Of those mentioned by Philo of Byzantium (III-II century BC.) There are only two. In ancient Greece
great sculptors and architects lived was only natural that they would complile A list of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Why just seven? Because since ancient times this was considered a magic number .
The first list was compiled in the third century BC, during the brief existence of Colossus of Rhodes.
For the first time we speak of the Seven Wonders in a poem written about a hundred years later by Antipater of Sidon, who lived in Alexandria.
A second list, written in the second century C. by Philo of Byzantium was the same as Antipater of Sidon, only instead of the Lighthouse of Alexandria included the walls of Babylon.
lists Greek inspired subsequent generations were compiled and many others.
One of the Middle Ages included the Colosseum in Rome , the catacombs of Alexandria, Stonehenge in England, the Great Wall of China Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, the church of Santa Sofia in Istanbul and the Tower of Pisa.
of the Seven Wonders are only Pyramids and one of the gates of Babylon
great sculptors and architects lived was only natural that they would complile A list of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Why just seven? Because since ancient times this was considered a magic number .
The first list was compiled in the third century BC, during the brief existence of Colossus of Rhodes.
For the first time we speak of the Seven Wonders in a poem written about a hundred years later by Antipater of Sidon, who lived in Alexandria.
A second list, written in the second century C. by Philo of Byzantium was the same as Antipater of Sidon, only instead of the Lighthouse of Alexandria included the walls of Babylon.
lists Greek inspired subsequent generations were compiled and many others.
One of the Middle Ages included the Colosseum in Rome , the catacombs of Alexandria, Stonehenge in England, the Great Wall of China Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, the church of Santa Sofia in Istanbul and the Tower of Pisa.
of the Seven Wonders are only Pyramids and one of the gates of Babylon
Pyramids of Giza
Built for the deaths of three Pharaohs: Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure . The higher the Great Pyramid of Cheops was originally about 146 m high
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
on the Euphrates River, was built by King Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned from 605-562 BC
The mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Designed by greek Pizio of Priene, was on the coast of Asia Minor and was in the tomb of King Mausolus. An earthquake damaged it in around 1400 AD C., following its stones were used by the Knights of St. John to build a fortress.
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Greek city, was built by King Croesus around 560 BC It was burned but was rebuilt two hundred years later. The Goths destroyed it in 262 AD
The statue of Zeus
The most important monument of the temple of Zeus at Olympia, was built by the Athenian sculptor Phidias around 430 BC covered in gold and ivory had a height 12 meters, an earthquake destroyed it in VI BC
The Colossus of Rhodes
was more than a hundred feet high, dedicated to the sun god Elio was built in 290 BC by the sculptor Chares. It stood at the entrance of the port. It was destroyed 66 years after construction
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
He was in Egypt and was the first lighthouse built in the world. 134 m high was erected in 280 BC fell into disrepair
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