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1、The Seven Wonders of The Ancient WorldTheGreatPyramidofGiza吉萨金字塔吉萨金字塔HangingGardensofBabylon巴比伦空中花园巴比伦空中花园StatueofZeusatOlympia奥林匹斯宙斯神像奥林匹斯宙斯神像TempleofArtemisatEphesus阿尔忒弥斯神殿阿尔忒弥斯神殿MausoleumofMaussollosatHalicarnassus摩索拉斯陵墓摩索拉斯陵墓ColossusofRhodes罗德岛太阳神巨像罗德岛太阳神巨像LighthouseofAlexandria亚历山大灯塔亚历山大灯塔The G
2、reat Pyramid of Giza(吉萨金字塔吉萨金字塔)TheGreatPyramidofGiza(alsocalledthePyramidofKhufuandthePyramidofCheops)istheoldestandlargestofthethreepyramidsintheGizaNecropolisborderingwhatisnowGiza,Egypt.ItistheoldestoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld,andtheonlyonetoremainlargelyintact.Initiallyat146.5metres,theG
3、reatPyramidwasthetallestman-madestructureintheworldforover3,800years,thelongestperiodoftimeeverheldforsucharecordHanging Gardens of Babylon（巴比伦空中花园）（巴比伦空中花园）ThegardensweresupposedlybuiltbytheBabyloniankingNebuchadnezzarII(尼布甲尼撒二世)around600BC.Heisreportedtohaveconstructedthegardenstopleasehishomesick
4、wife,AmytisofMedia,wholongedforthetreesandfragrantplantsofherhomeland.Thegardensweredestroyedbyseveralearthquakesafterthe2ndcenturyBC.Statue of Zeus at Olympia奥林匹斯宙斯神像奥林匹斯宙斯神像Thesculpturewasabout12metershigh，wreathedwithshootsofolive(橄榄)workedingoldandseatedonamagnificentthroneofcedarwood(雪松),inlaid
5、withivory(象牙),gold,ebony(黑檀),andpreciousstones.In Zeus right hand there was a small statue of crowned Nike, goddess of victory, also chryselephantine（用金（用金和象牙做成的）和象牙做成的）, and in his left hand, a sceptre（权杖）（权杖） inlaid with gold, on which an eagle perched. The sandals of the god are made of gold, as
6、is his robe.Temple of Artemis at Ephesus（阿尔忒弥斯神殿）（阿尔忒弥斯神殿）Thetempleconstructiontakethemarble(大理石)asthefoundation,theaboveiscoveringthewoodenroof.Itsbiggestcharacteristicistheinteriorhastworows,atleast106columns（圆柱）,eachabout40to60foothigh.Thetemplefoundationprobablyhas200toride400feet.Mausoleum of M
7、aussollos at Halicarnassus（摩索拉斯陵墓）（摩索拉斯陵墓）The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus(哈利卡尔那索斯哈利卡尔那索斯) for Mausolus(摩索拉斯摩索拉斯), a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister.The finished structure was cons
8、idered to be an aesthetic(审美的审美的) triumph(胜利胜利).TheMausoleumstoodapproximately45m(148ft)inheight,andeachofthefoursideswasadornedwithsculpturalreliefscreatedbyeachoneoffourGreeksculptorsLeochares,Bryaxis,ScopasofParosandTimotheus.Colossus of Rhodes（罗德岛太阳神巨像）The statue is center spatial, inside uses t
9、he complex stone and the hard prop rein forcement. But after this great statue had been completed for merely 56years ,it was destroyed by a strong earthquake. In the tale, the statues two legs separately stand in the harbor, the ships enter into the harbor under its leg. How magnificent that sight i
10、s.Thestatueitselfwasover30meters(107ft)tall,justastheheightofstatueoflibertyinNewYork.Lighthouse of Alexandria（亚历山大灯塔）The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria was a tower built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt. Its purpose was to guide sailors into the harbour at night time.With a height variously estimated at somewhere in-between 120 and 140 m, it was for many centuries among the tallest manmade structures on Earth.Thank You!
