世界八大奇迹

1、世界八大奇迹,The Worlds Eight Wonders,The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 巴比伦空中花园,First wonder,Second wonder,The Light House of Alexandria 亚历山大港灯塔,Third wonder,The Colossus of Rhodes 罗德港巨人雕像,Fourth wonder,The Statue of Zeus at Olympia 奥林匹亚宙斯神像,Fifth wonder,The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 阿尔忒弥斯神庙,Sixth wonder,

2、The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 摩索拉斯陵墓,Seventh wonder,The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字塔,Eight wonder,Terracotta Army 兵马俑,The Worlds Eight wonders,The Hanging Gardens of Babylon巴比伦空中花园,The legend says that the King Nebuchadnezzar constructed the gardens to please his wife Amytis ,the daughter of the king of

3、 the Medes. Amytis was married with Nebuchadnezzar to create an alliance between nations.,Trees and colourful flowers grew on the terraces, irrigated with water brought up from the Euphrates River.,Local people in Greece were amazed of the gardens when seeing the magnificent constructure.,The Light

4、House of Alexandria亚历山大港灯塔,The tower erected there guiding mariners at night through its fire, as well as being a landmark day by day.,Unfortunately, storms had damaged the light house and an earthquake completely destroyed it during the 14th century.,The Colossus of Rhodes罗德港巨人雕像,The Colossus of Rh

5、odes is a huge bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, which was erected to guard the entrance to the harbor at Rhodes .,In fact, to celebrate victory and freedom, the Rhodians decided to build a giant statue of their god Helios. According to a legend, the Colossus of Rhodes straddled the harbor.

6、 But an earthquake destroyed it eventually.,The Statue of Zeus at Olympia奥林匹亚宙斯神像,The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was carved in the mid-5th century BC.The colossal statue was the central feature of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, the Greek sanctuary where the Olympic Games were held.,Look at the pictur

7、e,Zeus, sitting in the throne, holds the goddess of Victory Nike in his right hand and in the left hand, a scepter is surmounted by an eagle. The throne was decorated with sculptured mythological scenes, notably evoking the murder of the sons of Niobe, the queen of Thebes.,The Temple of Artemis at E

8、phesus阿尔忒弥斯神庙,The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Asia Minor combined great size with elaborate ornamentation . Archaeologists estimated that the temple measured 104 metres in length and 50 metres in width. Its 127 stone columns stood more than 18 metres tall.,The temple rested near the border of th

9、e Greek ,which inspired a sense of mystery and awe for the Greeks.,The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus摩索拉斯陵墓,The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a monumental marble tomb in Asia Minor, built for King Mausolus of Caria. Queen Artemisia built the tomb in memory of Mausolus.,The Pyramids of Egypt埃及金字塔,Most pyramids were built as tombs for the countrys Pha