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The The 7 Wonders of 7 Wonders of the Ancient World the Ancient World By: Petar Jovanovski By: Petar Jovanovski

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TheThe 7 Wonders of 7 Wonders of the Ancient Worldthe Ancient World

By: Petar JovanovskiBy: Petar Jovanovski

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The 7 Wonders of The 7 Wonders of the Ancient Worldthe Ancient World The Great Pyramid of GizaThe Great Pyramid of Giza The Hanging Gardens of BabylonThe Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Temple of ArtemisThe Temple of Artemis The Statue of ZuesThe Statue of Zues The MausoleumThe Mausoleum The Colossus of RhodesThe Colossus of Rhodes The Lighthouse of AlexandriaThe Lighthouse of Alexandria

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The Great Pyramid of The Great Pyramid of GizaGiza

The Great Pyramid is The Great Pyramid is located in the city of located in the city of Giza. The pyramid Giza. The pyramid was built over a 20 was built over a 20 year period.year period.

Man fears Time, yet Time fears the Pyramids.

Arab Proverb

The Pyramid of Giza

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The Hanging Gardens of The Hanging Gardens of BabylonBabylon

The Hanging Gardens The Hanging Gardens are located on the East are located on the East bank of the Euphrates bank of the Euphrates River. The Gardens River. The Gardens were built by were built by Nebuchadnezzar II to Nebuchadnezzar II to please his wife.please his wife.

The Hanging Gardens

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The Temple of Artemis at The Temple of Artemis at EphesusEphesus

The Temple of The Temple of Artemis is located Artemis is located in the town of in the town of Selcuk. The Temple Selcuk. The Temple was built in honor was built in honor of the Greek of the Greek godess of hunting godess of hunting and wild nature.and wild nature.

The Temple of Artemis

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The Statue of Zues at The Statue of Zues at OlympiaOlympia

The Statue of Zues is The Statue of Zues is located at the town of located at the town of Olympia. Here the Olympia. Here the Olympic Games were Olympic Games were held. Athletes came to held. Athletes came to celebrate the celebrate the Olympics and worship Olympics and worship the king of the gods: the king of the gods: Zues.Zues. The Statue of Zues

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The Mausoleum at The Mausoleum at HalicarnassusHalicarnassus

The Mausoleum is The Mausoleum is located in the city located in the city of Bodrum. The of Bodrum. The Mausoleum was Mausoleum was completed around completed around 350 BC. It is also 350 BC. It is also the tomb of king the tomb of king Maussollos.Maussollos.

The Mausoleum

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The Colossus of The Colossus of RhodesRhodesThe Colossus is located The Colossus is located

at the entrance of the at the entrance of the harbor of Rhodes in harbor of Rhodes in Greece. The Colossus Greece. The Colossus is a statue of the sun is a statue of the sun god, Helios. It was a god, Helios. It was a symbol of unity of the symbol of unity of the people who inhabited people who inhabited the beautiful island-the beautiful island-Rhodes.Rhodes. The

Colossus

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The Lighthouse of The Lighthouse of AlexandriaAlexandriaThe Lighthouse is The Lighthouse is

located in the city of located in the city of Alexandria in Egypt. It Alexandria in Egypt. It ensured a safe return ensured a safe return to the Great Harbor. to the Great Harbor. The Lighthouse was The Lighthouse was the tallest building on the tallest building on Earth and had a mirror Earth and had a mirror whose reflection could whose reflection could be seen more than 50 be seen more than 50 km off shore.km off shore.

The Lighthouse

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