Friday, September 29, 2006

Test Your Brain - Answer

Can you name the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?

How many still exist today? Which one(s)?

The Great Pyramid of Giza 2500 BC Approximate - Egyptians - Still Remains Today

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

600 BC - Babylonians - Destroyed by Earthquake

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

550 BC - Anatolians - Destroyed by Fire 356 BC

Statue of Zeus at Olympia
435 BC - Greeks - Destroyed by Fire

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
315 BC - Hellenized Carians - Destroyed by Earthquake

Colossus of Rhodes

292-280 BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed 224 BC by Earthquake

Lighthouse of Alexandria
3rd Century BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed by Earthquake

source: crystalinks.com