AMAZING MINI FACTS ABOUT SEVEN WONDERS OF ANCIENT WORLD

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLS #Shorts | Nano documentary video

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Artemis Temple

Artemis was the goddess of nature and fertility. She had a temple build in 550 BC by Theodoros from Samos. Before it was finished , it was damaged by a fire, construction was stopped due to warfare and it was finished in 220 years. After completion it was put on fire by a guy looking for fame through arson (Herostratus).

 It was destroyed in 262 AD by the Goths.

Colossus of Rhodes

Was built in 12 years from bronze.

It was 31,5 m tall.

It had a fire to guide ships in his hand or in his eyes.

After 56 years was destroyed by an earthquake.

Khufu’s pyramid

in Gizeh, or Giza, Egypt. It was 146,6 m tall and had 4 sides facing North, South, West and East exactly.

It was  built in 2650 BC.

Statue of Zeus in Olympia

was built by renowned sculptor Phidias .

It was made from ivory and was amazing. It was taken to Constantinople for some time.It was destroyed in 450 AD.

Mausoleum from Halicarnassus

It is a funerary monument for Mausolus and was built by queen Artemis .Its architecture influences even today , example : Jefferson Memorial , Washington DC, Pantheon Paris, etc.

Hanging Gardens of Semiramis

were built in Nineveh, had 4 levels, were a masterpiece of engineering, water had to be pumped up to maintain chill atmosphere in a warm climate.

Pharos – Lighthouse of Alexandria

It was built in 280 BC   and destroyed by a earthquake. Some ruins are now underwater.

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