Tomb of Mausolus

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus, present Bodrum, Turkey. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pythis.

It stood approximately 45 meters in height, and each of the four sides was adorned with sculptural reliefs created by each one of four Greek sculptors. The finished structure was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon.

The word mausoleum has since come to be used generically for any grand tomb.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was constructed between 285 and 247 B.C. The entire structure was about 400 feet tall including the base.

It was destroyed in an earthquake in the 1300’s.

was taken to the top by horse drawn carriages on ramps.

There was a mirror on the top of the Lighthouse that was probably made of bronze that reflected the light.

Out of all the 7 wonders it was the only one that was used daily and it was the only one that had a practical use.

The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.

Statue of Liberty it sometimes referred to as the "Modern Colossus".

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

In ancient times the Greeks held one of their most important festivals, The Olympic Games, in honor of the King of their gods, Zeus.

The Olympics were first started in 776 B.C. and held at a shrine to Zeus located on the western coast of Greece in a region called Peloponnesus.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was the most famous artistic work in all of Greece and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and it made a profound impression on all who saw it.

Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt.

The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques

It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered to be one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

They were built in the ancient city-state of Babylon. They are sometimes called the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis.

The gardens were supposedly built by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC. The gardens were destroyed by several earthquakes after the second century BC.

There is some controversy as to whether the Hanging Gardens were an actual creation or a poetic creation due to the lack of documentation of them in the chronicles of Babylonian history.

Temple of Artemis

The Temple of Artemis also known as Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a goddess Greeks identified as Artemis that was completed, in its most famous phase.

There were previous temples on its site, where evidence of a sanctuary dates as early as the Bronze Age. The whole temple was made of marble except for the roof.

The Temple of Artemis was eventually rebuilt remaining true to the original except for a raised platform, a feature of classical architecture adopted in the construction of later temples.