Презентация по теме "Wonders of the world" к учебнику "Rising Star" A Pre-First Certificate Course, автор Luke Prodromou.

Seven Wonders Логинова Ольга Анатольевна Учитель английского языка

The First reference to the Seven Wonders is found in the History of Herodotus as long ago as the 5th century B.C. The final list of the Seven Wonders was completed during the Middle Ages. The list comprised the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World, some of which barely survived to the Middle Ages.

Six of the seven wonders have not survived to the present day having been destroyed by natural disaster or by humans.

The Colossus of Rhodes The Colossus of Rhodes, a tall bronze statue of Helios, the Greek god of the sun, was erected in about 280 B.C. to guard the entrance to the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue. It was rather a symbol of unity of the people who inhabited that beautiful Mediterranean

The statue was 30m tall and stood upon a 17m pedestal. For years the statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 B.C. The city was badly damaged and the Colossus was broken. “ But even lying on the ground, it was a marvel”, said Pliny the Elder.

The place where The Colossus of Rhodes stood.

Alexandria (Egypt), city and major seaport in northern Egypt, in the Nile River delta, on a ridge that separates Lake Mareotis from the Mediterranean Sea. The city was founded in 332 BC by Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, who planned it as one of the finest ports of the ancient world.

The Lighthouse at Alexandria Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one had a practical use in addition to its architectural elegance: The Lighthouse of Alexandria. For sailors it ensured a safe return to the Great harbor. For architects, it meant even more; it was the tallest building on Earth. It was 122m high. Light was produced with a fire and reflectors, and could be seen from a distance of 42 miles.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was located on the ancient island Pharos, now a promontory within the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Of the six vanished Wonders, the Lighthouse was the last to disappear (in 1480 A.D. it was destroyed by Mamelouk Sultan Quaitbay).

The great pyramid of Cheops The pyramids at Giza in Egypt, are among the most famous pieces of architecture in the world. This pyramid was built without the use of cranes, pulleys, or lifting tackle. Archaeologists are still not certain how this was accomplished.

The Pyramids of Egypt built at Giza during the 4th Dynasty (2680-2544 B.C.) are the oldest of the seven wonders and the only ones remaining intact today. The pyramids at Giza in Egypt, are among the most famous pieces of architecture in the world. This pyramid was built without the use of cranes, pulleys, or lifting tackle. Archaeologists are still not certain how this

It ranked as the tallest structure on the Earth for more than 43 centuries. Each side is carefully oriented with one of the cardinal points of the compass, that is, north, south, east and west. It would have taken over 2,300,000 blocks of stone of 2.5 tons each. The total weight would have been 6,000,000 tons.

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, a 45m high white marble structure, was built in 353 B.C. ( now a site in Turkey) in memory of King Mausolus of Caria. The beauty of the Mausoleum is not only in the structure, but in decorations and statues .

Some of the sculptures survived and today they are on display at the British Museum in London.

The Artists of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The British Museum, London

The place of The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus today.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Statue of Zeus sculpted by the Greek Phidias about 430 B.C., won fame because of its beauty.

The figure of the seated Zeus was 9m tall and rested on a base that was 3m high. The statue of the Greek god was made of wood and covered with gold and ivory. Golden lions rested near his feet. In its right hand the statue held the figure of Nike( the goddess of victory) and in its left was a scepter with an eagle on the top. The throne was made of gold.

The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus The Ephesus Goddess Artemis, sometimes called Diana, is not the same figure as Artemis in Greece. The Greek Artemis is the goddess of hunt, the Ephesus Artemis was a goddess of fertility. The first temple was built around 800 B.C. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times. On the night of 21 July 356 B.C. Herostratus burned the temple in an attempt to have his name go down in history.

The new temple was 130m long and 80m wide with 127 marble columns, each 20m tall. The temple also housed many works of art. The temple soon attracted many worshippers and pilgrims, strengthening the cult of Artemis.

It was destroyed during a raid by the Goths in 262 A.D.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon According to accounts, the gardens were built to cheer up Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amytis. The king decided to recreate her homeland Media by building an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.

Technically, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon.

Today we can see only these remains.

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