The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

8
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

description

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. L ocation. In the city of  Bodrum  (Halicarnassus) in  the  Aegean Sea,  in South Western  Turkey. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Transcript of The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

Page 1: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Page 2: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Location

In the city of Bodrum (Halicarnassus) in

the Aegean Sea, in South Western Turkey.

Page 3: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The Mausoleum was completed in 350 BC, three years after the death of Mausolus, and a

year after that of Artemis.

Six centuries after these events, Philo of Byzantium includes the

Mausoleum as one of the seven wonders of the world in such a grand account of the

work of architects Satyrs and Pitea.

Page 4: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Description

* The structure was rectangular in plan, with base dimensions of 40 by 30 meters.

* The sides were decorated with statues.

Page 5: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

* The burial chamber and sarcophagus of white

alabaster decorated with gold were located on the

podium and surrounded by Ionic columns

* pyramid-shaped roof with statues

* A statue of a chariot drawn by four horses adorned the top the

grave.

Page 6: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

* The total height of the Mausoleum was 45 m

* 20 m stepped to the podium, 12 m to the colonnade, 7 m for the pyramid and 6 m for the statue of

the car at the top.

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Page 7: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Only 16 years after its construction, Alejandro Magno, ordered to destroy the "temple of Artemis." Conquered the city and destroy the mausoleum

Page 8: The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum  at Halicarnassus

In the year 1522 almost all blocks of the Mausoleum had been used for

the construction of San Pedro Castle in Bodrum

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus