Magzumov Niyaz

Plan Pyramid of Cheops Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Statue of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum of Halicarnassus The Colossus of Rhodes Lighthouse of Alexandria

Pyramid of Cheops Great Pyramid of Giza was built in 2650 BC. Great Pyramid of Giza stands on the edge of the desert west of the Nile. It was built by Pharaoh Khufu. His name in Greek sounded: Cheops.

pyramidion The initial view of the pyramids.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon One of the seven wonders of the world are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. They were on the east bank of the Euphrates. Cruel despot-ruler of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar built the gardens for his wife Amitis.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus This magnificent temple was built in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wildlife Artemis. A temple in Ephesus. On the night of July g BC. e., a man named Herostrat set fire to the temple. After the temple was restored in 550 BCe. architect was Harsefron.

Statue of Zeus at Olympia Seated statue of Zeus was built by the great Greek sculptor Phidias in the temple of Olympia. Zeus seated on a throne inlaid ebony and precious stones. The finished statue is 13 meters high and almost touching the ceiling of the temple. The impression that if Zeus stood up, he would carry the roof. After its completion in 435 BCE statue for 800 years remained one of the greatest wonders of the world.

Around 40 AD Roman emperor Caligula wanted to move the statue to Rome. Behind her were sent to work, but, according to legend, the statue broke burst of laughter, and the workers fled. Then, in 391 BC, after the adoption of Christianity, the Romans banned from the Olympics and closed the Greek temples. Several years later, the statue of Zeus was moved to Constantinople. In 462 AD Palace, which was a statue, was destroyed by fire.

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Mausolus married his sister Artemisia. Acquiring more and more power, he began to think about the tomb for himself and his queen. It was to be an extraordinary tomb. Mausolus dreamed of majestic monuments that would remind the world of its wealth and power long after his death.

Mausolus died before the completion of the work on the tomb, but his widow continued to lead the construction before it is complete, in about 350 BC The tomb was called Mausoleum, on behalf of the king, and the word has come to mean any grandiose and majestic tomb.

The Colossus of Rhodes The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.

Lighthouse of Alexandria In the III century BC lighthouse was built to bypass the ships could safely reefs on the way to Alexandria Bay. It was the first lighthouse in the world, and he stood 1,500 years.

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