Davis 7 Wonders Of the Ancient World by Bailie Davis https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s en-us 2018-11-09 17:33:28 UTC 2018-11-09 18:51:32 UTC hello@padlet.com What are the 7 wonders of the Ancient World and where are they located? bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302681770
  • the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt.
  • the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
  • the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece.
  • the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
  • the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
  • the Colossus of Rhodes.(Greece)
  • the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt.


    • ]]>     2018-11-09 17:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302681770     "The Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed between 2584 and 2561 BCE for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (known in Greek as `Cheops') and was the tallest man-made structure in the world for almost 4,000 years." bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302683715 2018-11-09 17:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302683715 "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, if they existed as described, were built by Nebuchadnezzar II between 605-562 BCE as a gift to his wife. They are described by the ancient writer Diodorus Siculus as being self-watering planes of exotic flora and fauna reaching a height of over 75 feet (23 metres) through a series of climbing terraces." bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302695112 2018-11-09 18:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302695112 "The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was created by the great Greek sculptor Phidias (known as the finest sculptor of the ancient world in the 5th century BCE, he also worked on the Parthenon and the statue of Athena there in Athens). The statue depicted the god Zeus seated on his throne, his skin of ivory and robes of hammered gold, and was 40 feet (12 m) tall, designed to inspire awe in the worshippers who came to the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.' bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302695558 2018-11-09 18:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302695558 "The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Ephesos), a Greek colony in Asia Minor, took over 120 years to build and only one night to destroy. Completed in 550 BCE, the temple was 425 feet (about 129 m) high, 225 feet (almost 69 m) wide, supported by 127 60 foot (about 18 m) high columns." bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302698591 2018-11-09 18:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302698591 "The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the tomb of the Persian Satrap Mausolus, built in c. 351 BCE. Mausolus chose Halicarnassus as his capital city, and he and his beloved wife Artemisia went to great lengths to create a city whose beauty would be unmatched in the world." bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302699032 2018-11-09 18:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302699032 "The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the god Helios (the patron god of the island of Rhodes) constructed between 292 and 280 BCE. It stood over 110 feet (just over 33 m) high overlooking the harbor of Rhodes and, despite fanciful depictions to the contrary, stood with its legs together on a base (much like the Statue of Liberty in the harbor off New York City in the United States of America, which is modeled on the Colossus) and did not straddle the harbour. " bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302699582 2018-11-09 18:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302699582 "The Lighthouse at Alexandria, built on the island of Pharos, stood close to 440 feet (134 m) in height and was commissioned by Ptolemy I Soter. Construction was completed sometime around 280 BCE. " bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302699931 2018-11-09 18:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302699931 What happened to the 7 wonders of the Ancient world? bailied358 https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302700737 The Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were destroyed by fire, while the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Colossus, and tomb of Mausolus were destroyed by earthquakes.The pyramid of Giza is the only ancient wonder remaining.]]> 2018-11-09 18:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bailied358/a1oc4s4izm6s/wish/302700737