Seven wonder of the world

Seven Wonder of the World

Man is on earth for hundred of thousand years and has left the remaining in every era. Looking at the remains of this oldest man, today's man has become convinced that wherever a man camped, he built such masterpieces with his own skill that intellect remain wonder. In these remaining of ancient people, there are some specific antique things which are known as 7 wonders of the world. The seven wonders were firstly defined as ‘themata’ (Greek for “the thing to be seen”) by Philo of Byzantium in 225 BCE, in his work. Here is everything in this article that you need to know about these wonders.

Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, was a lighthouse constructed by the Ptolemaic Kingdom during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, with an overall height of at least 100 meters. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and, for several decades, one of the world's tallest man-made buildings. Between 956 AD and 1323 AD, three earthquakes seriously destroyed the lighthouse, leaving it an abandoned ruin. This tomb guided the ships for trading purpose. During daylight, the shining light on its tale reflect the sunlight and show the direction. At night, it was lighted with the fire. It is said that because of this light, this tomb was shown from the 50 miles distance. It had three parts. First one was the squire and contained many rooms. The second part contained 8 corners and the balconies were structured there for the enjoyment of visitors. The top was f cylindrical shape. The fire was placed there for the guideness of ships. There was an icon on the top of this lighthouse about which it is considered that this icon could be of Sikander e Azam. Earthquakes in 796 and 951, as well as concrete collapses in 956, 1303 and 1323, partly cracked and destroyed the lighthouse. Earthquakes are triggered by two well-known tectonic borders, the African–Arabic and Red Sea Rift zones, which are 350 and 520 kilometers away from the lighthouse, respectively. The 956 earthquake was the first to cause structural failure of the top 20+ meters of the structure, according to documentation. The construction of an Islamic-style dome after the fall of the statue that previously topped the monument was recorded as part of the 956 earthquake repairs. After that, a sconce was constructed on the same place and the remaining of that tomb were used in the construction of that sconce. This sconce is in the sikendria, city of misser at the same place where there was tomb once.

Colossus of Rhodes

The temples of Rhodes were actually statues of the sun god Helios or Apollo. The statue was erected on the Greek port of Rhodes before 6 BC. It was built by a Greek cannabis expert chars. It was made of stone when its outer surface was made of iron and brass. An absolute hypothesis is that one of the statues built on this port was on one side of the bay and the other on the other. And a small ship would pass under it. But according to modern science, the statue was descended from a structure on the shores of the harbor and had two legs together. The height of this statue was 5 feet. This statue could not be completed in a single decade and was severely damaged by an earthquake in 224 BC. The remains of this statue remaind in the same place for 5 years and people were be left deer when they see this magnificent statue destroyed. Then in 700 Bc, in the era of bno umaiya, when the islam spread, then the gold, iron and other remaining of this statue were taken to shaam with the help of 900 camels.

Temple of Artemis

The Temple of Artemis is attributed to the Greek goddess Artemis. Artemis, the goddess of hunting, or Dyana, was considered highly respected by two Greek mullahs and was daughter of yous. Artemis was famous for her arrow shots. The temple of artemis was constructed in 550Bc at Ephesus. It was an ancient city whose remaining is find out in turkey today. It was constructed by king Croesus. Its length was almost 425 feet. This temple was actually a magnificent building of 127 pillars and its beauty is also discussed by famous younani arthor Herostratus. The most interesting fact about this temple is that it was destructed and constructed again for multiple times. It was first set on fire by a man named Herostratus. When he was arrested, he claimed he burned the marvel so that his name would be known in history. According to history, the night when this temple was set in fire was the night of birth of Sikander e Azam. Later on, the Sikander issued the order of it reconstruction. But the construction was not completed in the life of Sikander e Azam. Then it was destroyed again by Goths in 267 CE. Although subsequent rebuilt or restored, a cristian mob, in 393CE, definitively destroyed the tempel in 401CE and never constructed again. Today, its remaining can be seen in selcuk, tomb of Turkey

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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Mausolus, a native Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II of Caria is buried in the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus, which was constructed between 353 and 350 BC in Halicarnassus. Satyros and Pythius of Priene, Greek architects, designed the building. Satyros and Pythius of Priene choosed the location of Halicarnassus for his capital and then turned it into a beautiful city. The city of Halikarnas is now in Turkey and is known as Bodrum. Built of white marble, the mausoleum used to be a magnificent building hundreds of thousands of years ago. The platform on its building was 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. Its height was almost 134 feet. This wonder destroyed with earthquake in 1300 BC and now there are only its remaining. Some of its remaining were used in the construction of Bodrum tomb.

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Statue of Zeus

A statue of Zeus was constructed by a famous architect Phidias in 430 BC at Olympia in western Greece. Olympia is a place where the Olympic games were organized almost 4000 year ago. These games were held in the Zeus’s events. These games were started gain in 1900 century and continue still today. This Zues’s statue were made of marble and its height was almost 40 feet. It was decorated with gold and teeth of elephant. The statue was actually a statue of Zeus sitting under a magnificent statue. There was a small statue in the hand of this statue which actually considered as a sign of victory and in his left hand, there was a stick over which there was an eagle. This statue was placed in a temple. This temple was destroyed in 26 BC and statue was moved in Istanbul. After 50 year, this statue was destroyed because of an extreme fire. There is not any remaining of this statue anywhere and the imaginary picture is taken from the coins found in 1950.

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Having Gardens of Babylon

Babylon, located about 80 km (50 miles) south of modern Baghdad in Iraq, was an ancient city with a history of settlement dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. The greatest period in the city’s history was in the 6th century BCE during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II when the city was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The empire had been founded by Nebuchadnezzar’s father Nabopolassar (r. 625-605 BCE) after his victories over the Assyrian Empire. One of the absolute assumptions of these gardens is that they were hanging in the air but scientist does not agree with this assumption. British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley suggested that the gardens were built within the walls of royal palace at Babylon, the capital of Babylonia. Some writer says that there is not any existence of these gardens. Herodotus, father of history also didn’t mention these garden anywhere.

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Great Pyramid of Giza

The pyramids at Egypt are among the oldest structures. These pyramids are known as the tombs of three pharaohs and the largest pyramid among these three is known as “the great pyramid of Giza”. It is the oldest pyramid and has been the tallest building in the world. Its height was almost 482 feet. After that the top was vanished because of weather changes and now its height is 450 feet. Its total area is 13 acres. Almost 2.3 millions block of stones were cut, transported, and assembled to create the 5.75 million-ton structure, which is a master piece of technical skill and engineering ability.
Surprisingly, these stones look so sophisticated that it is difficult to move a plastic card between them. Three rooms have been discovered in this pyramid. It is the oldest wonder which still has its existence even after hundred of years.

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