7 wonders of world 世界.ppt_第1页
7 wonders of world 世界.ppt_第2页
7 wonders of world 世界.ppt_第3页
7 wonders of world 世界.ppt_第4页
7 wonders of world 世界.ppt_第5页
已阅读5页,还剩23页未读 继续免费阅读

下载本文档

版权说明:本文档由用户提供并上传,收益归属内容提供方,若内容存在侵权,请进行举报或认领

文档简介

SEVENWONDERSOFTHEWORLD PRESENTEDBY THESEVENWONDERSOFTHEANCIENTWORLD AlthoughmostpeopleknowthatalistexistsoftheSevenWorldWonders onlyfewcannamethem ThelistoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorldwasoriginallycompiledaroundthesecondcenturyBC ThefirstreferencetotheideaisfoundinHistoryofHerodotusaslongagoasthe5thcenturyBC ThefinallistoftheSevenWonderswascompiledduringtheMiddleAges ThelistcomprisedthesevenmostimpressivemonumentsoftheAncientWorld Today archaeologicalevidencerevealssomeofthemysteriesthatsurroundedthehistoryoftheWondersforcenturies Fortheirbuilders theSevenWonderswereacelebrationofreligion mythology art power andscience Forus theyreflecttheabilityofhumanstochangethesurroundinglandscapebybuildingmassiveyetbeautifulstructures oneofwhichstoodthetestoftimetothisveryday 1 TheGreatPyramidofGiza ManfearsTime yetTimefearsthePyramids Arabproverb ItistheoneandonlyWonderwhichdoesnotrequireadescriptionbyearlyhistoriansandpoets ItistheoneandonlyWonderthatdoesnotneedspeculationsconcerningitsappearance size andshape Itistheoldest yetitistheonlysurvivingoftheSevenAncientWonders ItistheGreatPyramidofGiza LocationAtthecityofGiza anecropolisofancientMemphis andtodaypartofGreaterCairo Egypt HistoryContrarytothecommonbelief onlytheGreatPyramidofKhufu Cheops notallthreeGreatPyramids isontopofthelistofWonders ThemonumentwasbuiltbytheEgyptianpharaohKhufuoftheFourthDynastyaroundtheyear2560BCtoserveasatombwhenhedies ThetraditionofpyramidbuildingstartedinAncientEgyptasasophisticationoftheideaofamastabaor platform coveringtheroyaltomb Later severalstackedmastabaswereused Earlypyramids suchastheStepPyramidofKingZoser Djoser atSaqqarabythefamousEgyptianarchitect Imhotep illustratethisconnection Thegreatpyramidisbelievedtohavebeenbuiltovera20yearperiod 2 HangingGardensofBabylon TheapproachtotheGardenslopedlikeahillsideandtheseveralpartsofthestructurerosefromoneanothertierontier Onallthis theearthhadbeenpiled andwasthicklyplantedwithtreesofeverykindthat bytheirgreatsizeandothercharm gavepleasuretothebeholder Thewatermachines raised thewateringreatabundancefromtheriver althoughnooneoutsidecouldseeit LocationOntheeastbankoftheRiverEuphrates about50kmsouthofBaghdad Iraq HistoryTheBabyloniankingdomflourishedundertheruleofthefamousKing Hammurabi 1792 1750BC I Hisson NebuchadnezzarII 604 562BC iscreditedforbuildingthelegendaryHangingGardens ItissaidthattheGardenswerebuiltbyNebuchadnezzartopleasehiswifeorconcubinewhohadbeen broughtupinMediaandhadapassionformountainsurroundings 3 THESTATUEOFZEUSATOLYMPIA InhisrighthandafigureofVictorymadefromivoryandgold Inhislefthand hisscepterinlaidwithallmetals andaneagleperchedonthesceptre Thesandalsofthegodaremadeofgold asishisrobe LocationAttheancienttownofOlympia onthewestcoastofmodernGreece about150kmwestofAthens HistoryTheancientGreekcalendarstartsin776BC fortheOlympicgamesarebelievedtohavestartedthatyear ThemagnificenttempleofZeuswasdesignedbythearchitectLibonandwasbuiltaround450BC UnderthegrowingpowerofancientGreece thesimpleDoric styletempleseemedtoomundane andmodificationswereneeded Thesolution Amajesticstatue 4 THETAMPLEOFARTEMISATEPHESUS ButwhenIsawthesacredhouseofArtemisthattowerstotheclouds the otherWonders wereplacedintheshade fortheSunhimselfhasneverlookeduponitsequaloutsideOlympus AntipaterofSidon LocationTheancientcityofEphesusnearthemoderntownofSelcuk about50kmsouthofIzmir Smyrna inTurkey HistoryAlthoughthefoundationofthetempledatesbacktotheseventhcenturyBC thestructurethatearnedaspotinthelistofWonderswasbuiltaround550BC Referredtoasthegreatmarbletemple ortempleD itwassponsoredbytheLydiankingCroesusandwasdesignedbytheGreekarchitectChersiphron TheTemplewasdecoratedwithbronzestatuessculptedbythemostskilledartistsoftheirtime Pheidias Polycleitus Kresilas andPhradmon