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Title: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World


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The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza
  • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  • The Temple of Artemis
  • The Statue of Zues
  • The Mausoleum
  • The Colossus of Rhodes
  • The Lighthouse of Alexandria

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The Great Pyramid of Giza
  • The Great Pyramid is located in the city of Giza.
  • The pyramid was built over a 20 year period.

The Pyramid of Giza
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  • The Hanging Gardens are located on the East bank
    of the Euphrates River.
  • The Gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar II to
    please his wife.

The Hanging Gardens
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
  • The Temple of Artemis is located in the town of
    Selcuk.
  • The Temple was built in honor of the Greek
    godess of hunting and wild nature.

The Temple of Artemis
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The Statue of Zues at Olympia
  • The Statue of Zues is located at the town of
    Olympia.
  • Here the Olympic Games were held. Athletes came
    to celebrate the Olympics and worship the king of
    the gods Zues.

The Statue of Zues
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
  • The Mausoleum is located in the city of Bodrum.
  • The Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC.
  • It is also the tomb of king Maussollos.

The Mausoleum
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The Colossus of Rhodes
  • The Colossus is located at the entrance of the
    harbor of Rhodes in Greece.
  • The Colossus is a statue of the sun god, Helios.

The Colossus
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria
  • The Lighthouse is located in the city of
    Alexandria in Egypt.
  • The Lighthouse was the tallest building on Earth
    and had a mirror whose reflection could be seen
    more than 50 km off shore.

The Lighthouse
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