariot to turn in it. Fortresses and temples containing immense statues of solid gold in the inner wall. Top cities famous tower of Babel, which is a temple of God Marduk. It looks like it will reach the sky.

Babylon rarely received rain and gardens to survive, it must have been irrigated with water from the Euphrates River. People will be forced to lift water very much up in the air at every level. A chain pump may be used to help. A chain pump is two large wheels on top of each other. Bucket suspended on a chain that connects the wheels. Bucket go into the water, then come and get into the new pool back into the water to be replenished. Water at the top then emptied through the door into the artificial stream channels such as water parks. The park is not only difficult to get water to the top, but also want to avoid having the foundation crack the water as soon as it is released. Stone - rocks are hard to be found in Mesopotamia. Most of the buildings in the Babylonian bricks.

3.The Temple Of Zeus

Olympics made ​​to honor the god Zeus. It was held in the sanctuary of Zeus, located near the western edge of the city Greece called Peloponnesus. The statue was built simple at first, but when the game became more popular all the people say that they have to have a new, larger temple fit for the king of the gods. Between 470 BC and 460 BC a new temple was begun. Pembinanya is Libon Elis and his masterpiece, the Temple of Zeus, completed in 456 BC. It was built on a rectangular platform raised. The supported by 13 large pillars and six on each end. Although the temple is considered great, many felt that it was not good enough for the King of the Gods.

4.The Colossus of Rhodes 

It is sometimes called the "Modern Colossus," but more often called the Statue of Liberty. Statue of Liberty is pretty much like the Colossus. Both were built as a celebration of freedom. Originally, Colossus stood over 2,000 years ago on the island of Rhodes. It is located off the southwestern tip of Asia Minor where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean Sea. City Tower, Rhodes, built in the year 408 BC In 357 BC the island was conquered by Mausolus of Halicarnassus (one of the seven wonders of the others) to fall to Persia in 340 BC and was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. 

5.The Lighthouse Of Alexandria

The first lighthouse was built that was built in 290 BC. The purpose of the lighthouse was built to guide ships as - the ship far at sea towards the mainland and the port. The flashing light at night can give hope to the lost ship during a storm. Alexander the Great had seventeen cities named after him. Most of them do not exist anymore except for Alexandria, Egypt. The city where the Lighthouse of Alexandria stood. Alexander died in 323 BC the city was completed by Ptolemy Soter, the new ruler of Egypt. The city became rich. City needed a symbol and a mechanism to guide ships into port trade. Ptolemy began to build a lighthouse in 290 BC It was completed 20 years later and the first lighthouse in the world. It is also the tallest building except the Great Pyramid.

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6.Temple Of Artemis

Temple of Artemis is one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. It is so large that it took 120 years to make the temple. It's hard to believe but it is one of the largest temples built in ancient times. The temple was built in 550 BC on the basis of which measured 377 by 40 feet. It stands Aphasias Greek city, on the west coast we all know as Turkey. The entire temple is marble except for the roof tiles covered timber. It was built as a dedication to the Greek goddess Artemis.

7.The Mausoleum Of Halicarnassus

In 377 BC the city of Halicarnassus, small government headquarters along the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor. It was that year that Hecatomnus Mylasa, died and left the control of the kingdom to his son Mausolus. Mausolus in his territory to expand even further that it finally included most of Asia Minor. Mausolus, with his queen Artimisia, ruled Halicarnassus and the surrounding area for 24 years. Mausolus, though he fell from a local resident, spoke Greek and admired the Greek government and way of life. He founded many cities of Greek design along the coast and encouraged Greek democratic traditions. 

Later in the year 353 BC, Mausolus died, leaving Artimisia captivity. As a tribute to him , he decided to build a magnificent tomb . It became a structure so famous that Mausolus 's name is now associated with all the tombs in our modern world - " tomb " The building is so beautiful and unique it became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world !