Thetempleservedasbothamarketplaceandareligiousinstitution Foryears thesanctuarywasvisitedbymerchants tourists artisans andkingswhopaidhomagetothegoddessbysharingtheirprofitswithher 5 THEMAUSOLEUMATHALICARNASSUS Ihavelying overmeinHalicarnassus agiganticmonumentsuchasnootherdeadpersonhas adornedinthefinestwaywithstatuesofhorsesandmencarvedmostrealisticallyfromthebestqualitymarble LocationInthecityofBodrum f k a Halicarnassus ontheAegeanSea insouth westTurkey HistoryWhenthePersiansexpandedtheirancientkingdomtoincludeMesopotamia NorthernIndia Syria Egypt andAsiaMinor thekingcouldnotcontrolhisvastempirewithoutthehelpoflocalgovernorsorrulers theSatraps Likemanyotherprovinces thekingdomofCariainthewesternpartofAsiaMinor Turkey wassofarfromthePersiancapitalthatitwaspracticallyautonomous From377to353BC kingMausollosofCariareignedandmovedhiscapitaltoHalicarnassus NothingisexcitingaboutMaussolloslifeexcepttheconstructionofhistomb TheprojectwasconceivedbyhiswifeandsisterArtemisia andtheconstructionmighthavestartedduringtheking slifetime TheMausoleumwascompletedaround350BC threeyearsafterMaussollosdeath andoneyearafterArtemisia s 6 THECOLOSSUSOFRHODES Toyou OSun thepeopleofDorianRhodessetupthisbronzestatuereachingtoOlympuswhentheyhadpacifiedthewavesofwarandcrownedtheircitywiththespoilstakenfromtheenemy Notonlyovertheseasbutalsoonlanddidtheykindlethelovelytorchoffreedom LocationAttheentranceoftheharboroftheMediterraneanislandofRhodesinGreece HistoryThroughoutmostofitshistory ancientGreecewascomprisedofcity stateswhichhadlimitedpowerbeyondtheirboundary thecitiesunitedtoformoneterritory withaunifiedcapital Rhodes Thecitythrivedcommerciallyandhadstrongeconomictieswiththeirmainally PtolemyISoterofEgypt TheconstructionoftheColossustook12yearsandwasfinishedin282BC Foryears thestatuestoodattheharborentrance untilastrongearthquakehitRhodesabout226BC Thecitywasbadlydamaged andtheColossuswasbrokenatitsweakestpoint theknee Foralmostamillennium thestatuelaybrokeninruins InAD654 theArabsinvadedRhodes TheydisassembledtheremainsofthebrokenColossusandsoldthemtoaJewfromSyria ItissaidthatthefragmentshadtobetransportedtoSyriaonthebacksof900camels 7 THELIGHTHOUSEOFALEXANDRIA Sostratus thesonofDexiphanes theCnidian dedicatedthistotheSaviourGods onbehalfofthosewhosailtheseas LocationOntheancientislandofPharos nowapromontorywithinthecityofAlexandriainEgypt HistoryShortlyafterthedeathofAlexandertheGreat hiscommanderPtolemySoterassumedpowerinEgypt HehadwitnessedthefoundingofAlexandria andestablishedhiscapitalthere Offofthecity scoastliesasmallisland Pharos Itsname legendsays isavariationofPharaoh sIsland butitismorelikelythatthenameisGreekinorigin Theislandwasconnectedtothemainlandbymeansofadike theHeptastadion whichgavethecityadoubleharbor Andbecauseofdangeroussailingconditionsandflatcoastlineintheregion theconstructionofalighthousewasnecessary TheprojectwasconceivedandinitiatedbyPtolemySoteraround290BC butwascompletedafterhisdeath duringthereignofhissonPtolemyPhiladelphus OTHERWONDERSOFTHEWORLD FORGOTTENWONDERSAbuSimbelTempleinEgyptAngkorWatinCambodiaTheAztecTempleinTenochtitlan MexicoCity MexicoTheBanaueRiceTerracesinthePhilippinesBorobudurTempleinIndonesiaTheColosseuminRome ItalyTheGreatWallofChinaTheIncacityofMachuPicchu PeruTheLeaningTowerofPisa ItalyTheMayanTemplesofTikalinNorthernGuatemalaTheMoaiStatuesinRapaNui EasterIsland ChileMont Saint MichelinNormandy FranceTheThroneHallofPersepolisinIranTheParthenoninAthens GreecePetra therock carvedcityinJordanTheShwedagonPagodainMyanmarStonehengeinEngland MODERNWONDERS TheChannelTunnelTheClockTower BigBen inLondon Engl

温馨提示

  • 1. 本站所有资源如无特殊说明,都需要本地电脑安装OFFICE2007和PDF阅读器。图纸软件为CAD,CAXA,PROE,UG,SolidWorks等.压缩文件请下载最新的WinRAR软件解压。
  • 2. 本站的文档不包含任何第三方提供的附件图纸等,如果需要附件,请联系上传者。文件的所有权益归上传用户所有。
  • 3. 本站RAR压缩包中若带图纸,网页内容里面会有图纸预览,若没有图纸预览就没有图纸。
  • 4. 未经权益所有人同意不得将文件中的内容挪作商业或盈利用途。
  • 5. 人人文库网仅提供信息存储空间,仅对用户上传内容的表现方式做保护处理,对用户上传分享的文档内容本身不做任何修改或编辑,并不能对任何下载内容负责。
  • 6. 下载文件中如有侵权或不适当内容,请与我们联系,我们立即纠正。
  • 7. 本站不保证下载资源的准确性、安全性和完整性, 同时也不承担用户因使用这些下载资源对自己和他人造成任何形式的伤害或损失。

评论

0/150

提交评论