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1、Visit the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 作者: 日期:12 个人收集整理 勿做商业用途Visit the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World1 Great Pyramid at Giza 2 Hanging Gardens of Babylon 3 Statue of Zeus at Olympia 4 Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 5 Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 6 Colossus of Rhodes 7 Lighthouse at Alexandria
2、 1 Great Pyramid at GizaWhen the ancient Greeks decided to select seven wonders from the many impressive structures that had been constructed throughout history, there was a lot of argument about which structures to select. Over the years, many different lists were created. Finally, a list was prese
3、nted that most Greeks agreed included the seven most wondrous wonders, each a unique achievement.The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 4,500 years old, and is the only ancient wonder still standing. Until the early 1800s, the Great Pyramid at Giza was the tallest building in the world!The Great pyramid
4、 was made by hand! It is nearly 800 feet long, 450 feet high。 It was built with over two million of blocks of stone. The average weight of each stone is about 2,500 pounds - around the same weight as a car! 2The Hanging GardensWhen the ancient Greeks decided to select seven wonders from the many imp
5、ressive structures that had been constructed throughout history, there was a lot of argument about which structures to select. Over the years, many different lists were created。 Finally, a list was presented that most Greeks agreed included the seven most wondrous wonders, each a unique achievement.
6、There was little argument that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon would be included as a world wonder. It was on nearly everyones list. The thought of a huge and magnificent garden, towering 300 feet above the desert sands, appealed to the Greeks sense of the incredibleThe Hanging Gardens were supposedl
7、y built around 600 BCE, along the banks of the Euphrates River in Babylon。 Constructed inside the palace walls, the gardens were built in a series of platforms, or terraces, that created a structure 400 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 380 feet high! Wandering paths and a series of steps connected the
8、various levels. The gardens were a wonderland of greenery, flowering plants, and waterfalls。 That alone would have greatly impressed the ancient Greeks。 But a love story was attached to the gardens that made them even more interesting。 It was rumored that the king King Nebuchadnezzar, ordered the ga
9、rdens built to honor his queen. The queen was homesick for her land in the mountains。 The gardens were designed by the king to make his queen feel loved and welcomed in her new land of Babylon.No one knows if the love story behind the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is true, or if the gardens ever really
10、 existed. But it was a great story, and the Greeks loved stories, especially stories about war and love. 3The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaWhen the ancient Greeks decided to select seven wonders from the many impressive structures that had been constructed throughout history, there was a lot of argument
11、 about which structures to select。 Over the years, many different lists were created. Finally, a list was presented that most Greeks agreed included the seven most wondrous wonders, each a unique achievement。There was absolutely no argument about the Statue of Zeus。 It was a world wonder everyone kn
12、ew that! Zeus was the king of the ancient Greek gods。 Olympia was the city that hosted the Ancient Greek Olympic Games。 The statue could have been the size of a peanut, and still the Ancient Greeks would have selected it。 But it truly was a magnificent structure。 The Temple of Zeus was completed in
13、456 BCE。It was built in Olympia to honor Zeus and the Greek Olympic Games. Like the Parthenon and the Temple of Artemis, Doric columns were used to support the structure. Today, little remains of the temple or the once magnificent Statue of Zeus within it. But the spirit of the Olympic Games lives o
14、n!4 The Temple of Artemis at EphesusWhen the ancient Greeks decided to select seven wonders from the many impressive structures that had been constructed throughout history, there was a lot of argument about which structures to select。 Over the years, many different lists were created。 Finally, a li
15、st was presented that most Greeks agreed included the seven most wondrous wonders, each a unique achievement.The Temple of Artemis was first built around 800 BCE in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus, on the coast of what is now modern day Turkey. The temple was destroyed and rebuilt several times。 E
16、ach time, it was rebuilt more impressively than the temple before it。 The first temple was destroyed around 550 BCE in a war. Years later, the temple was burnt down by a man who wanted to be remembered forever。 (The town created a law that said anyone who mentioned his name would be put to death imm
17、ediately。) The temple was under construction (again) when some years later Alexander the Great visited the town. Alexander had seen many beautiful buildings in his travels, but this temple was so beautiful that it impressed even Alexander the Great!Alexander offered to give the town enough money to
18、finishing building it if the townspeople would put his name on it. The town did not want to do that, but they did thank Alexander very nicely。 (You would too if you were facing Alexanders army!) In Alexanders time, the ornately decorated temple was 425 feet long, 225 feet wide, and 60 feet high. 127
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