User talk:AnandAzad/History/7 wonders of the world

1. The number 7 was choosen since it is complete number.

2. What was required to be qualified: Scale, Art and Engineering

3. These were celebration of : Religion, mythology, art, power, science

List

1. Pyraminds of Giza


 * Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year 2560 BC to serve as a tomb
 * Built over 30 years by about 20000 slaves. Largest pyramid is 480ft high and has used up 2 million blocks of stones.
 * Matemtaically precise and use of astronomy just with the help of stars

2. Statue of Zeus at Olympia


 * Status of god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held.
 * At the ancient town of Olympia, on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens.
 * Scuplted by Classical sculptor Phidias. It was about 12 meters. Done in 438 BC. It took 12 years to complete.
 * Facial features of the statue are used in the face of Jesus

3. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey


 * It was the most beautiful structure on earth.
 * It was built in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting, wild nature, and fertility.

4. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus


 * Burial place for ancient king Mausollos of Caria at 350 BC
 * Combination of different architectural styles. Whole thing was built of Marble.
 * Mausoleum was 45 m (140 ft). This is broken down into 20 m (60 ft) for the stepped podium, 12 m (38 ft) for the colonnade, 7 m (22 ft) for the pyramid, and 6 m (20 ft) for the chariot statue at the top
 * The beauty of the Mausoleum is not only in the structure itself, but in the decorations and statues that adorned the outside at different levels on the podium and the roof.

5. The Colossus of Rhodes


 * the entrance of the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece.
 * Took 12 years and finished in 282 BC

6. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria


 * 440 ft high. Faced with marbles.
 * Day reflected the sun light and night burnt lignt intensified my mirrors
 * source of energy to produce light is un-known since wood was scarce.
 * can be seen 30 miles in the sea
 * Destroyed by earthquake