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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World  The amazing works of art and architecture known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World serve as a testament to the wit, imagination and sheer hard work which human beings are capable. As soon as ancient writers compiled a list of “Seven Wonders”, it became a subject of debate over which achievements deserved inclusion. This Wonders of the Ancient World are: The Hanging gardens of Babylon, The Temple of Artemis, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassu, The Colossus of Rhodes, The Lighthouse of Alexandria, The Statue of Zeus and the Giza Pyramids.

Summary One of the ancient 7 wonders of the world, chosen by Philon of Byzantium in 200 B.C., is The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. No one knows if The Gardens really existed; But in the case of that being true, The Hanging Gardens must have been in the Mesopotamian desert, southwest of Asia. This was a present for the Queen Amyitis by his husband King Nebuchadnezzar II. The Hanging Gardens were created to emulate the queen’s homeland in the middle of the desert. The gardens didn’t really hang; they were terraced surrounded by the city walls with a moat of water outside the walls to repel the enemies.

Questions How did the Egyptians carry the stones? When were the pyramids built? Is The Great Pyramid the tallest pyramid built? Do the pyramids represent the link between Heaven and Earth? Podcast: media type="file" key="Questions.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Answers of The Pyramids of Giza  1. ** When were the Pyramids of Giza built? ** The Pyramids of Giza were built between 2600 and 2500 B.C

 2. ** How many blocks were used for the construction of the pyramids? ** More than 5 million of blocks were used on the construction of the pyramids

 3. ** Is limestone the material they used? ** Yes, they used limestone which is a hard sedimentary rock.

 4. ** Are the pyramids a link between heaven and earth? ** Yes, they represent the link between Heaven and Earth. Podcast: media type="file" key="Answers.mp3" width="240" height="20"

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<span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Before the class I didn’t know which the 7 wonders of the ancient world were. I learned where they were located and their history. My favorite is The Hanging Gardens of Babylon because I found its history very impressive. According to what they said it was a gift to the Queen Amyitis to recreate her homeland and it was located in the middle of Mesopotamian desert. If it really existed it would have been a beautiful place.

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 220%;">RSTT <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 25px;">Hallstatt <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;">Hallstatt is a village located in Austria. It was constructed 400 years ago. Some of Hallstatt's oldest archaeological finding, date back to around 5500 BC. In 1311, Hallstatt became a markettown that can be toured on foot in ten minutes. In 1846 Johan Georg Ramsauer discovered a prehistoric cemetery. In 1997 it was declared as Word Heritage. Hallstatt has so little place for cemeteries that every ten years bones used to be exhumed to make room for new burials. At the local chapel, on a display is collection of elaborately decorated skulls with the owners' names, professions, death dates inscribed on them. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;">Hallstatt must be part of the 7 wonders of the world, because the village can represent a place in the category of “a fairytale". The combination of the mirror-like lake and the houses with hang up clusters of flowers is perfect.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%; text-align: justify;"> The Statue of Liberty <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 190%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 70%;">The statue, located in Liberty Island, represents a democratic governmet and Enlightenment ideals as well as a celebration of the Union´s victory in the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery.The statue depicts a woman, Marianne a national emblem of France, is dressed in a toga, with a seven-pointed Crown representing the seven seas, a torch in her right hand and a stone tablet held by her left hand, stuck to her body. One of his feet is stepping on chains, meaning the end of oppression.It´s a monument that represent hope and freedom for millions of immigrants. This monument is a gift made on July 4th, 1884 by the French people to North America. Constructed for the sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, the Statue of Liberty is around 46 meters high and weighs 225 tones and is made of a frame of copper het is 2.4 mm thick.