7 (Ancient) Wonders of The World

It is located in the present suburbs of Cairo.

The building, created during 20 years of hard work, consists of limestone blocks with an average weight of 2.5 tons. It is a unique building on the list of the 7 wonders of the ancient world because it is the only one that has survived to our times. Its construction was completed around 2560 BCE.

• Empire State Building

• Sphinx

• Cheops Pyramid

• Statue of Liberty

Their existence as the only miracle on the list is not fully documented. King Nebuchadnezzar II (about 600 B.C.E.) ordered their construction in Babylonia to satisfy his wife Amytis. It appeared as though the gardens were floating due to the blush hanging down and covering the structure. An earthquake in the first century BC destroyed it.

• Hanging Gardens of Semiramis

• Majorelle Garden

• Bodnant Gardens

• Elite Residence

The Temple of _____ was a magnificent place of worship dedicated to the Greek goddess of the hunt, in the city of Ephesus in modern-day Turkey. This marvelous construction of the Hellenistic Age was entirely made of marble stone and fully sculptured columns, capitals and shafts.

• Diana

• Artemis

• Athena

• Aphrodite

The statue of _____ at Olympia was made of several precious materials - gold, ivory, ebony and richly inlaid with precious stones. The sculpture, 13 meters high, depicts the god seated on a richly carved throne, holding a scepter in one hand and a statue of the goddess Nike in the other.

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Hermes

It is the biggest tomb in the world after the Egyptian pyramids and was constructed on a rectangular layout. It was built for Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, circa 350 BC. The most outstanding Greek artists and builders of that time participated in the construction.

• Acropolis

• Colosseum

• Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The ______ was made of steel and bronze. The sculpture, over 30 meters high, had an iron skeleton covered with clay, on which there were plates made of bronze. The colossus stood on a stone pedestal and its construction took 12 years. In 226 B.C.E. it was overturned by an earthquake and remained under the water until the 7th century.

• Statue of Liberty

• Colossus of Rhodes

• Christ Redeemer Statue

• David of Michelangel

The ______ is a unique structure in the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It served a functional purpose rather than one related to religion or amusement. On the coasts of Alexandria, a tall, thin structure that was about 120 meters wide was constructed as a navigational aid for ships.

• Pharos Lighthouse ☺

• Toledo Harbor Lighthouse

• Lange Nelle

• Gorleston