Seven Wonders Flashcards
What wonder was built for Khufu, designed by Hemiunu, and the world’s tallest building until 1301 when the Lincoln Cathedral surpassed it? Built in 2550 BC
Great Pyramid of Giza
What wonder was built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his homesick wife Amyitis? It is also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis. Built 600 BC
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What wonder was built by Phidias, made of irvory coated in gold sitting on a cedar base, and some say it was stolen and taken to Constantinople where it was later destroyed in a fire? Built 435 BC
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
What wonder is located in present-day Turkey, designed and contructed by Chersiphron and his son Metgenes, and commissioned by Croesus of Lydia? 550 BC
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
What wonder was destroyed by arson by Herostratus on the exact night that Alexander the Great was born but later rebuilt and destroyed again by the Goths in 262 AD?
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
What wonder was designed by Satyrus and Pythius, commissioned by Maussollos (the satrap of Caria) to hold the remains of him and Artemisia, his wife and sister? 351 BC
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
What wonder was designed by Charles of Lindos and was a statue of the sun god Helios commissisoned by the city of Rhodes to celebrate a military victory over the Antigonids of Macedonia? 292 BC
Colossus of Rhodes
When an earthquake in 226 BC snapped the wonder at the knee, it toppled over. The ruins were eventually sold to a Syrian merchant. It is said that it took 900 camels to transport the pieces back to Syria.
Colossus of Rhodes
What wonder was designed by Sostratus of Cnidus, commissioned by Ptolemy I but was destroyed by two earthquakes in 1303 and 1323?
Lighthouse (Pharos) of Alexanderia
