Seven Wonders of the World
Seven Wonders of the World
Seven Wonders of the World
| Noun | 1. | Seven Wonders of the World - impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe |
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Seven Wonders of the WorldSeven Wonders of the World,in ancient classifications, were the Great Pyramid of Khufu (see pyramidpyramid.The true pyramid exists only in Egypt, though the term has also been applied to similar structures in other countries. Egyptian pyramids are square in plan and their triangular sides, which directly face the points of the compass, slope upwards at approximately a ..... Click the link for more information. ) or all the pyramids with or without the sphinxsphinx , mythical beast of ancient Egypt, frequently symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. The sphinx was represented in sculpture usually in a recumbent position with the head of a man and the body of a lion, although some were constructed with rams' ..... Click the link for more information. ; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with or without the walls; the mausoleummausoleum , a sepulchral structure or tomb, especially one of some size and architectural pretension, so called from the sepulcher of that name at Halicarnassus, Asia Minor, erected (c.352 B.C.) in memory of Mausolus of Caria. ..... Click the link for more information. at Halicarnassus; the Artemision at EphesusEphesus , ancient Greek city of Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Caÿster River (modern Küçük Menderes), in what is today W Turkey, S of Smyrna (now Izmir). One of the greatest of the Ionian cities, it became the leading seaport of the region. ..... Click the link for more information. ; the Colossus of RhodesColossus of Rhodes , large statue of Helios, the sun god, destroyed by an earthquake in antiquity. Consider one of the Seven Wonders of the World by the ancients, it was built in part by Chares of Lindus (Rhodes) between 292 and 280 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. ; the Olympian Zeus, statue by PhidiasPhidias or Pheidias , c.500–c.432 B.C., Greek sculptor, one of the greatest sculptors of ancient Greece. No original in existence can be attributed to him with certainty, although numerous Roman copies in varying degrees of supposed fidelity exist. ..... Click the link for more information. ; and the lighthouse at PharosPharos , peninsula, extending into the Mediterranean Sea, N Egypt, NE Africa, forming two harbors at Alexandria. Originally an island, it was joined to the mainland by a mole, constructed by order of Alexander the Great. On Pharos stood the celebrated lighthouse completed (c. ..... Click the link for more information. , Alexandria, or, instead, the walls of Babylon. BibliographySee L. Cottrell, Wonders of the World (1959). Seven Wonders of the Worldfrom the point of view of antiquity, the most famous sights of the ancient world. Of the seven diverse monuments, the pyramids of Egypt alone are almost intact. Some monuments are known from fragments, for example, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (built 356 B.C. after a fire destroyed an earlier, smaller structure; destroyed by Goths A.D. 262) and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (built after 353 B.C.). Others are known from the writings of ancient authors, for example, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (sixth century B.C.), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia (gold and ivory, c. 430 B.C., sculptor Phidias), the Colossus of Rhodes (a statue of the god Helios; bronze, c. 292–280 B.C., sculptor Chares of Lin-dus), and the Pharos of Alexandria (c. 280 B.C., architect Sostra-tus of Cnidus). Seven Wonders of the WorldSeven Wonders of the World
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