Construction time: about 2700-2500 BC
Location: Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt
Pyramids are tombs of ancient Egyptian pharaohs, and all tombs have different sizes. The largest is pyramid of khufu, which is137.2m high and 230m long at the bottom. * * * It used 2.3 million stones, with an average of 2.5 tons each, covering an area of 52,000 square meters. The Egyptian pyramids are the imperial tombs in the pyramid shape of the slave society in ancient Egypt. One of eight wonders of the world. They are numerous and widely distributed. Memphis, the ancient city on the west bank of the Nile in the southwest of Cairo, is the most densely populated area. There are three famous Libyan deserts 8 kilometers south of Giza, called the pyramids of Giza. Among them, the tomb of the fourth dynasty Pharaoh Khufu is the largest, built in the 27th century BC, with a height of 146.5m, which is equivalent to a 40-story skyscraper. The bottom is 230 meters long and is made of 2.3 million large stones weighing about 2.5 tons, covering an area of 53,900 square meters. There are corridors, stairs, halls and rooms as well as various valuable decorations in the tower. The whole project lasted for more than 30 years. There is a huge sphinx in the southeast of the tower.
There is a sentence in the inscription of the pyramid: "The sky extends its own light to you, so that you can go to heaven, just like pulling your eyes." Later, the worship of the obelisk by ancient Egyptians also had such significance, because the obelisk also represented the light of the sun.
2. Hanging Garden
Established from 604 BC to 562 BC.
Location: 56 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq.
It was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon for his favorite queen. The queen is Persian, and Nebuchadnezzar II built this fantastic tall building for her, so that she can often visit her hometown. The hanging garden is full of exotic flowers and grasses and has a complete water supply system. The ancient Greeks who had been to Babylon at that time called it a miracle of the world.
3. Alexandria lighthouse
Founded in 280 BC.
Location: South end of breakwater of Faross Island near Alexandria.
The lighthouse is120m high and is divided into four floors. The first floor is square, 69 meters high; The second floor is an octagonal wall, 38 meters high; The third floor is a round tower, like a fortress; At the top of the fourth floor, there is a big brazier burning day and night, with a mirror made of polished granite behind it, which can be seen by ships sailing far away. There are nearly 300 rooms in the tower. The tower is made of white marble, and the cracks are closed with molten aluminum. The tower foundation is filled with glass blocks that can resist seawater corrosion.
4. The giant statue of Rodport
Construction time: late 4th century BC, or early 2nd century BC.
Construction site: Aegean Sea in Rhodes Port, Greece
Rhode Island in BC is an important commercial center, located at the junction of Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Port Rhodes was built in 408 BC. Historically, Rhode Island was ruled by many spheres of influence, including Mo Solas (whose tomb is also one of the Seven Wonders) and Alexander the Great. But after the death of Alexander the Great, the whole island was plunged into a long war. Macedonian invader Dmitry led 40,000 troops (more than the population of the whole island) to surround the port. After a hard war, Rhode Island defeated the invaders. To celebrate this victory, they decided to build a statue with bronze weapons abandoned by the enemy. This statue has been built for twelve years, and its height is 1 10 feet, that is, it is similar to the height of the well-known Statue of Liberty in New York. The statue is hollow and reinforced with complex stones and iron columns. But this great statue was destroyed by a strong earthquake only 56 years after it was built. The above picture seems to be different from the legendary statue. Legend has it that the statue stood on the harbor with its legs spread apart, and the ship passed between its legs. Imagine what a spectacular and interesting scene this is.
5. Statue of Zeus
Construction site: Olympia, Greece
Time: It was built in 470 BC and completed in 456 BC.
Around 450 BC, a huge statue of Zeus was completed in Olympia, Greece, where the first Olympic Games (776 BC) were held.
The site is located in the ancient city of Olympia on the west coast of Greece.
The Temple of Zeus is a building in chiton. The whole statue and the robe he wears are made of gold. He wore an olive ring on his head, and in his right hand he held ivory and? The goddess of victory is made of gold. In her left hand, she holds a scepter inlaid with glittering metal, and an eagle lives on it. His throne was decorated with the Sphinx, the goddess of victory and mythical figures. The base of the throne is 6.5 meters (20 feet) wide and 65,438+0.0 meters (3 feet) high, while the statue is about 65,438+03 meters (40 feet) high.
6. The Temple of Mies in Alsi
Construction time: 550 BC
Construction site: Ephesus, the Greek city-state, which is now the west coast of Turkey.
Temple buildings are based on marble and covered with wooden roofs. The designers of the whole building are Chersiphron and his son. Its biggest feature is that there are two rows of columns at least 106, each row is about 40 to 60 feet high. The base of this temple is about 200 feet wide and 400 feet long. The original temple was destroyed by a fire in 356 BC, and it was built after the original site caught fire again in 262 AD.
7. Mausoleum of Mo Solas
Construction time: about 353 BC
Construction site: present-day southwest Turkey.
This huge white marble mausoleum was built for Mo Solas and his wife. The whole building is 135 feet high, designed by two Greek designers and decorated with strange carving patterns. The achievements of the first construction are well known. 15th century was destroyed by a major earthquake. There are still some remaining sculptures in the British Museum in London.
8. Qin Shihuang terracotta warriors and horses underground array
Construction time: 259 BC
Unearthed place: Xi 'an, China.
Qin Shihuang was the first emperor to unify China. His tomb is 30 kilometers east of Xi. 1In February, 974, local farmers accidentally discovered the Terracotta Warriors and Horses with the same size as real horses while drilling wells on the east side of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum at 1.5 km. Since then, an underground army array buried for more than 2,000 years has been excavated and built into a museum. Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is the burial pit of Qin Shihuang, which consists of Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3 and Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit. There are 8,000 terracotta figures and terracotta warriors on display, arranged in array, with spectacular momentum. The figurines are divided into general figurines, armor figurines, kneeling figurines, cavalry figurines, warrior figurines, chariot figurines, crossbow figurines, horse figurines and so on. Tens of thousands of actual combat weapons were unearthed in the pit, and Qin Shihuang's large painted bronze chariots and horses were exhibited in the museum. Known as the "eighth wonder of the world", the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses show the past glory of ancient Chang 'an, and it is also a portrayal of why Chang 'an became the starting point of the Silk Road.