one of the seven wonders of the world: The Pyramids of Egypt
The pyramids of Egypt
Construction time: about 27-25 BC
Construction location: the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt
Pharaoh was the king of ancient Egypt, and the pyramids were the tombs of Pharaoh. Why did Pharaoh build the pyramids? How were the huge pyramids built?
Some people say that the pyramids were built by aliens. What is the truth?
According to legend, before the third dynasty in ancient Egypt, both princes and ministers and ordinary people were buried in a rectangular tomb made of mud bricks, which was called "Mastaba" by ancient Egyptians. Later, a clever young man named Imhotep invented a new building method when he designed a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh King Zuosai. He replaced mud bricks with square stones picked from the mountain, and constantly revised the design scheme of building a mausoleum, and finally built a six-level trapezoidal pyramid-this is the prototype of the pyramid we see now.
In ancient Egyptian, pyramids are trapezoidal and layered, so they are also called hierarchical pyramids. This is a tall pyramid building with a square base and a triangle on each side, which looks like the Chinese word "gold", so we call it "pyramid". The tower mausoleum designed by Imhotep is the first stone mausoleum in Egyptian history.
The Statue of Zeus, the second of the Seven Wonders of the World
The Statue of Zeus
Construction time: about In 457 Bc
Construction location: Olympia, Greece
In about 45 BC, a huge statue was completed in Olympia, Greece, the venue of the first Olympic Games (776 BC).
This is a richly decorated 4-foot-high statue: Zeus was carved from ivory by the Greek sculptor Phidias, sitting on the steps, and made a robe with gold. Zeus has a crown on his head, a goddess of victory in his right hand and a wat in his left. Later, for security reasons, the Greeks decided to move it to Constantinople (now Istanbul). But it didn't save this great statue in the end. A fire in 462 AD completely destroyed the statue. In Olympia, there are only ruins left.
the third of the seven wonders of the world: The Colossus of Rhodes
The colossus of Rhodes
Construction time: late 4th century BC or early 2nd century BC
Location: Aegean Sea, Rhodes, Greece
Rhode Island in BC is an important business center, which is located at the junction of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Rhodes was built in 48 BC.
it's p>1 feet high, that is, it's about the same height as the well-known Statue of Liberty in new york. The statue is hollow and reinforced with complex stone and iron pillars. But this great statue was destroyed by a strong earthquake only 56 years after it was built.
According to legend, the statue stands on the harbor with its legs apart, and the ship passes through the middle of the legs. Imagine what a spectacular and interesting scene it is.
Four of the Seven Wonders of the World: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus of Mo Solas
Mausoleum of Mo Solas
Construction date: about 353 BC
Construction location: present-day southwestern Turkey
This great white marble mausoleum was built for Mo Solas and his wife. The whole building is 135 feet high and designed by two Greeks. It was destroyed by a great earthquake in the early 15th century. There are still some remaining sculptures in the British Museum in London.
Five of the Seven Wonders of the World: The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus
The Temple of Al themis
Construction date: about 55 BC
Construction place: the Greek city-state of Ephesus, and now the temple building on the west coast of Turkey is based on marble and covered with a wooden roof.
The designer of the whole building is Chersiphron and his son. Its biggest feature is that there are at least 16 columns in two rows, each about 4 to 6 feet high. The base of the temple is about 2 by 4 feet.
The original temple was destroyed by a fire in 356 BC, and the temple built after the original site was caught fire again in 262 AD
Six of the Seven Wonders of the World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, hanging garden
hanging garden
Construction date: about 6 BC
Construction location: Babylon, now near Baghdad, Iraq
This fabulous building is Nebuchadnezzar.
It is said that it needs slaves to turn a mechanical device to pump a lot of water from the Euphrates River below to irrigate the flowers and plants in the garden.
Also known as the Seven Wonders of the World are the great ancient buildings in China: The Great Wall in Wan Li
The Great Wall in Wan Li
The Great Wall in China ranks among the Seven Wonders of the World and is the greatest architectural project in the history of human civilization. The Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After the Qin Dynasty unified China, it was connected with the Great Wall in Wan Li, and it was built on a larger scale in the Han Dynasty. Its engineering is vast and magnificent, which is unique in the history of world architecture!
The Great Wall consists of four parts: the pass, the city wall, the city platform and the beacon tower. The vast Wan Li, like a magnificent dragon, occupies the vast land in the north of China. The Great Wall is a monument to the ancient Chinese culture, a symbol and pride of the Chinese nation! In the history of mankind, no building can span the vast time and space of two thousand years and hundreds of thousands of miles like the Great Wall, which embodies the honor and disgrace and the rise and fall of a nation.
The Great Wall of Wan Li is most famous for Badaling Great Wall in Beijing. In addition, Jinshanling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall, Gubeikou Great Wall, Huangyaguan Great Wall in Tianjin, Shanhaiguan in Hebei, Jiayuguan in Gansu and so on are all amazing world miracles!