world wonders

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Definition of world wonders in English Turkish dictionary: dünya harikası
seven wonders of the world: dünyanın yedi harikası
the seven wonders of the world: Dünyanın yedi harikası

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Definition of world wonders in English English dictionary
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Seven man-made structures that were listed by and accepted as the greatest such in the vicinity of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East
Seven Wonders of the World: Any of several lists of remarkable natural or man-made places
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Seven Wonders of the World: In ancient times, the pyramids of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Phidias's statue of Zeus at Olympia; the temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the tomb, or mausoleum, of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes; and either the Pharos, or lighthouse, at Alexandria or the walls of Babylon. The list of manmade wonders was first compiled by a Hellenistic traveler in the second century. seven ancient structures which were considered to be the most interesting and impressive things in the world made by ancient peoples. These were the Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the mausoleum (=building where people are buried) at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos (a lighthouse ) at Alexandria. Preeminent architectural and sculptural achievements of antiquity, as listed by various Greco-Roman observers. Included on the best known list were the Pyramids of Giza (the oldest of the wonders and the only one substantially in existence today), the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (a series of landscaped rooftop terraces on a ziggurat, ascribed to either Nebuchadnezzar II or the semilegendary Queen Sammu-ramat), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia (a large gold-and-ivory figure of the god on his throne by Phidias), the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (a temple, built in 356 BC, famous for its imposing size and the works of art that adorned it), the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos of Alexandria (a lighthouse built 280 BC on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, said to have been more than 350 ft, or 110 m, high). These wonders inspired the compilation of many other lists of seven attractions, or "wonders," by later generations
seven wonders of the world: seven amazing structures built in ancient times (the Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, statue of Zeus by Phidias at Olympia, Pharos of Alexandria, Colossus of Rhodes, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and Mausoleum of Halicarnassus)