Wonders of the World

The Pyramids of GizaПирамида Хеопса

The tomb of Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu built on the Nile River near the city of Cairo

The Hanging Gardens of BabylonВисячие сады Семирамиды

A series of landscaped terraces

The Statue of ZeusСтатуя Зевса в Олимпии

A structure that occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple that was build to house it and was about 12 metres tall

The Temple of ArtemisХрам Артемиды Эфесской

A shrine dedicated to one of the Greek goddesses which was burnt down by Herostr atus in an attempt to achieve lasting fame

The Mausoleum of HalicarnassusМавзолей в Геликарнсе

A tomb of the Anatolian king built by his widow in the middle of the 3rd century B.C.

The Colossus of RhodesКолосс Родосский

A giant statue of the Greek god Helios or Apollo roughly the same as today’s statue of Liberty in New York

The Lighthouse at AlexandriaАлександрийский маяк

A structure between 115-135 metres tall, it was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries and kept a fire burning nightly which could be seen many miles out in the Mediterranean