¶N¤þ02 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD! þ01


¢02 Written By: ¢03The Heavyweight/Devious.

¢01    There  is  more than one list of 7
 wonders, but this is the original.
    
   ¢03 1.   THE  PYRAMIDS. ¢02 Sometimes all
 the  Egyptian  pyramids  are included
 but  purists  count  only  the  three
 great  pyramids of Khufu, Khafri, and
 Menkaure at Giza.
   ¢03 2.  THE HANGING GARDEN OF BABYLON.
 ¢02they   never   hung  as  thier  title
 implies.   They  were  roof  gardens.
 The exact place has never been found,
 but  they  wwere  watered  from pumps
 connected to the Euphrates.
  ¢03  3.  THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA.
 ¢02This  must have been a most wonderful
 sight  as  the  statue of that god, 9
 meters  high,  was  in  a  gold plate
 seated  on  a  throne  also  of gold,
 ivory and possibly gems.
  ¢03  4.    THE  TEMPLE  OF  ARTEMIS  AT
 EPHESUS. ¢02  Built  around  550 BC, its
 fame  was  on  two counts; it's size,
 which  was over 110 by 55 meters, and
 its display of great works of art.
 ¢03   5.       THE     MANUSOLEUM     OF
 HALICARNASSUS. ¢02  Halicarnassus is now
 in Turkey, Mansolus was king of Caria
 and  at  his  death,  c.  350 BC, his
 widow, Arternisia, built this immense
 tomb.
  ¢03  6.   THE  COLOSSUS OF RHODES.¢02  The
 bronze-covered   statue,   internally
 reinforced   with,  about  30  meters
 high,   was   built  to  the  sun-god
 Helios, so that all whow saw it would
 remember  the raising of the siege of
 Rhodes   in  304  BC.   It  cost  300
 talents,  took  12 years to build and
 was finished in 280BC.
  ¢03  7.    PHAROS   OF  ALEXANDRIA. ¢02  A
 lighthouse  built  on  the  island of
 Pharos   just   off   the   coast  of
 Alexandria.   What  the  light was is
 not  known for for certain - possible
 a  permanent  bonfire  at  the top or
 perhaps a mass of oil burners.